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SCIM ("Sample Collection for In- vestigation of Mars") is a low-cost low-risk Mars sample return mission design.<ref name="USRA-2008">{{cite web |author=Jones, S.M. et al. |title=Ground Truth From Mars (2008) - Mars Sample Return at 6 Kilometers per Second: Practical, Low Cost, Low Risk, and Ready |url=http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/msr2008/pdf/4020.pdf |year=2008 |publisher=[[Universities Space Research Association|USRA]] |accessdate=September 30, 2012 }}</ref> SCIM returns dust and air samples without landing or orbiting,<ref name="USRA-2008" /> by dipping through the atmosphere as it collects Mars material.<ref name=scim>[http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/marsconcepts2012/pdf/4286.pdf Wadhwa, et al - SCIM (2012)]</ref> It uses heritage from the successful ''Stardust'' and ''Genesis'' sample return missions.<ref name=scim/> SCIM was studied by the [[Mars Scout Program]],<ref name="USRA-2008"> which successfully landed Phoenix in the north polar region of Mars. |
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Revision as of 20:46, 11 December 2012
SCIM ("Sample Collection for In- vestigation of Mars") is a low-cost low-risk Mars sample return mission design.[1] SCIM returns dust and air samples without landing or orbiting,[1] by dipping through the atmosphere as it collects Mars material.[2] It uses heritage from the successful Stardust and Genesis sample return missions.[2] SCIM was studied by the Mars Scout Program,<ref name="USRA-2008"> which successfully landed Phoenix in the north polar region of Mars.
References
- ^ a b Jones, S.M.; et al. (2008). "Ground Truth From Mars (2008) - Mars Sample Return at 6 Kilometers per Second: Practical, Low Cost, Low Risk, and Ready" (PDF). USRA. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - ^ a b Wadhwa, et al - SCIM (2012)
See also
- Disambigation for SCIM: Smart Common Input Method