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Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis
The data in Table B.1 were gathered by individual committee members who sought information from scientists at the institutions represented in the table. This is not meant as (nor could possibly be) a comprehensive listing of all laboratories in the United States where analyses of extraterrestrial samples are carried out. Laboratories in the table were selected based on information provided by NASA on the history of laboratory equipment funding,1 as well as discussion among the committee members.
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1 Jeffrey Grossman, NASA, personal communication.
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TABLE B.1 Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis
| Institution | Primary Use of Facility | Major Instrumentation | Service Contracts | People Employed by Institutiona | Institutionally Funded Technical Support (FTE) | Outside Users | Comments |
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| American Museum of Natural History | High-resolution 3D imaging and nondestructive Raman spectroscopy of tracks and particles embedded in aerogel from the Stardust mission. Analyses of meteorites and cometary samples for chemical composition, mineralogy, and 3D structure. | 1 electron microprobe, 1 field emission SEM, 1 SEM with EBSD and EDS capabilities, 1 laser scanning confocal microscope with attached imaging Raman spectrograph, 1 X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanner, 1 FTIR, 1 XRD. | Service contracts are maintained for the confocal microscope, electron microprobe, CT scanner, and SEM. | 1 curator, 2 museum specialists, 2 technical staff, 1 graduate student. | 3 FTE (1 specialist, 2 technical staff). Remaining positions are funded through grants. | ~12 | The FTIR and FE-SEM are reaching their shelf life and will soon need to be replaced; the electron probe is underperforming (currently awaiting NSF decision on funding for a replacement). Staff also use the Advanced Photon Source (APS) for (1) tomography of meteorite specimens, and (2) X-ray fluorescence mapping of comet sample tracks in aerogel. Inside users support the facilities with grant funds in lieu of hourly fees. Outside user fees remit to the general fund of the museum directly and return as institutional support for facilities. |
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| Institution | Primary Use of Facility | Major Instrumentation | Service Contracts | People Employed by Institutiona | Institutionally Funded Technical Support (FTE) | Outside Users | Comments |
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| Arizona State University | The Center for Meteorite Studies is home to the world’s largest university-based meteorite collection. The Eyring Material Center (EMC) examines the structures and compositions of a wide range of natural and synthetic materials under a range of experimental conditions, including samples under cryogenic conditions. The NanoSIMS laboratory is primarily designed to handle and analyze micron-size particles of stardust (presolar grains), cosmic dust (interplanetary dust particles), and samples returned by missions (e.g., Hayabusa). The SIMS lab undertakes microanalyses (typically 4-30 µm lateral resolution, submicron depth resolution) for trace elements (from H to U) and isotope ratio analyses for selected species (H, Li, B, | 1 Cameca NanoSIMS 50L, 1 Cameca ims 6f SIMS, 1 electron microprobe, 1 gas-source magnetic sector mass spectrometer, 2 gas-source mass spectrometers, 1 quadrupole ICP-MS, two excimer laser ablation systems, 1 MC-ICP-MS with laser ablation capabilities, 1 microtome. The EMC has 10 TEM/S-TEMs: 3 aberration-corrected instruments for imaging, EDS, and EELS; 1 for cryo-electron microscopy; and 6 standard TEMs, each with added special capabilities. Also 4 SEMs, 1 dual-beam FIB with EELs, and a cryoFIB is on order. | Service contract on the NanoSIMS; service contracts on 5 TEMs and 3 SEMs within the EMC. | Other than EMC: 5 faculty members, 5 technical staff, 2 postdoctorates, 7 graduate students. The EMC has 9.25 FTE, 4.25 nondoctorate staff, 4 professional staff Ph.D.’s, and 1 research faculty staff. | 2 FTE. Remaining technical positions are funded through grants and recharge. | ~ 50/year across all labs outside the EMC. For the EMC: 318 ASU users (~200 students and 50 postdoctorates) and 52 non-ASU users. | Postdoctorates and graduate students are funded by a combination of the university, NASA, and NSF grants. |
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| Mg, Si, and others, depending on the precision needed). The noble gas lab undertakes geochronology and thermochronology of Apollo lunar samples and a variety of meteorites and is also used for reconnaissance U/Pb geochronology of extraterrestrial zircons and, recently, high spatial resolution analyses of noble gas (Xe, Kr, Ar, Ne, He) geochemistry of carbonaceous chondrites by laser ablation microprobe. | |||||||
