Intriguing outcrops in Ius Chasma provide a window into past aqueous processes in Valles Marineris, Mars. Hydrous sulfate minerals are abundant throughout this region, but one area in Ius Chasma […]
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Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Enceladus, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
Sub-Micrometer Particles Remote Detection in Enceladus Plume Based on Cassinni’s UV Spectrograph Data
Enceladus is the Saturnian satellite known to have water vapor erupting from its south pole region called Tiger Stripes.
Posted inAstrogeology, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Away Team Droid Tech: The PIXL Instrument on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover
The Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL) is a micro-focus X-ray fluorescence spectrometer mounted on the robotic arm of NASA’s Perseverance rover.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Status Report
Laboratory And Astronomical Discovery Of Cyanothioketene, NCCHCS, In The Cold Starless Core TMC-1
We present the detection of cyanothioketene, NCCHCS, in the laboratory and toward TMC-1. This transient species was produced through a discharge of a gas mixture of CH2CHCN and CS2 using […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
NASA Goddard Geochemistry Group Away Team Practices Tricorder Use On Volcanic Deposits
Location: Kilbourne Hole, Potrillo Volcanic Field, New Mexico
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Tricorder Tech: Offworld Away Team Practice With A Portable Spectrometer
Checking the mineral composition of some weathered rocks with the ASD TerraSpec Halo Mineral Identifier.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Astrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Fossils & Paleontology, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Practicing For Offworld Away Team Missions: Astrogeology And Astrobiology On Lanzarote, Canary Islands
ESA spacewalk instructor HervΓ© Stevenin carries all sorts of instrumentation, from high-tech spectrometers to NASA replicas from the Apollo era. ESA is assessing if the tools are suitable for future […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release, Terraforming & Geoengineering, Venus
ESA Approves EnVision Mission To Venus – The Closest Planet To Earth
ESAβs next mission to Venus was officially βadoptedβ today by the Agencyβs Science Programme Committee. EnVision will study Venus from its inner core to its outer atmosphere, giving important new […]
Posted inAstronauts and Explorers, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
ESA PANGAEA Away Team Trainees Use Tricorders To Investigate A Rock Outcrop
ESA PANGAEA 2022-2023 course trainees investigate the mineral content in a rock outcrop, using the spectrometer associated with the Electronic FieldBook.
Posted inAstrogeology, Astronauts and Explorers, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Astronauts Use Tricorders And Geology Tools During ESA Away Team Training
While NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson has created a small trench to analyze with a portable spectrometer some levels of now-buried rock deposits, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst looks for more clues […]