A laboratory pilot for in situ analysis of refractory organic matter in Martian soil by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-344

  Meunier, Damein ^a   Sternberg, Robert ^a   Mettetal, Franck ^a   Buch, Arnaud ^a   Coscia, David ^a   Szopa, Cyril ^a   Rodier, Claude ^a   Coll, Patrice ^a   Cabanec, Michael ^a   Raulin, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Derivatization; Exobiology; Extraction; GC MS; In situ exploration; Mars; Micro reactor; MSL 2009; On line analysis; Sample analysis at Mars

Indexed keywords

ASTROBIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ONLINE SYSTEMS; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SOIL TESTING;

DERIVATIZATION; IN SITU EXPLORATION; MARS; MICRO-REACTOR; MICRO-REACTORS; ON-LINE ANALYSIS; POT PROCESS; SAMPLE ANALYSIS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247647466     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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