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Viking gas chromatograph and mass spectrometer instruments

  • Circa 1971

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The Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) instrument was designed for NASA's Viking Martian lander. It analyzed Martian soil, pyrolyzing samples in search of organic content.

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  • 10 in. W x 8 in. L
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  • (verso, 2012-002_1307) "#1727 1"
  • (verso, 2012-002_1308) "#1727 2"
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Sub-series 1. Image Files
  • Series X. Photographic Materials
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  • Box 58, Folder 22

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Hess Photographic. “Viking Gas Chromatograph and Mass Spectrometer Instruments,” circa 1971. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 58, Folder 22. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/wd375w848.

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