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Exploring Ancient and Modern Mars with the Curiosity Rover: Early Results from the SAM
Investigation at Gale Crater
NASA/JPL‐Caltech/MSSS
[email protected] Protection
SubcommitteeNovember 12, 2013
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Curiosity’s Science Objectives
NASA/JPL‐Caltech
Curiosity’s primary scientific goal is to explore and quantitatively assess a local region on Mars’ surface as a potential habitat for life, past or present• Biological potential• Geology and geochemistry• Role of water
Surface radiation(humans to Mars)
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NASA/JPL‐Caltech/ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/MSSS
150‐km Gale Crater contains a 5‐km high mound of stratified rock. Strata in the lower section of the mound vary in mineralogy and texture, suggesting that they may have recorded environmental changes over time. Curiosity will investigate this record for clues about habitability, and the ability of Mars to preserve evidence about habitability or life.
Target: Gale Crater and Mount SharpNASA/JPL‐Caltech
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Gale Crater strata may record a critical transition in the history of the martian surface
Bibring et al (2006) from Mars Express IR observations
Narrow distribution
of large impact basins
Frey (2008)
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Curiosity’s Science Payload
ChemCam(Chemistry)
Mastcam(Imaging)
REMS(Weather)
DAN(SubsurfaceHydrogen)
SAM(Chemistryand Isotopes)
CheMin(Mineralogy)
MARDI(Imaging)
APXS(Chemistry) MAHLI
(Imaging)RAD
(Radiation)
DrillScoopBrushSieves
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November 26, 2011 the Atlas V launch
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Heat shield separation capturedby Curiosity’s Mars Descent Imager
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Kicking up dust just prior to landing
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The SAM team celebrates touchdown
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Mastcam mosaic of Mount Sharp, descent rocket scours, and rover shadow
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Curiosity self-portrait using the arm-mounted Mars Hand-Lens Imager, through dust cover
NASA/JPL‐Caltech/MSSS
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NASA/JPL‐Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP/MSSS
ChemCam spectra of CoronationNASA/JPL‐Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP
NASA/JPL‐Caltech/MSSS
Target: Coronation (N165)Sol 13Shots: 30
NASA/JPL‐Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP/IAS/MSSSRemote Micro Image5.4 cm (2.1”) Across
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Jake Matijevic also studied by Mastcam (image), APXS, and ChemCam
NASA/JPL‐Caltech/MSSS
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NASA/JPL‐Caltech/U. Guelph
APXS Spectra
APXS – alpha particle & X‐ray spectrometer a Canadian contribution
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Curiosity roved early on to Glenelg, where three distinct terrain types meet to initiate her drill campaign
NASA/JPL‐Caltech/Univ. of Arizona
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The conglomerate “Link” with associated loose, rounded pebbles
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Wheel scuff to prepare for safe scooping
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A scoop full of Mars sand
NASA/JPL‐Caltech
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Elemental analysis from APXS on three missions shows similar compositions in martian fines
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First XRD experiments on Mars from the Rocknest fines show weathered basalt (pyroxene, olivine, such as found inEarth’smantle, and plagioclase feldsparalso found in Earth’s crust
XRD pattern on CCD
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SAM suite instruments and major subsystems• Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer• 6‐column Gas Chromatograph• 2‐channel Tunable Laser Spectrometer• Gas Processing System• Sample Manipulation System
TLS
GCQMS
SMS
The SAM suite
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Scooped Rocknest sample
SAM analyzes atmospheric gas or vapors extracted from solids for
analysis in 3 instruments
Mass spectrometer (QMS)
Gas chromatograph (GC)
Tunable laser spectrometer (TLS)
Hydrocarbon trap
SAM sample manipulation
system
OvenGases are released as samples are heated in SAM’s oven
Measurement order for Rocknest• EGA with QMS• TLS • Combined GC and QMS
He carrier gas for both EGA and GCMS
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SAM IntegrationIntegrated onto SAM frame
and main deck• Quadrupole Mass
Spectrometer• Tunable Laser Spectrometer• 6 GC columns • Sample Manipulation
System• 2 pyrolysis cells• 16 Gas Processing System
manifolds• 2 high conductance valves• 52 microvalves• 51 gas line heaters• combustion & cal gases• 2 scrubbers and 2 getters• hydrocarbon trap• 2 turbomolecular pumps• 2 He tanks pressurizedto 2400 psi
• 4 heat pipes• electronics stack• ~ 600 m of harness wire• Solid Sample Inlet Tubes• thermal shields
SAM integrated into rover January 2011
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The SAM gas flow diagram
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SAM’s commanding language allows us great flexibility in generation of new sequences on Mars as we make discoveries – we keep a duplicate SAM operational at NASA Goddard to test these scripts
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NASA/JPL‐Caltech/Goddard
Gases released during SAM experiments
Water
Oxygen
Sulfate
Hot Hotter
SAM found water, sulfates, carbonates, and potentially perchlorates
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Chlorine compounds found in Rocknest
Chlorinated compounds CH3Cl, CH2Cl2, CHCl3, and a 4 carbon chlorine containing compound are detected by SAM
Although the Cl in these organic compounds is Martian, it is presently unclear whether the carbon is Martian or terrestrial. This remains to be established with ongoing analysis, future
laboratory work, and experiments on Mars.
