Electrochemistry on Mars

Authors
West, SJ Frant, MS Wen, XW Geis, R Herdan, J Gillette, T Hecht, MH Schubert, W Grannan, S Kounaves, SP
Citation
Sj. West et al., Electrochemistry on Mars, AM LABORAT, 31(20), 1999, pp. 48
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences
Journal title
AMERICAN LABORATORY
ISSN journal
00447749 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
20
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-7749(199910)31:20<48:EOM>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander is scheduled to carry the Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment (MECA) that is being developed by the Jet Propulsi on Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology. This article descr ibes the Wet Chemistry Laboratory (WCL), which is a key component of the ME CA. Through use of an array of electrochemical sensors, the WCL is designed to determine the extent of the hazard that the Martian soil will present t o human explorers and equipment.