| Brown University | Major and trace element analyses of lunar glasses, elemental mapping. | 1 MC-ICP-MS, 1 quadrupole ICP-MS with laser ablation capabilities, 1 electron microprobe. | No service contracts. | 2 faculty, 2 technical staff, 5 graduate students and postdoctorates, on average. | 1.2 FTE. Remaining partial salaries are funded through grants and recharge. | ~10 in 2017-2018 period. |
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| Institution | Primary Use of Facility | Major Instrumentation | Service Contracts | People Employed by Institutiona | Institutionally Funded Technical Support (FTE) | Outside Users | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology | Ion microprobe facility: study of element and isotopic abundances in Genesis and Apollo lunar samples. Electron microscopy and microprobe facilities and the ion microprobe facilities: study meteoritic samples. The stable isotope facility: properties of meteorites and Apollo lunar samples and home to an experiment funded by the LARS program, aimed at developing Fourier-transform mass spectrometric methods for isotopic analysis of organic compounds that will be returned as part of the OSIRIS-REx. | 3 Fourier-transform mass spectrometers, 3 high-resolution gas source isotope ratio mass spectrometers, 5 low-resolution gas source isotope ratio mass spectrometers, 1 high-resolution noble gas mass spectrometer, 3 Neptune MC-ICPMS, 1 benchtop GC quadrupole MS, 1 GC/FID, 1 thermal ionization mass spectrometer, 1nanoSIMS ion microprobe, 1 IMS-7f geo ion microprobe, 1 automated electron microprobe, 1 field emission SEM. Shock-wave, piston cylinder, multi-anvil, diamond-anvil, and gas-mixing furnace experimental laboratories. | The nanoSIMS ion microprobes are under full service contracts, paid for from institutional funds. | 3 faculty members, 5 staff scientists, and typically approximately 5 graduate students or postdoctoral scholars working on problems relevant to extraterrestrial materials. | The 5 staff positions contributing to research on extraterrestrial materials are funded through a combination of sponsored research funding and laboratory charges, supplemented by an institutional matching program. All faculty positions are fully funded by institute funds (typically, relieved 10-15% by sponsored research). | Each staff position receives about 1/4 funding from the institute provided that person’s salary primarily comes from external overhead-bearing sponsored research funding. |
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| Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory and Department of Terrestrial Magnetism | Characterization of all aspects of the studies of extraterrestrial materials. | 1 field emission electron microprobe, 1 field emission SEM, 1 FIB Mill-SEM, 1 scanning Raman microscope and spectrometer, 1 nanoSIMS, 1 6F SIMS, 1 TIMS, 2 MC-ICP-MS, 1 quadrupole ICP-MS, 1 ArF laser ablation system, 3 gas chromatograph MS, 1 ultra-performance liquid chromatograph tandem MS spectrometer, 1 solid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. | The electron beam and SIMS instruments are under service contracts, paid through the annual budget of the institution. There are no service contracts for the mass spectrometers | 7 staff scientists, 5 full-time support technical staff. | All technical staff are paid for by the institution (FTE). | 20-30 each year. | |
| Florida State University | Inorganic elemental and isotopic studies. Nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies and cosmogenic neutron capture isotope effects in highly siderophile elements. Distribution of inorganic elements phases at spatially resolved scales, particularly siderophile elements. | 1 MC-ICP-MS, 1 quadrupole ICP-MS with laser ablation capabilities. | 1 faculty, 2 postdoctorates, 2 graduate students. | 0 | 27 in 2017-2018 period. |
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| Institution | Primary Use of Facility | Major Instrumentation | Service Contracts | People Employed by Institutiona | Institutionally Funded Technical Support (FTE) | Outside Users | Comments |
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| Harvard University | Isotopic analyses of extraterrestrial materials including lunar and martian samples. | 1 TIMS, 2 MC-ICP-MS, 1 quadrupole ICP-MS, 1 electron microprobe with SEM. | A service contract for the electron microprobe is paid for by research grants. No service contracts exist for mass spectrometers; repairs performed in-house. | 1 faculty, 2 technical staff, 7 postdoctorates or graduate students. | 0 | 0 | |
| Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University | Isotopic analyses of lunar and meteoritic materials. | 1 SEM, 1 FTIR, 1 quadrupole ICP-MS, 1 magnetic sector single collector ICP-MS, 3 MC-ICP-MS, 3 TIMS. | No service contracts. | 3 faculty, 4 postdoctorates or research scientists (to be hired in 2019). | 0 | Expecting to hire a technical support person in near future. All technical staff will be supported on soft money, mingled grant, and institutional funds for fixed terms. Repairs are performed by nonpermanent technical staff, and through paying for service from vendors or third-party service companies. |
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| Smithsonian Institution | Curation support of the U.S. National Meteorite Collection and classification of the U.S. Antarctic Meteorite Program, as well as research on meteorites and returned samples (e.g., OSIRIS-REx). | FE-EPMA, FE-SEM, experimental laboratories. | Service contracts on the SEM and EPMA. | 3 full-time laboratory staff (2 federal civil servants, 1 permanent trust funded scientist), 1-3 postdoctorates at any time. | All full-time laboratory staff funded as federal civil servants. | 1-3 per month. | |
| University of Arizona | Chemical analysis and characterization of extraterrestrial materials of all types, lead on OSIRIS-REx. | 1 TEM, 2 electron microprobes, 2 SEMs (one with W filament and variable pressure and Raman; another with cold FEG and Si(Li) EDS system), 1 FIB-SEM, and a range of optical instruments that support development and testing of spectroscopic and imaging instruments for use on ground and space-based platforms. | Service contracts on all instruments. | 3 faculty, 3 technical staff, 2 postdoctorates and 5 graduate students. | 1 | 10 per year. | |
| University of California, Davis | Isotope measurements for nuclear anomalies, long and short-lived isotope dating methods, major, minor, and trace elements analyses of meteorites. Shock experiments on meteorites. | 1 MC-ICPMS, 1 TIMS, 1 HR-single collector ICP-MS, 1 quadrupole ICP-MS with laser ablation capabilities, MC noble gas mass spectrometer | No service contracts. | 2 faculty, 2 assistant project scientists, 1 staff research associate, 3 postdocs, 3 graduate students | 0 | ~ 10-15 per year. |
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| Institution | Primary Use of Facility | Major Instrumentation | Service Contracts | People Employed by Institutiona | Institutionally Funded Technical Support (FTE) | Outside Users | Comments |
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| University of California, Los Angeles | Research in support of Genesis, Stardust, and Apollo missions. Early solar system chronology, lunar chronology, stable isotope anomalies in primitive solar system materials. Isotopic composition of the Sun. Isotope ratios in Moon, Vesta, and asteroids. | 2 SIMS (Cameca 1270 and 1290), 1 MegaSIMS, 1 MC-ICP-MS, 1 high-mass-resolution (Panorama) gas-source mass spectrometer, 2 gas-source IRMS. | No service contracts. | 3 faculty, 4 staff, 3 postdoctorates, 3 graduate students. | 0.83 FTE. | ~15-20 per year. | |
| University of California San Diego | Isotope measurements of Mars and lunar samples for studies of the origin and evolution of the solar system, Mars atmospheric evolution, and lunar history, including water and solar wind. Formation and evolution of planetary bodies by analysis of rocks and minerals, including meteorites and Apollo samples. Tracing and chronology, focused on early silicate-metal differentiation, late accretion and planetary volatile inventories. | 3 gas source IRMS, 1 optical nanoscope to detect IR radiation, 1 TIMS (Triton), 1 magnetic sector ICP-MS (Element2), 2 quadrupole ICP-MS with laser ablation capabilities, 1 high-pressure washer. | 2 faculty, 2 postdoctorates, 9 graduate students, 2 technical staff. | 0 | 30-50 external users over the last 1-2 years, including several for NASA-related projects. | At present, a reduced level of extraterrestrial measurements are made because after the reorganization of NASA, when the funds for extraterrestrial analysis were folded in with astrobiology, funds for sample analysis have not been acquired. |
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| University of Chicago | Analyses of meteorites and samples returned to Earth by spacecraft to study early solar system chronology, early planetary evolution, and stellar nucleosynthesis. | The Chicago Instrument for Laser Ionization (CHILI), a custom-built resonance ionization mass spectrometer. 1 focused ion beam/field emission scanning electron microscope (FIB/FE-SEM), 1 MC-ICP-MS with laser ablation capabilities and a pneumatic chromatographic sample introduction system, 1 gas source mass spectrometer for noble gases, 1 Raman microanalysis system, 1 SEM, 1 quadrupole ICP-MS with laser ablation capabilities. | 3 faculty, 1 research professor, 1 part-time faculty, 1 half-time technical staff, 3 postdoctorates, and 6-8 graduate students. | One full-time lab manager funded by the museum/university. Funding for 0.5 FTE technical support for the MC-ICP-MS lab. | CHILI is currently used by 3-4 outside users per year. One visitor per year for the Field Museum lab. The MC-ICPMS lab hosts 2-3 visitors per year. | Graduate students funded largely by NASA and NSF grants. |
