SAM: 10 Years at Gale Crater

  • Released Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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Watch this video on the NASA Goddard Instagram Page.

Music is "Good Omens" by Count Zero and Rohan Stevenson and "Lightspeed" by Gresby Race Nash of Universal Production Music

Who can help us search for signs of past life on Mars? SAM!
Well, it's SAM for short. The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Rover helps scientists search for and measure organic chemicals and light elements that are important ingredients potentially associated with life! Watch to learn more from Goddard scientists Dr. Charles Malespin, Principal Investigator of SAM.

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This page was originally published on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
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