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space2 years ago

Mars mission set to revolutionize our knowledge.

The European Space Agency's ExoMars program is set to launch its Rosalind Franklin rover in 2028, carrying a next-generation mass spectrometer that could help answer the question of whether there is evidence of past or present life on Mars. The instrument, known as the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer, will analyze any carbon-containing material found underneath Mars's surface, looking for molecular patterns that are unlikely to be formed in the absence of living biology. The rover will land at a Martian site that likely had water 4 billion years ago, and a drill will retrieve ancient samples from as deep as two meters.

via Ars Technica|
#exomars#life-on-mars#mars
space2 years ago

Mars mission set to revolutionize our knowledge.

The European Space Agency's ExoMars program is set to launch its Rosalind Franklin rover in 2028, carrying a next-generation mass spectrometer that could help answer the question of whether there is evidence of past or present life on Mars. The instrument, known as the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer, will analyze any carbon-containing material found underneath Mars's surface, looking for molecular patterns that are unlikely to be formed in the absence of living biology. The rover will land at a Martian site that likely had water 4 billion years ago, and a drill will retrieve ancient samples from as deep as two meters.

via Ars Technica|
#exomars#life-on-mars#mars
space2 years ago

Dragonfly Mission to Titan: Uncovering Life's Chemical Origins.

NASA's Dragonfly mission to Saturn's moon, Titan, will carry an instrument called the Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer (DraMS) to study the chemistry at work on Titan and investigate the progression of prebiotic chemistry. DraMS will remotely study the chemical makeup of the Titanian surface and scan through measurements of samples from Titan's surface material for evidence of prebiotic chemistry. The Dragonfly robotic rotorcraft will capitalize on Titan's low gravity and dense atmosphere to fly between different points of interest on Titan's surface, spread as far as several miles apart.

via SciTechDaily|
#dragonfly#mass-spectrometer#nasa
space2 years ago

"NASA's Titan-bound instrument may uncover life's chemical origins"

NASA's Dragonfly mission to Saturn's moon, Titan, will carry an instrument called the Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer (DraMS) to study the chemical makeup of the Titanian surface and search for evidence of prebiotic chemistry. DraMS will remotely study the chemical composition of samples from Titan's surface material, which will be drilled out by the Drill for Acquisition of Complex Organics (DrACO) and brought inside the lander's main body. DraMS will analyze the various chemical components of the samples by separating them into their base molecules and passing them through sensors for identification. The mission is set to launch in 2027 and arrive in the mid-2030s.

via Phys.org|
#dragonfly#mass-spectrometer#nasa