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Summary of results from the mars phoenix lander's thermal evolved gas analyzer
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Niles, P. B. Lauer, H. V. Boynton, W. V. Sutter, B. Hoffman, J. Ming, D. W. Golden, D. C. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | The Mars Phoenix Scout Mission with its diverse instrument suite successfully examined several soils on the Northern plains of Mars. The Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA) was employed to detect evolved volatiles and organic and inorganic materials by coupling a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) with a magnetic-sector mass spectrometer (MS) that can detect masses in the 2 to 140 dalton range [1]. Five Martian soils were individually heated to 1000 C in the DSC ovens where evolved gases from mineral decompostion products were examined with the MS. TEGA s DSC has the capability to detect endothermic and exothermic reactions during heating that are characteristic of minerals present in the Martian soil. |
| File Size | 128642 |
| Page Count | 1 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090022803 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t49p81h8m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2009-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration Mass Spectrometers Phoenix Mars Lander Calorimeters Mars Planet Extraterrestrial Water Mars Surface Minerals Gas Analysis Mars Missions Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