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| Institution | Primary Use of Facility | Major Instrumentation | Service Contracts | People Employed by Institutiona | Institutionally Funded Technical Support (FTE) | Outside Users | Comments |
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| University of Hawaii | Research on NASA returned samples and meteorites. Active research programs in measuring Genesis and Stardust samples, Hayabusa samples, research motivated by astrobiology, basic research to understand the origin and evolution of the solar system and its constituent bodies. Intention to participate in analysis of samples returned by Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx. | 1 modified Cameca IMS 1280 ion microprobe and supporting SEM. | 1 full-time faculty at 1 FTE state funding, 1 full-time faculty at 0.5 FTE state funding and 0.5 FTE revolving fund and sponsored research, 2 graduate students funded on sponsored research, 2 postdoctorates funded on sponsored research, 1 additional faculty does many measurements in the lab, 1 FTE state funding. | 0.5 FTE of state funding for technical support for the Cameca IMS 1280 lab. | ~10 last year. | Other technical positions are paid for by external grants (NASA) and a revolving fund. |
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| University of Houston | Radiogenic isotope measurements of bulk meteorites and their components to examine variation in their nucleosynthetic components and to determine isotopic variation in different parent bodies, obtain crystallization ages and trace their origins resulting from planetary differentiation. Petrologic analyses and major, minor, and trace element analyses of materials (bulk or in situ). | 2 TIMS, 1 MC-ICP-MS, 2 quadrupole ICP-MS, 1 ICP-OES, laser ablation capabilities. | No service contracts. | 3 faculty, 2 postdoctorates, 12 graduate students, 8 research staff. | 1 FTE. | ~ 15 per year. |
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| Institution | Primary Use of Facility | Major Instrumentation | Service Contracts | People Employed by Institutiona | Institutionally Funded Technical Support (FTE) | Outside Users | Comments |
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| University of Maryland | Measurements of isotopic ratios to characterize meteorites, meteorite components, and lunar samples, assess cosmic ray exposure effects, and date metal-silicate segregation. Isotope-dilution measurements of siderophile elements and Re-Os isotopic measurements, and laser ablation analysis of phases for siderophile trace elements. Major, minor, and trace element composition of extraterrestrial samples, inventory of refractory organics hosted in these materials. Studies of oxidized S compounds in martian meteorites, studies of achondrites to document similarities and differences in the materials that are diagnostic of their origin. Sulfur isotope variation studies to document consistency or alternatively disprove links between iron | 2 TIMS, 1 MC-ICP-MS, 2 ICP-MS with laser ablation capabilities, 1 gas source IRMS, HPLC. | No service contracts. | 3 faculty, 3 research scientists who also serve in a technical role, 2 postdoctorates, 5 graduate students. | 2.16 FTE. | ~5 per year. |
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| meteorite groups achondrite groups, to study core formation and loss (volatilization) of sulfur for asteroids from which these achondrites come. Study of primitive meteorites to understand how evidence for gas-phase (photochemical) effects were produced. | |||||||
| University of Wisconsin | Chemical and isotopic analyses of meteorites, Apollo lunar samples, and comet samples from NASA and JAXA missions. | Geoscience: 1 TIMS, 1 MC-ICP-MS with femtosecond laser ablation, 1 Cameca IMS-1280 SIMS with RF-plasma (Hyperion-II) source, 2 gas-source IRMS with two laser systems for stable isotopes, 1 FE-EPMA, 1 SEM, 1 XRD. Access to Cameca atom-probe factory UW-Materials Analysis Center: TEMs, atom probe, FIB, FE-SEMs. | Service contracts for SIMS, EPMA, SEM. | 2 faculty, 8 technical staff (including research scientists). Last 10 years: 9 postdoctorates, 2 graduate students. | 3.95 FTE. | ~2 per year. | WiscSIMS is funded by NSF-EAR-IF as a National Facility. |
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| Institution | Primary Use of Facility | Major Instrumentation | Service Contracts | People Employed by Institutiona | Institutionally Funded Technical Support (FTE) | Outside Users | Comments |
