Future planned sample return missions to carbon-rich asteroids and Mars in the next two decades will require strict handling and curation protocols as well as new procedures for reducing organic contamination. After the Apollo program, astromaterial collections have mainly been concerned with inorganic contamination (1-4). However, future isolation containment systems for astromaterials, possibly nitrogen enriched gloveboxes, must be able to reduce organic and inorganic cross-contamination. In 2012, a baseline study was orchestrated to establish the current state of organic cleanliness in gloveboxes used by NASA JSC astromaterials curation labs that could be used as a benchmark for future mission designs.


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    Title :

    Organic Contamination Baseline Study on NASA JSC Astromaterial Curation Gloveboxes


    Contributors:
    M. J. Calaway (author) / J. H. Allton (author) / C. C. Allen (author) / P. J. Burkett (author)

    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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