ANGSA In Action

 

Next Gen sample analysis by a Next Gen researcher​
Michael Cato Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of New Mexico processing bulk regolith samples for hydrogen isotope analyses in a nitrogen glove box to eliminate H2O terrestrial contamination (L). Processing 73002 samples from one of the 0.5 cm core segments for grain size analysis and mineralogy. These data will provide insights into the structure and dynamics of the first lunar landslide deposit sampled and volatile element distribution and behavior in lunar regolith and surface.

 

Chronology of lunar samples in double drive tube 73001-73002 ANGSA Lunar Sample Chronology team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).

Bill Cassata in the Noble Gas lab at LLNL used for Ar-Ar dating of ANGSA and measurement of Xe isotopes.

 

Lars Borg and Naomi Marks preparing to date lunar highland samples from the Apollo 17 landing site.

 

 

 

 

Ryan Zeigler at NASA Johnson Space Center conducting X-ray Computed Tomography analysis of lithic fragments separated from the 73002 core. These 3-D images of samples allow development of sampling strategies for a more efficient use of samples and gives the ANGSA science team initial insights into the nature of these fragments.

 

Design and construction team for the ANGSA Core Gas Extraction Manifold device, Washington University in St. Louis.​ Lead scientist: Alex Meshik, left side of photo, black mask​. Team also comprises the Noble Gas Mass Spectrometry group members at Wash U (Olga Pravdivtseva, Rita Parai, Patrizia Will, Julian Rodriguez, and Brad Jolliff).​

Juliane Gross, Olga Pravdivtseva, Zachary Sharp, and Alex Meshik examining ANGSA Core Gas Extraction Manifold delivered and installed at the lunar sample lab at the Johnson Space Center.