TY - JOUR
T1 - Mass spectrometric analysis in planetary science
T2 - Investigation of the surface and the atmosphere
AU - Wurz, P.
AU - Abplanalp, D.
AU - Tulej, M.
AU - Iakovleva, M.
AU - Fernandes, V. A.
AU - Chumikov, A.
AU - Managadze, G. G.
PY - 2012/11/16
Y1 - 2012/11/16
N2 - Knowing the chemical, elemental, and isotopic composition of planetary objects allows the study of their origin and evolution within the context of our Solar System. Landed probes are critical to such an investigation. Instruments on a landed platform can answer a different set of scientific questions than can instruments in orbit or on Earth. Composition studies for elemental, isotopic, and chemical analysis are best performed with dedicated mass spectrometer systems. Mass spectrometers have been part of the early lunar missions, and have been successfully employed to investigate the atmospheres of Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Titan, and in comet missions. Improved mass spectrometer systems are foreseen for many planetary missions currently in planning or implementation.
AB - Knowing the chemical, elemental, and isotopic composition of planetary objects allows the study of their origin and evolution within the context of our Solar System. Landed probes are critical to such an investigation. Instruments on a landed platform can answer a different set of scientific questions than can instruments in orbit or on Earth. Composition studies for elemental, isotopic, and chemical analysis are best performed with dedicated mass spectrometer systems. Mass spectrometers have been part of the early lunar missions, and have been successfully employed to investigate the atmospheres of Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Titan, and in comet missions. Improved mass spectrometer systems are foreseen for many planetary missions currently in planning or implementation.
KW - Solar System Research
KW - Laser Induce Breakdown Spectroscopy
KW - Planetary Body
KW - Flight Mass Spectrometer
KW - Planetary Science
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84869465334&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1134/S003809461206007X
DO - 10.1134/S003809461206007X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869465334
SN - 0038-0946
VL - 46
SP - 408
EP - 422
JO - Solar System Research
JF - Solar System Research
IS - 6
ER -