The proposed Beagle 2 lander for ESA's 2003 Mars Express mission will be described. The aim of Beagle 2 will be to search for organic material on and below the surface of Mars in addition to a study of the inorganic chemistry and mineralogy of the landing site. The lander will utilize a small rover equipped with a mechanical and grinder to obtained samples from below the surface, under rocks, and inside rocks. Samples will be returned to the lander for analysis. Analysis performed by Beagle 2 will include examination of samples with an optical microscope and APX and Mossbauer Spectrometers as well as a search for organics and a measurement of their isotopic composition. The lander systems design as well as the experiment configuration will be described.


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    Titel :

    Beagle 2: a proposed exobiology lander for ESA's 2003 Mars Express mission


    Beteiligte:
    Sims, Mark R. (Autor:in) / Pillinger, C. T. (Autor:in) / Wright, I. P. (Autor:in) / Cole, Richard E. (Autor:in) / Whitehead, S. (Autor:in) / Wells, Alan A. (Autor:in) / Wittmann, K. (Autor:in) / Richter, L. (Autor:in) / Kochan, H. (Autor:in) / Hamacher, Hans (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology ; 1998 ; San Diego,CA,USA


    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    06.07.1998





    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



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