File:Viking Mars Lander - NASM.jpg
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Here is some more about Viking_mars if you reallly want to know about this amazing lander, which was a very sophisticated robot explorer, you should peruse NASA Reference Publication 1027 Viking '75 spacecraft design and test summary. Volume 1 Lander design For a good view of what you see here, check out Figure 93 on page 161. This shows the general location of the science instrumentation. The scientific goals of the mission were (summarized from a table on page 160 of the Lander Design document) 1. Lander imaging - Visually examine the landing site using the two cameras 2. Direct biology - search for evidence of life using 3 metabolism and growth detectors 3. Molecular analysis - determine atmospheric composition and it's variation with time; search for and study organic compounds using Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) 4. Meteorology - determine temporal variations of pressure, temperature, and wind velocity using pressure, temperature and wind sensors. 5. Seismology - determine seismological characteristics using a 3-axis seismometer 6. Magnetic properties - determine magnetic properties of the surface using 2 magnets arrays and magnifying mirror in conjunction with cameras. 7. Physical properties - determine physical properties of the surface using surface sampler in conjunction with cameras (and consider that this was designed back when I was in high school ... many years ago) A little more about the the Biology investigation The objective of the biology investigation was to measure for evidence or conversely for lack of evidence of for metabolism of microorganisms that were present in samples of the Martian surface. The biology instrument provided a test chamber environment that was conducive to metabolism and/or growth of life forms. The instrument contained three complete biological experiments, each operating on a different principle, along with the electronics to operate them and record their findings for transmission to Earth. these experiments were the gas exchange experiment (GEX), the labeled-release experiment, and the pyrolytic release experiment. The GEX operated on a simple principle: living organisms alter their gaseous environment as they live, respire, eat, and reproduce. .... i090909 821 |
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| Author | brewbooks from near Seattle, USA |
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