质谱检测技术在火星探测中的应用

Application status of mass spectrometry in Mars exploration

火星探测对人类寻找地外生命、探索行星产生和演化机制具有重要的科学意义.质谱技术已经在火星探测方面得到了实际应用,获得的数据正在改写着人类对火星的基本认识.本文综述了国内外质谱技术在火星探测任务中的应用现状,特别是我国学者的研究进展、存在问题和应对策略.

Mars exploration is of very important science meaning for searching extraterrestrial life and building new theories of planetary formation and models of planet evolution. Now, mass spectrometer has been used as one of the most important planetary in-situ analysis tools to analysis the atmosphere and soil/minerals samples of Mars. A lot of important data collected by mass spectrometer will help us to well understand the red planet. This paper reviewed the advances and the applications of the miniaturized mass spectrometer in Mars exploration, especially the research works made by Chinese scientists and engineers.