Can processing ice deposits help us search for life on Mars or Europa?
for ice core science isn't new, with some suggested to drill or melt its way to its target. With MSIS, the purpose won't be to drill or heat its way to a sample, but to process and examine the ice sample after it's already been extracted.
The current design of MSIS allows for harboring ice sticks measuring 1.3 inches by 1.3 inches with the two primary components being the Melter and Sublimator. The Melter allows for individual access to the inner, middle, and outer core sections of the ice stick by dividing the ice stick into three cross-sections when melting, which ultimately mitigates likelihood for contamination.
"To my knowledge, MSIS is the first ice core melter-type instrument to be designed with space environment operational considerations," Chipps told Space.com in an email."There is certainly more development to come, but I think MSIS technology could play a key role in the study of astrobiology.
If MSIS is someday capable of achieving space mission status, the researchers believe it could be used to help us address fundamental questions about the geological and volcanic history of Mars or perform wet chemistry analyses on
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