The Sample Handling System for the Mars Icebreaker Life Mission: from Dirt to Data

Paulsen, Gale ; Thompson, Sarah J. ; McKay, Christopher P. ; Bonaccorsi, Rosalba ; Zacny, Kris ; Dave, Arwen ; Wilson, David ; Mellerowicz, Bolek ; Glass, Brian J. ; Stoker, Carol R. ; Rask, Jon

PID  :  NTRS Document ID: 20140008848
RP-ID  :  ARC-E-DAA-TN13851

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

The Mars icebreaker life mission will search for subsurface life on mars. It consists of three payload elements: a drill to retrieve soil samples from approx. 1 meter below the surface, a robotic sample handling systemto deliver the sample from the drill to the instruments, and the instruments themselves. This paper will discuss the robotic sample handling system.