Dragonfly - DraMS (Dragonfly Mass spectrometer) (DraMS)
A central element of the payload is a highly capable mass spectrometer instrument, with front-end sample processing able to handle highmolecular-weight materials and samples of prebiotic interest. The system has elements from the highly successful SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) instrument on Curiosity, which has pyrolysis and gas chromatographic analysis capabilities, and also draws on developments for the ExoMars/MOMA (Mars Organic Material Analyser).
A central element of the payload is a highly capable mass spectrometer instrument, with front-end sample processing able to handle highmolecular-weight materials and samples of prebiotic interest. The system has elements from the highly successful SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) instrument on Curiosity, which has pyrolysis and gas chromatographic analysis capabilities, and also draws on developments for the ExoMars/MOMA (Mars Organic Material Analyser).
Related Publications
2025.
"New Analytical Methodology to Reveal Biosignatures on Mars and Ocean Worlds.",
Analytical Chemistry,
97
(42):
23050-23061
[10.1021/acs.analchem.5c01634]
[Journal Article/Letter]
2025.
"Selection of Chemical Adsorbents and Operating Conditions for the Injection Traps of the Gas Chromatograph on Board the Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer.",
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry,
10
(1):
235-249
[10.1021/acsearthspacechem.5c00325]
[Journal Article/Letter]
2024.
"Unveiling the Nitrogen Chemistry of Titan with the Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer: Experimental Focus on Amines and Amides.",
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry,
8
(9):
1832-1846
[10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00143]
[Journal Article/Letter]
2021.
"Science Goals and Objectives for the Dragonfly Titan Rotorcraft Relocatable Lander.",
The Planetary Science Journal,
2
(4):
130
[10.3847/psj/abfdcf]
[Journal Article/Letter]
2023.
"Evaluation of the Interference of Tenax®TA Adsorbent with Dimethylformamide Dimethyl Acetal Reagent for Gas Chromatography-Dragonfly Mass Spectrometry and Future Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry in situ Analysis.",
Journal of Chromatography A,464388
[10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464388]
[Journal Article/Letter]