Beagle 2: a proposed exobiology lander for ESA's 2003 Mars Express mission

Mark R. Sims; C. T. Pillinger; I. P. Wright; Richard E. Cole; S. Whitehead; Alan A. Wells; K. Wittmann; L. Richter; H. Kochan; Hans Hamacher; Alan Johnstone; K. Rees; R. F. Turner; S. C. Peskett; A. Brack; J. Hobbs; L. Berthoud; R. Durrant; J. Higgins; J. Windsor; Horst Uwe Keller; H. Rosenbauer; Nicolas Thomas; J. S. Lingard; J. C. Underwood; Gerhard Neukum; R. Turner

doi:10.1117/12.319840

6 July 1998 Beagle 2: a proposed exobiology lander for ESA's 2003 Mars Express mission

Mark R. Sims, C. T. Pillinger, I. P. Wright, Richard E. Cole, S. Whitehead, Alan A. Wells, K. Wittmann, L. Richter, H. Kochan, Hans Hamacher, Alan Johnstone, K. Rees, R. F. Turner, S. C. Peskett, A. Brack, J. Hobbs, L. Berthoud, R. Durrant, J. Higgins, J. Windsor, Horst Uwe Keller, H. Rosenbauer, Nicolas Thomas, J. S. Lingard, J. C. Underwood, Gerhard Neukum, R. Turner

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Proceedings Volume 3441, Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319840
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The proposed Beagle 2 lander for ESA's 2003 Mars Express mission will be described. The aim of Beagle 2 will be to search for organic material on and below the surface of Mars in addition to a study of the inorganic chemistry and mineralogy of the landing site. The lander will utilize a small rover equipped with a mechanical and grinder to obtained samples from below the surface, under rocks, and inside rocks. Samples will be returned to the lander for analysis. Analysis performed by Beagle 2 will include examination of samples with an optical microscope and APX and Mossbauer Spectrometers as well as a search for organics and a measurement of their isotopic composition. The lander systems design as well as the experiment configuration will be described.

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Mark R. Sims, C. T. Pillinger, I. P. Wright, Richard E. Cole, S. Whitehead, Alan A. Wells, K. Wittmann, L. Richter, H. Kochan, Hans Hamacher, Alan Johnstone, K. Rees, R. F. Turner, S. C. Peskett, A. Brack, J. Hobbs, L. Berthoud, R. Durrant, J. Higgins, J. Windsor, Horst Uwe Keller, H. Rosenbauer, Nicolas Thomas, J. S. Lingard, J. C. Underwood, Gerhard Neukum, and R. Turner "Beagle 2: a proposed exobiology lander for ESA's 2003 Mars Express mission", Proc. SPIE 3441, Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology, (6 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319840

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