It's summer on Mars isn't it? Too bad they didn't land on an ice cap.
Any mission scientists talking about CO2 ice yet?
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> wrote:
"Definitely ice" is more wishful thinking on my part than it is verified data.
Quoting from a recent article posted on Space.com:
++++++++++++ Scientists have found no indications so far of water in the first soil sample delivered to NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander, they announced on Monday.
After finally successfully delivering the sample to the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (TEGA) on June 11, mission scientists carried out their first two analyses of the sample over the weekend. During the first, the sample was heated to 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius), in the hopes of melting out any water ice in the sample. The sample was further heated up to 350 F (175 C) during the second analysis.
"We saw no water coming off the soil whatsoever," said TEGA team leader William Boynton of the University of Arizona.
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