Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover

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Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover

Published in Science • Sep 26, 2013

Authors:

L. A. Leshin

P. R. Mahaffy

C. R. Webster

Abstract

Samples from the Rocknest aeolian deposit were heated to ~835°C under helium flow and evolved gases analyzed by Curiosity's Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite. H2O, SO2, CO2, and O2 were the major gases released. Water abundance (1.5 to 3 weight percent) and release temperature suggest that H2...

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Mars Exploration Program

Astrobiology

Martian

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