The Search for Organic Compounds of Martian Origin in Gale Crater by the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Instrument on Curiosity

• Main Authors: Archer, Douglas, Jr., Brunner, Anna, Glavin, Daniel, Navarro-Gonzales, Rafael, Szopa, Cyril, Eigenbrode, Jennifer, Mahaffy, Paul, Cabane, Michel, Summons, Roger, Martin, Mildred, Steele, Andrew, Coll, Patrice, Buch, Arrnaud, Grotzinger, John, Freissinet, Caroline, Conrad, Pamela, Dworkin, Jason, Ming, Douglas, Miller, Kristen
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Yellowknife; Yellowknife Bay
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20150018795

One of the key objectives of the Mars Science Laboratory rover and the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite is to determine the inventory of organic and inorganic volatiles in the atmosphere and surface regolith and rocks to help assess the habitability potential of Gale Crater. The SAM in...