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| Washington University | Determination of mineral major- and minor-element compositions, mineral proportions, compositional X-ray imaging, radiogenic and stable isotopes of planetary materials, including lunar and martian samples, chondrite and achondrite meteorites, analyses of returned samples (Hayabusa, Stardust, Genesis), interplanetary dust particles, primitive and presolar grains in meteorites and terrestrial analog materials. | 1 electron microprobe, 1 micro XRF spectrometer, 1 XRD, 2 laser Raman microprobes, 1 LIBS, 1 gamma-ray spectrometer for INAA, 1 MC-ICP-MS, 1 quadrupole ICP-MS, 4 noble gas mass spectrometers, 1 MC noble gas mass spectrometer, 1 CAMECA nanoSIMS with Hyperion plasma source, 1 TESCAN MIRA3 FEG-SEM, 1 FEI FIB instrument, 1 JEOL 840A SEM, 1 Phi Auger nanoprobe, 1 7F CAMECA SIMS. | Service contract for MC-ICP-MS, 7F SIMS, and EPMA. | 7 faculty, 4 research faculty, 7 technical staff, 6 postdoctorates, 12 graduate students. | 3 FTE. | ~ 80 per year. |
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| FEDERAL CENTERS | |||||||
| NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | The study of the small soluble organic compounds (e.g., amino acids) in extraterrestrial samples, principally meteorites. Focus is on the isotopic, structural, and enantiomeric distribution of compounds across a range of materials to gain insight into astrobiology and astrochemistry. | Waters Xevo G2 QTof, Waters ACQUITY UHPLC (2), Thermo Finnigan hybrid GC-MS/IRMS instrument with auxiliary TC/EA and EA inlets, Waters Micromass LCT Premier, Thermo Finnigan Trace 1310-TSQ8000 GC-triple quadrupole MS system, Thermo Finnigan Trace DSQ GC-QMS system, Waters Quattro Micro API, Waters 2695XE HPLC, Thermo LTQ Orbitrap XL, Waters nanoAcquity UHPLC, LECO GCxGC-HRMS. | Instruments are generally covered by service contracts. The prorated cost of the service contract for the relevant instrument is built into budget requests. Funds for gaps are sometimes available from the Goddard Technical Equipment program. | 7 NASA employees, 1 laboratory manager. | 0 | 7 in past year (received by mail). | |
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| Institution | Primary Use of Facility | Major Instrumentation | Service Contracts | People Employed by Institutiona | Institutionally Funded Technical Support (FTE) | Outside Users | Comments |
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| Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Measurements of lunar samples and primitive meteorites; studies of surface contamination for the purposes of planetary protection and purity of returned samples. | Clean rooms for metal and heavy-element isotope analysis; ICP-MS, TIMS (to be housed at Caltech in fall 2018). | No service contracts. | 1 senior research scientist, 2 permanent senior researchers (sponsored research), 2 Caltech postdoctorates (Caltech sponsored research), 1 graduate student (UCLA sponsored research), occasional Caltech or JPL electronics engineer. | 0 |
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| NASA Johnson Space Center | Analysis and classification of terrestrial, planetary, and solar materials and space-exposed hardware. Terrestrial and planetary remotely sensed data analysis and visualization. High-pressure materials fabrication and analysis. Field surveys and data collection: planning, performance, and testing of field equipment. Hypervelocity impact and materials testing. | 1 SEM, 2 TEM, 1 FIB, 1 EPMA, LIBS, XRD, atomic absorption, ion chromatography, 1 MC-ICP-MS, 1 single-collector magnetic sector ICP-MS with 193 nm laser ablation capabilities, 1 nanoSIMS 50L, 1 TIMS, 1 dual laser ToF mass spectrometer (L2MS), high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) laboratory, TEGA, FTIR spectroscopy, and optical microscopy. Piston cylinder and multi-anvil presses, 5-300 kbar, and up to 2500°C capability. Visible through shortwave infrared (IR) and thermal IR spectrometers, handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and forward-looking IR (FLIR) cameras. | Service contracts for most instruments. | 25 civil service scientists, ~30 research scientists employed through contractors, ~20 technical support staff. |
NOTE: Acronyms are defined in Appendix F.
a Includes those involved with extraterrestrial analyses only; does not include undergraduate research assistants, and “faculty” are ladder faculty, not research scientists, who may be considered faculty in some institutions.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Sampling of U.S. Laboratories Engaged in Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25312.
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