WATSEN – A MINIATURIZED PACKAGE TO DETECT WATER ON MARS. T.Tomkinson
نویسندگان
چکیده
1 , S.D.Wolters 1 , A.Hagermann 1 , W.T.Fraser 2 , A.F.Bohman 5 , A.T.Sund 4 , J.K.Hagene 5 and M.M.Grady 1,3 , 1 PSSRI, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK ([email protected]), 2 Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK, 3 Dept. of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, UK, 4 NavSys AS, Fjellhamarveien 46, 1472 Fjellhamar, Norway, 5 Norsk Elektro Optikk AS, Solheimveien 62 A, N-1473 Lørenskog, Norway.
منابع مشابه
WatSen: searching for clues for water (and life) on Mars
There is plenty of evidence for fluid on Mars: large-scale (planet-wide) features have been captured over four decades by a procession of orbiting satellites equipped with cameras with increasingly higher spatial resolutions. Imagery of the surface shows channels, valleys, ice-caps, etc. Small-scale, more local evidence for fluid has come from images obtained by rovers on the Martian surface. I...
متن کاملDetection of Water and Magnesite with Watsen: the next Generation of Instrumentation for Mars
INSTRUMENTATION FOR MARS T.Tomkinson, S.D.Wolters, B.W.Guthery, A.F.Bohman, B.Sund, A.T.Sund, J.K.Hagene and M.M.Grady, PSSRI, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK ([email protected]), Dept. of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, UK, NavSys AS, Fjellhamarveien 46, 1472 Fjellhamar, Norway, Norsk Elektro Optikk AS, Solheimveien 62 A, N-1473 Lør...
متن کاملMiniaturized Raman instrumentation detects carotenoids in Mars-analogue rocks from the Mojave and Atacama deserts.
This study is primarily focused on proving the potential of miniaturized Raman systems to detect any biomolecular and mineral signal in natural geobiological samples that are relevant for future application of the technique within astrobiologically aimed missions on Mars. A series of evaporites of varying composition and origin from two extremely dry deserts were studied, namely Atacama and Moj...
متن کاملDevelopment of the Mars Microbeam Raman Spectrometer (mmrs)
[1] Raman spectroscopy is a powerful tool for mineral characterization and for detection of water and organic and inorganic forms of carbon. The Mars microbeam Raman spectrometer (MMRS) is designed for close-up analysis of rocks and soils in planetary surface exploration. The MMRS consists of a probe (in a flight unit to be deployed by a robotic arm) and a spectrograph, laser source, and electr...
متن کاملShould We Invest in Martian Brine Research to Reduce Mars Exploration Costs?
S ince publication of the first evidence of liquid water on present-day Mars (Martı́n-Torres et al., 2015) according to Curiosity data, scientists have wondered how best to further investigate the presence of brines. Initial evidence was acquired at Gale Crater, near the equator of the planet, a location where this presence of liquid water was highly unexpected. This evidence was later corrobora...
متن کامل