SHERLOC: Scanning habitable environments with Raman & luminescence for organics & chemicals
L. W. Beegle(Jet Propulsion Laboratory), R. Bhartia(Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Mary L. White(Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Lauren DeFlores(Jet Propulsion Laboratory), William Abbey(Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Yen-Hung Wu(Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Bruce Cameron(Jet Propulsion Laboratory), James D. Moore(Jet Propulsion Laboratory), M. Fries(Johnson Space Center), Aaron S. Burton(Johnson Space Center), K. S. Edgett(Malin Space Science Systems (United States)), M. A. Ravine(Malin Space Science Systems (United States)), William F. Hug(Photon Systems (United States)), R. D. Reid(Photon Systems (United States)), Tony Nelson(Los Alamos National Laboratory), S. M. Clegg(Los Alamos National Laboratory), R. C. Wiens(Los Alamos National Laboratory), Sanford A. Asher(University of Pittsburgh), P. Sobrón(Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence)
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Abstract
SHERLOC is an arm-mounted fluorescence and Raman spectrometer that was recently selected to be part of the payload for the next proposed NASA rover mission to Mars, scheduled for launch in 2020. SHERLOC enables non-contact, spatially resolved, high sensitivity detection and characterization of organics and minerals on the Martian surface. The investigation goals are to assess past aqueous history, detect the presence and preservation potential of biosignatures, and support the selection of samples for caching and potential return to Earth.
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