The Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) is a joint venture by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a sensitive, light-weight, low-power mass spectrometer for chemical analysis on Mars. MOMA is a key analytical instrument aboard the 2018 ExoMars rover mission seeking signs of past or present life. The current prototype was built to demonstrate operation of gas chromatography (OC) and laser desorption (LD) mass spectrometry under martian ambient conditions (5-7 Torr of CO2-rich atmosphere). Recent reports have discussed the MO MA concept, design and performance. Here, we update the current prototype performance, focusing specifically on the GCMS mode.


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    Title :

    Development of a Low Power Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer for In-Situ Detection of Organics in Martian Soil


    Contributors:
    V. Pinnick (author) / A. Buch (author) / F. H. W. VanAmerom (author) / R. M. Danell (author) / W. Brinckerhoff (author)

    Publication date :

    2011


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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