Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer: Footage

  • Released Thursday, May 24, 2018
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The Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer, or MOMA, is a miniaturized, highly sophisticated organic chemistry laboratory headed to the red planet aboard ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover (formerly ExoMars). The MOMA mass spectrometer subsystem and main electronics were built and tested at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. This editor's resource page contains video footage and images of MOMA in broadcast resolution.

Highlight reel of the MOMA instrument during testing:
00:00 - close up of the mass spectrometer subsystem
00:06 - cleaning MOMA inside the Mars thermal vacuum chamber (TVAC)
00:56 - preparation for electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing

MOMA is prepared for electromagnetic interference testing.

The MOMA mass spectrometer subsystem and main electronics, inside the Mars thermal vacuum chamber at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

The MOMA mass spectrometer subsystem and main electronics, inside the Mars thermal vacuum chamber at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

Ryan Wilkinson points out MOMA's main electronics.

Ryan Wilkinson points out MOMA's main electronics.

The MOMA mass spectrometer subsystem.

The MOMA mass spectrometer subsystem.

Ryan Wilkinson points out MOMA's ultraviolet laser.

Ryan Wilkinson points out MOMA's ultraviolet laser.

MOMA's ultraviolet laser will allow it to study large organic molecules on Mars.

MOMA's ultraviolet laser will allow it to study large organic molecules on Mars.

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This page was originally published on Thursday, May 24, 2018.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:46 PM EDT.

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