MSL - SAM and CHEMIN, Discussion of the science/results from these instruments |
MSL - SAM and CHEMIN, Discussion of the science/results from these instruments |
Nov 21 2012, 11:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
ADMIN NOTE: Hi All, a new topic for the discussion of the science from the SAM and Chemin instruments.
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Mar 9 2013, 11:11 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1465 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Columbus OH USA Member No.: 13 |
Check this report of SAM tests on Earth:
Mars Science Laboratory Shakedown in the High Arctic ...where SAM detected organics in a couple different deposits, not mudstone exactly though if I read it right, unless dolomite is considered a mudstone. -------------------- |
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Mar 9 2013, 04:44 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: 21-January 13 Member No.: 6845 |
I know what the SAM team had at AMASE in 2010 and this was not a flight spare of SAM. This article is from 2006 and so I doubt that the machine was a 100% representative for SAM. Adn I doubt that they would write in an article that they encountered a rock which looked empty but in fact had organics.
I am sure that they also encountered some rocks which looked empty, so it is very dependent on the rock. There are mudstones which are nearly organic free and with those even SAM would have difficulties. The amount of organic they need for a detection is very low and a most mudstones here on earth would give a nice signal. |
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