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The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument will analyze samples of Martian rock and soil collected by the rover's arm to assess carbon chemistry through a search for organic compounds, and to look for clues about planetary change.
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Sample Analysis at Mars for Curiosity

The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., will analyze samples of Martian rock and soil collected by the rover's arm to assess carbon chemistry through a search for organic compounds, and to look for clues about planetary change. SAM will explore molecular and elemental chemistry relevant to life.

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ID#:
PIA13463

Date added:
2010-10-08

Mission:
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Spacecraft:
Curiosity

Instruments:
Sample Analysis at Mars

Size:
3264 x 2448 pixels (width x height)

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1,775

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PIA13463.tif (23.97 MB)

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PIA13463.jpg (0.88 MB)

Image credit:
NASA/GSFC