Enantiomeric derivatization on the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) experiment aboard ExoMars 2018: how to unravel martian chirality

Caroline Freissinet (1) , Arnaud Buch (2) , Cyril Szopa (3) , V. Pinnick (4) , M. Morisson (2) , Noël Grand (5) , François Raulin (5) , William B. Brinckerhoff (1)

1 GSFC - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
2 LGPM - Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés et Matériaux - EA 4038
3 PLANETO - LATMOS
4 CRESST - Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology [GSFC]
5 LISA (UMR_7583) - Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques

We present the results of laboratory experiments which display the feasability and limitations of the detection of an enantiomeric excess of complex organic molecules in various analog samples, depending on the mineralogy of the Mars analog solid sample.

Domains: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics [astro-ph.EP]

Caroline Freissinet, Arnaud Buch, Cyril Szopa, V. Pinnick, M. Morisson, et al.. Enantiomeric derivatization on the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) experiment aboard ExoMars 2018: how to unravel martian chirality. European Planetary Science Congress 2015, Sep 2015, Nantes, France. pp.EPSC2015-405. ⟨insu-01207982⟩