Analysis of Sample Bagging over conventional methods to collect and return different types of rock samples on the surface of Mars
- Paper number
IAC-12,A3,3B,12.p1,x14691
- Author
Mr. John Vrublevskis, Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd, United Kingdom
- Coauthor
Dr. Caroline Smith, Natural History Museum, United Kingdom
- Year
2012
- Abstract
Convention has that any rock sample collected on the surface of Mars should be collected in a test tube type metallic container for its return to Earth. However this method is complex, high in mass, difficult to seal, difficult to open, and does not provide a ready means to examine the condition of each sample in the receiving facility. This poster examines the advantages and disadvantages of a novel means of sample collection & return using bags and makes comparision to conventional approaches.
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