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Sample Collection for Investigation of Mars
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<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>SCIM would collect air and dust samples by flying through the <a href="/facts/Atmosphere_of_Mars/DKT5TMlY">atmosphere of Mars</a> without landing or orbiting.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> The design utilizes heritage from the successful <i><a href="/facts/Stardust_(spacecraft)/bEcy98J3">Stardust</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Genesis_(spacecraft)/SyjrlcxI">Genesis</a></i> sample return missions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> A pass through the atmosphere about 40 km (25 mi) above Mars' surface at a speed of 6 km/s would result in millions of particles being encountered.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> The particles would be collected in an <a href="/facts/Aerogel/cjhmCvSa">aerogel</a> and returned to Earth inside a small sealed capsule.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> Analysis of the dust could confirm the origin of the suspected <a href="/facts/Martian_meteorites/kp9vW6RM">meteorites on Earth from Mars</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p><p>SCIM was studied in 2002 for the 2007 <a href="/facts/Mars_Scout_Program/yyjFYQFs">Mars Scout Program</a> mission as a relatively low-cost, low-risk Mars sample return.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> It achieved semifinalist status.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> The other semifinalist missions were <a href="/facts/Aerial_Regional-scale_Environmental_Survey/mvQgYPTM">ARES</a>, <a href="/facts/Phoenix_(spacecraft)/3rKuwcRX">Phoenix</a>, and MARVEL (Mars Volcanic Emission and Life Scout).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> ARES was a powered Mars aircraft, Phoenix was a polar lander, and MARVEL was an orbiter.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="private-funding-proposal">Private funding proposal</h2> <p>In 2014 the BoldlyGo organization stated their intention of raising money for this mission privately.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> They stated that many space missions are not being flown due lack of funds, not because there are issues with the proposals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Mars_sample_return_mission/bmeKlg5T">Mars sample return mission</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/InSight/tFjy03P6">InSights</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2002/pdf/1721.pdf">2002 Edition of Sample Collection for Investigation of Mars</a></li> <li><a href="http://scim-mars.org/">BoldyGo's webpage for SCIM</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150927080538/http://scim-mars.org/">Archived</a> 2015-09-27 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>NASA SELECTS FOUR MARS SCOUT MISSION CONCEPTS FOR STUDY. Donald Savage. NASA. December 6, 2002. <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2002/02-238.txt" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2002/02-238.txt</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>NASA Selects ASU-Directed SCIM Proposal as One of Four Finalists for Mars Scout Mission Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. December 6, 2002. <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/news/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=443" target="_blank">https://mars.nasa.gov/news/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=443</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Capsules From the Cosmos: Stardust Success Could Signal More Sample Missions by Leonard David, January 2006 <a href="http://www.space.com/1985-capsules-cosmos-stardust-success-signal-sample-missions.html" target="_blank">http://www.space.com/1985-capsules-cosmos-stardust-success-signal-sample-missions.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>/www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2002/02-238.txt[dead link] <a href="http://hrudgvue" target="_blank">http://hrudgvue</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Capsules From the Cosmos: Stardust Success Could Signal More Sample Missions by Leonard David, January 2006 <a href="http://www.space.com/1985-capsules-cosmos-stardust-success-signal-sample-missions.html" target="_blank">http://www.space.com/1985-capsules-cosmos-stardust-success-signal-sample-missions.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Capsules From the Cosmos: Stardust Success Could Signal More Sample Missions by Leonard David, January 2006 <a href="http://www.space.com/1985-capsules-cosmos-stardust-success-signal-sample-missions.html" target="_blank">http://www.space.com/1985-capsules-cosmos-stardust-success-signal-sample-missions.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>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. <a href="http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/msr2008/pdf/4020.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/msr2008/pdf/4020.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Wadhwa, et al. – SCIM (2012) <a href="http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/marsconcepts2012/pdf/4286.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/marsconcepts2012/pdf/4286.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Wadhwa, et al. – SCIM (2012) <a href="http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/marsconcepts2012/pdf/4286.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/marsconcepts2012/pdf/4286.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Leshin, et al. – Sample Collection for Investigation of Mars <a href="http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2002/pdf/1721.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2002/pdf/1721.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Leshin, et al. – Sample Collection for Investigation of Mars <a href="http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2002/pdf/1721.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2002/pdf/1721.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Leshin, et al. – Sample Collection for Investigation of Mars <a href="http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2002/pdf/1721.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2002/pdf/1721.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>NASA SELECTS FOUR MARS SCOUT MISSION CONCEPTS FOR STUDY. Donald Savage. NASA. December 6, 2002. <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2002/02-238.txt" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2002/02-238.txt</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>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. <a href="http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/msr2008/pdf/4020.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/msr2008/pdf/4020.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>/www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2002/02-238.txt[dead link] <a href="http://hrudgvue" target="_blank">http://hrudgvue</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>Scout Missions NewsWire: Recent Articles <a href="http://www.marsnews.com/missions/scout/" target="_blank">http://www.marsnews.com/missions/scout/</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>NASA SELECTS FOUR MARS SCOUT MISSION CONCEPTS FOR STUDY. Donald Savage. NASA. December 6, 2002. <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2002/02-238.txt" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2002/02-238.txt</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>NASA – NASA SELECTS FOUR MARS SCOUT MISSION CONCEPTS FOR STUDY Dec. 6, 2002 <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2002/02-238.txt" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2002/02-238.txt</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>Nonprofit Organization Seeks To Raise a Billion Dollars To Fund Space Science Missions <a href="http://spacenews.com/40865nonprofit-organization-seeks-to-raise-a-billion-dollars-to-fund-space/" target="_blank">http://spacenews.com/40865nonprofit-organization-seeks-to-raise-a-billion-dollars-to-fund-space/</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>Nonprofit Organization Seeks To Raise a Billion Dollars To Fund Space Science Missions <a href="http://spacenews.com/40865nonprofit-organization-seeks-to-raise-a-billion-dollars-to-fund-space/" target="_blank">http://spacenews.com/40865nonprofit-organization-seeks-to-raise-a-billion-dollars-to-fund-space/</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>