Synchrotron x‐ray diffraction for sealed Mars Sample Return sample tubes

L. F. Adam; J. C. Bridges; C. C. Bedford; J. M. C. Holt; E. Rampe; M. Thorpe; K. Mason; R. C. Ewing

doi:10.1111/maps.14105

journal article Open Access Dec 01, 2023

Synchrotron x‐ray diffraction for sealed Mars Sample Return sample tubes

L. F. Adam

J. C. Bridges

C. C. Bedford J. M. C. Holt E. Rampe M. Thorpe K. Mason R. C. Ewing

Meteoritics & Planetary Science Vol. 59 No. 1 pp. 40-54 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractThe joint NASA‐ESA Mars sample return campaign aims to return up to 31 sample tubes containing drilled sedimentary and igneous cores and regolith. The titanium alloy tubes will initially still be sealed when they are retrieved. Several types of measurement will be carried out on sealed samples in the pre‐basic characterization phase of scientific investigation. We show that powder x‐ray diffraction (XRD) analysis can be successfully carried out on sealed samples using an x‐ray source at the I12 beamline of Diamond Light Source synchrotron. Our experiment used an analog sample tube and a Martian regolith analog (Icelandic basaltic sand). The titanium walls of the tube analog give strong but few diffraction peaks, making identification of the major constituent mineral phases feasible. A more significant constraint on quantification of mineral phase abundances by this XRD technique is likely to be the grain size of the sample. This technique opens up the possibility of initial mineralogical analysis of samples returned from Jezero crater without opening the sample tubes and the potential changes to the sample that entails.

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Published: Dec 01, 2023
Vol/Issue: 59(1)
Pages: 40-54
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Authors

L

L. F. Adam

Space Park Leicester, School of Physics and Astronomy University of Leicester Leicester UK

J

J. C. Bridges

Space Park Leicester, School of Physics and Astronomy University of Leicester Leicester UK

C

C. C. Bedford

Department of Earth, Atmospherics, and Planetary Sciences Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA

J

J. M. C. Holt

Space Park Leicester, School of Physics and Astronomy University of Leicester Leicester UK

E

E. Rampe

NASA Johnson Space Center Houston Texas USA

M

M. Thorpe

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center University of Maryland Greenbelt Maryland USA

K

K. Mason

Department of Geology and Geophysics Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA

R

R. C. Ewing

Department of Geology and Geophysics Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA

Funding

Science and Technology Facilities Council

UK Space Agency Award: UKSAG22_0031_ETP2‐030

Cite This Article

L. F. Adam, J. C. Bridges, C. C. Bedford, et al. (2023). Synchrotron x‐ray diffraction for sealed Mars Sample Return sample tubes. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 59(1), 40-54. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.14105

Synchrotron x‐ray diffraction for sealed Mars Sample Return sample tubes

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