SAM on Curiosity rover

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analytical chemistry instrument payload instrument on Mars rover Curiosity scientific instrument suite

SAM on Curiosity rover is a suite of scientific instruments aboard NASA's Mars Curiosity rover designed to analyze the chemistry of Martian rocks, soil, and atmosphere, particularly searching for organic compounds and other key ingredients for life.

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Label	Occurrences
SAM on Curiosity rover canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	analytical chemistry instrument ⓘ payload instrument on Mars rover Curiosity ⓘ scientific instrument suite ⓘ
acronym	SAM ⓘ
analyzes	Martian atmosphere gases ⓘ Martian soil ⓘ drilled rock powder ⓘ solid rock samples ⓘ
collaboratingInstitution	CNES ⓘ surface form: French space agency CNES Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ surface form: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory laboratories in the United States and France ⓘ
component	chemical scrubbers and traps ⓘ gas chromatograph ⓘ ovens for heating samples ⓘ quadrupole mass spectrometer ⓘ sample handling system ⓘ tunable laser spectrometer ⓘ
dataType	chromatograms ⓘ mass spectra ⓘ spectroscopic measurements of gases ⓘ
designedBy	Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ surface form: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
fullName	Sample Analysis at Mars ⓘ
hostSpacecraft	Curiosity rover ⓘ surface form: Mars rover Curiosity
landingDateOnMars	2012-08-06 ⓘ
launchDate	2011-11-26 ⓘ
launchVehicle	Atlas V 541 ⓘ
locatedOn	Gale Crater ⓘ surface form: Gale Crater, Mars
mass	approximately 40 kg ⓘ
measures	isotopic ratios of atmospheric gases ⓘ light elements such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur ⓘ methane concentration in Martian atmosphere ⓘ organic molecules ⓘ water released from heated samples ⓘ
mission	Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
partOf	Curiosity rover ⓘ Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ surface form: Mars Science Laboratory mission
powerSource	Curiosity rover power system ⓘ
primaryObjective	analyze chemistry of Martian atmosphere ⓘ analyze chemistry of Martian rocks ⓘ analyze chemistry of Martian soil ⓘ search for organic compounds on Mars ⓘ
scientificGoal	assess habitability of ancient Martian environments ⓘ search for key ingredients for life ⓘ
spaceAgency	Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ surface form: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
supportsInstrument	works in conjunction with Curiosity drill system ⓘ
supportsInvestigation	habitability of ancient lake environments in Gale Crater ⓘ
targetBody	Mars ⓘ
usesTechnique	gas chromatography ⓘ mass spectrometry ⓘ tunable laser spectroscopy ⓘ

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Rubin Ridge on Mars → observedByInstrument → SAM on Curiosity rover ⓘ

subject surface form: Rubin Ridge