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MSL:
SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars)
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August 12, 2024. SAM EDR data for sols
4000-4133 have been added to the
SAM EDR safed data set.
August 2, 2024.
MSL Release 36 includes new SAM derived (RDR) data
from sols 4000-4133, November 6, 2023 - March 23,
2024.
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The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite
includes a mass spectrometer, a gas chromatograph, and a
tunable laser spectrometer. The mass spectrometer will
separate elements and compounds by mass for
identification and measurement. The gas chromatograph
will heat soil and rock samples until they vaporize, and
will then separate the resulting gases into various
components for analysis. The laser spectrometer will
measure the abundance of various isotopes of carbon,
hydrogen, and oxygen in atmospheric gases such as
methane, water vapor, and carbon dioxide. SAM data sets
are produced by the SAM Team at Goddard Space Flight
Center.
SAM Data Sets
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Raw Data Products |
SAM raw (EDR) products are
safed, but not formally archived in PDS. They
have not been peer-reviewed and are not considered
Certified Data by PDS.
Users considering the
SAM EDR data set are recommended to use the
lowest-level RDR data set instead. This RDR product
contains the same data as the EDR but with
non-science-related telemetry removed.
For
completeness, the
SAM EDR safed data set is
made available here.
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Derived Data Products |
RDR - Reduced Data Records - all
processing levels:- Level 0 -Unpacked raw
instrument values or counts
- Level 1A - Conversion
of raw values to science units
- Level 1B -
Corrections applied to science data
- Level 2 -
Results of data interpretation
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Online Tools
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MSL Analyst's Notebook - This
PDS Geosciences Node tool provides
access to MSL data in the context of
mission operations -- by sol,
location, instrument, and other
criteria. |
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