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Tag Archives: Phoenix lander
HiRISE: Spring frost on a cold world
Winter on Mars comes with a blanket of carbon dioxide snow. During the spring “thaw,” this snow evaporates into the atmosphere, lingering longest in the shallow depressions such as the troughs of polygon patterned ground. Enhanced color shows the carbon … Continue reading
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Tagged CO2 frost, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, landing sites, Mars Phoenix, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Phoenix lander, snow, University of Arizona
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Phoenix lander soil: dry for a long, long time
NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft landed on the high northern plains of Mars. Among its instruments were optical and atomic-force microscopes. A team of scientists led by Tom Pike (Imperial College, London) used these to measure the size and number of particles … Continue reading
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Tagged clay minerals, Heimdal Crater, Phoenix lander, soil, water, wind
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