Shrinking the instrument to a mass of less than 15 kg and a size roughly the equivalent of a hatbox and ensuring that it could operate robotically and survive the rigors of both the journey and the Martian …

The Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) instrument was designed for NASA's Viking Martian lander. It analyzed Martian soil, pyrolyzing samples in search of organic content.

This Viking Gas Chronometer Mass Spectrometer is identical to the instruments on Mars that were used to measure the composition of the atmosphere and search for organic compounds in the Martian soil.

These identical landers conducted four types of biological experiments, including the GC/MS tests, at two different sites on Mars—Viking 1 near the equator and Viking 2 further north. The GC/MS …

A gas chromatograph – mass spectrometer (GCMS) is a device that separates vapor components chemically via a gas chromatograph and then feeds the result into a mass spectrometer, which …

The purpose of this document is to present a summary for crowd-sourcing restoration of the Mars Viking Lander GCMS digital data set. Introduction to Mars Viking Landers: The Viking Landers were the first …

Diagram and photo of the GCMS and associated equipment. The Viking gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) was a device carried aboard each of the Viking spacecraft landers in order to …

According to the investigators, that’s what presumably occurred when the Viking GC/MS ovens pyrolyzed the samples, causing the instrument to see only CO2 and no other organic materials.

Jun 1, 1978 · The Mars viking gas chromatograph–mass spectrometer is described. The system is designed to determine the composition of the Martian atmosphere and detect and identify chemical …

Shrinking the instrument to a mass of less than 15 kg that could fit in a 1’x1’x1’ box on a spacecraft, operate robotically, and survive the rigors of both the journey and the Martian atmosphere presented …