NASA GSFC and The Open University (UK) are collaborating to deploy an Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer on the Moon to investigate the lunar water cycle. The ITMS is flight-proven throughthe Rosetta Philae comet lander mission. It is also being developed under ESA funding to analyse samples drilled from beneath the lunar surface on the Roscosmos Luna-27 lander (2025).Now, GSFC and OU will now develop a compact ITMS instrument to study the near-surface lunar exosphere on board a CLPS Astrobotic lander at Lacus Mortis in 2021.


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    Title :

    Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers for Identity, Abundance and Behavior of Volatiles on the Moon


    Contributors:
    Barber, S. J. (author) / Morse, A. D. (author) / Sheridan, S. (author) / Cohen, B. A. (author) / Farrell, W. M. (author) / Wright, I. P. (author) / Howe, C. (author) / Morse, T. (author) / Trautner, R. (author)

    Conference:

    Lunar Exploration and Analysis Group Meeting ; 2019 ; Washington, DC, United States


    Publication date :

    2019-10-29


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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