The Curiosity search for organics in other environments and samples continues
SAM results show that the Rocknest sand drift does NOT contain abundant
organics
Organic compounds that arrive from space in the form of micrometeorites may be transformed by a variety of mechanisms
• Cosmic radiation
• Ultraviolet radiation
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Dust induced electrical discharges
• Other oxidants in soil/dust
Mass value
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Summary of SAM Rocknest results
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Curiosity
self-portrait at Rocknest
from 55 MAHLI images
showing four scoop bites and wheel scuff
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Curiosity progressed toward Glenelg, where three distinct terrain types meet
NASA/JPL‐Caltech/Univ. of Arizona
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White (gypsum?) veins in Yellowknife Bay
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Crossbedded layers in Yellowknife Bay
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First drilled hole on Mars – February 6, 2013
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X-ray diffraction patterns from Rocknest (left) and John Klein (right)
NASA/JPL‐Caltech/Ames The drill powder contains abundant phyllosilicates (clay minerals), indicating sustained interaction with water
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Major gases released from John Klein sample and analyzed by SAM
NASA/JPL‐Caltech/GSFC
SAM analysis of the drilled rock sample reveals water, carbon dioxide, oxygen, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide released on heating. The release of water at high temperature is consistent with smectite clay minerals.
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NASA/JPL‐Caltech/MSSS
An Ancient Habitable Environmentat Yellowknife Bay
• The regional geology and fine-grained rock suggest that the John Klein site was at the end of an ancient river system or within an intermittently wet lake bed
• The mineralogy indicates sustained interaction with liquid water that was not too acidic or alkaline, and low salinity. Further, conditions were not strongly oxidizing
• Key chemical ingredients for life are present, such as carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur
• The presence of minerals in various states or oxidation would provide a source of energy for primitive biology
Detailed discussion of Yellowknife Bay results‐ Stay tuned ‐
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NASA/JPL‐Caltech/MSSS
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SAM QMS mass spectrum for Sol 45
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MSL’s N2 lower & Ar greater than Viking’s, but Ar/N2?
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SAM/QMS Atmospheric Measurements ‐ temporal• Recent measurements span almost the full Southern Summer season, with day/night coverage
9/25/13 SSED Seminar for the Director 397/12/13
Nighttime QMSDaytime QMSEnrichment Run
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Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
Tunable laser 1‐12 µm
Gas cell
Detector
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TLS CO2, H2O spectral regions
Scan region 2 ‐ 3593 cm‐1
CO2, H2O isotopes
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Scan region 1 ‐ 3590 cm‐1
CO2 isotopes
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TLS D/H Data Compare Well with Previous Telescopic Measurements
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MSL/SAM QMS enrichment experiment on sol 231 (Atreya et al. 2013)
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Heavy and light versions of atoms (ISOTOPES) in carbon dioxide and argon are key signatures of
atmospheric loss
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EETA79001 (1979 ANSMET expedition) found on Antarctica ice contains martian atmospheric gas
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The SAM instrument suite measures atmospheric isotope ratios
Isotopes Mars valueSAM instrument Reference
36Ar/38Ar 4.2 ± 0.1 QMS Atreya et al. (2013, GRL)40Ar/36Ar 1900 ± 300 QMS Mahaffy et al. (2013, Science)14N/15N 173 ± 9 QMS Wong et al. (2013, GRL, submitted)
D 4950 ± 1080 TLS Webster et al. (2013, Science)
13CVPDB 45 ± 12 ‰ QMS Mahaffy et al. (2013, Science)
13CVPDB 46 ± 4 ‰ TLS Webster et al. (2013, Science)
18OSMOW 48 ± 5 ‰ TLS Webster et al. (2013, Science)
Isotopes point to atmospheric loss
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MAVEN Science Objectives
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Methane, a potential biomarkerWater‐rock reactions; UV degradation of surface organics; Methanogenesis
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Science Express
9/19/2013
<1.3 ppbvmethane on Mars from 6
SAM/TLS Datasets
Compared with 2009 Mumma et al. report of plumes from 2003 IRTF obs.
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Summary of SAM atmospheric results
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Seasonal monitoring of volatiles over one Mars year
Seasonal and diurnal monitoring of CO2 and H2O isotopes
Enrichment experiments to measure Xe and Kr isotopes
Enrichment experiments to measure D/H precisely
Pre‐enrichment to increase CH4 detectability to 0.1 ‐ 0.02 ppbv
Unfinished business ‐ Atmosphere
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Sol 439Cooperstown . . . .
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Curiosity is now on its way to study the Layers, Canyons, and Buttes of Mount Sharp
NASA/JPL‐Caltech/MSSS
The Martians sent out a patrolTo see what was doing one sol.They got a big thrillTo see over a hillCuriosity taking a strollCuriosity limerick by Dr. J.T. Nolan