Table 3.
Parameters of the different bake-outs that were part of Contamination Control (CC) and Planetary Protection (PP) procedures for the SCCT
| Parts | Temp. (°C) |
Duration (hours) |
Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Passive samples (#1.1 to #1.5) |
116 | 48 | Curing of glue, removing adhesive volatiles |
|
Geological samples (#2.1 to #5.6) |
120 | 120 | Cleaning procedure after characterization |
|
PET sample (#1.6) |
120 | 72 | Removing volatiles |
| Remove Before Flight (RBF): assembly and handling fixture | 110 | 48 | Final steps of cleaning procedure |
| SCCT (whole system) | 115 | 120 | Subsystem level DHMR, prior to delivery |