Non-desctructive X-Ray, Raman and IR Imaging of quarantined Mars return samples

A. S. Simionovici (1) , P. Beck (2) , Laurence Lemelle (3) , T. Ferroir (3) , Andrew Westphal (4) , Laszlo Vincze (5) , T. Schoonjans (5) , A. V. Sole (6) , R. Toucoulou (6) , François Fihman (7) , Michel Viso (8) , Pascale Chazalnoel (8)

1 LGCA - Laboratoire de Géodynamique des Chaines Alpines
2 LPG - Laboratoire de Planétologie de Grenoble
3 LST - Laboratoire de Sciences de la Terre
4 SSL - Space Sciences Laboratory [Berkeley]
5 Department of Analytical Chemistry
6 ESRF - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
7 6TEC
8 CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse]

In preparation for the upcoming international Mars Sample Return mission, bringing to Earth samples containing potential biohazards, we have implemented a hyperspectral method of analysis of grains performed in BSL4 quarantine conditions,by combining several non-destructive imaging diagnostics. This methodology was tested on meteorites [1, 2] and cometary grains from the recent NASA Stardust mission [3-6].

Domains: Geochemistry; Geophysics [physics.geo-ph]; Geophysics [physics.geo-ph]; Global Changes

A. S. Simionovici, P. Beck, Laurence Lemelle, T. Ferroir, Andrew Westphal, et al.. Non-desctructive X-Ray, Raman and IR Imaging of quarantined Mars return samples. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 2010, 45 (Suppl. S), pp.A188-A188. ⟨insu-00681451⟩