Sealed Organic Check Material on Curiosity
NASA Mars rover Curiosity carries five cylindrical blocks of organic check material for use in a control experiment if the rover Sample Analysis at Mars SAM laboratory detects any organic compounds in samples of Martian soil or powdered rock.
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PIA16135
Date Created
September 10, 2012
Center
JPL
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