THERMOGRAVIMETRY AND MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMERS AS TOOLS FOR IN-SITU ANALYSIS OF PLANETARY SURFACES: THE VISTA INSTRUMENT.

VISTA (Volatile In Situ Thermogravimetry Analyser) is a thermogravimeter-biosensor system, which aims to measure abundance of volatile compounds and to detect biogenic molecules in any planetary environment. ThermoGravimetric Analysis (TGA) is a widely used technique to study condensation/sublimation and absorption/desorption processes in the analysed samples