Mapping Mars and Touring the Universe

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Mapping Mars and Touring the Universe

• Ryan Anderson
• Cornell University

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Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)
Vacuum Chamber
Lens
Optical Fiber
Lens
Sample
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Advantages

• Stand-Off Capability
• Rapid Data Acquisition
• Sensitive to All Elements
• Brushing and Drilling
• Optimal at Mars Pressures!

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Mapping Mars

• OMEGA Vis/IR Imaging Spectrometer
• Data cubes 0.36 5.2 um

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Mawrth Vallis Clays
50 km
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Gale Crater - Hydration
50 km
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Meridiani Planum
200 km
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Outreach

• Ask An Astronomer http//curious.astro.cornell
  .edu
• Focus for Teens Solar System Exploration
• After/In-School Hands-On Activities
• Public Lectures Museum of the Earth, S. Cayuga
  Astronomy Program Current Missions
• Sciencenter Summer Camp Tour of the Universe
• Spandex Universe!

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