Abstract
Science and Curation Considerations for the Design of a Mars Sample Return (MSR) Sample Receiving Facility (SRF).
Highlights
1.1 Overview 1.2 Previous work and context of Sample Receiving Facility (SRF) planning1.2.1 1990s 1.2.2 ’03/’05 Mars Sample Return (MSR) and the introduction to Mars Returned Sample Handling (MRSH), 1999–2004 1.2.3 Inter-agency planning, 2005–2017 1.2.4 MSR Science Planning Group (MSPG, MSR Science Planning Group Phase 2 (MSPG2)), 2018–2021 1.3 SRF objectives and assumptions 1.3.1 SRF objectives 1.3.2 Assumptions 1.4 Technical notes 2
MSPG concluded, and MSPG2 agrees, that the SRF should be designed to accommodate only those analytical activities that could not reasonably be done in outside laboratories because they are time- or sterilization-sensitive, are necessary for the Sample Safety Assessment Protocol (SSAP), or are necessary parts of the initial sample characterization process that would allow subsamples to be effectively allocated for investigation
One of the main findings of MSR Sample Planning Group (MSPG, 2019a) states “The scientific community, for reasons of scientific quality, cost, and timeliness, strongly prefers that as many sample-related investigations as possible be performed in PI-led laboratories outside containment.”
Summary
1.2.1 1990s 1.2.2 ’03/’05 MSR and the introduction to MRSH, 1999–2004 1.2.3 Inter-agency planning, 2005–2017 1.2.4 MSR Science Planning Group (MSPG, MSPG2), 2018–2021 1.3 SRF objectives and assumptions 1.3.1 SRF objectives 1.3.2 Assumptions 1.4 Technical notes 2. Core Science and Curation Functionalities 2.1 Preserving the scientific value of the samples 2.1.1 Environmental conditions 2.1.2 Contamination control 2.2 Analytical capabilities 2.2.1 Curation-initial sample characterization. 5 2.2.2 Time-sensitive measurements 2.2.3 Sterilization-sensitive measurements 2.2.4 Sample Safety Assessment Protocol 2.2.5 Sample processing, preparation, and storage 2.2.6 Considerations for gas retrieval and analysis 2.2.7 Planning for Analytical instrumentation in the SRF 3. Other SRF Capabilities 3.1 Overall biocontainment building engineering and infrastructure 3.1.1 Capabilities requirements 3.2 Spacecraft receiving and de-integration 3.3 Planetary Protection: Sterilization 3.4 Sample prep/packaging/shipping
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