The Phoenix Mars lander finally was successful in delivering a fairly fresh sample of Martian soil to the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA) oven on Wednesday and a “bake and sniff” test identified water in the soil sample. “We have water,” said William Boynton of the University of Arizona, lead scientist for TEGA. “We’ve [...]
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“We Have Water” on Mars, TEGA Test Confirms (UT)
Posted in Marsas on 2008/08/02 | Leave a Comment »
Phoenix: Mars Soil Can Support Life (UT)
Posted in Marsas, Misijos į kosmosą, tagged dirva, gyvybė, life, mars, meca, phoenix, regolith, soil on 2008/06/29 | Leave a Comment »
Another groundbreaking discovery from Mars: Phoenix has analysed martian regolith containing minerals more commonly found in soil here on Earth, and the acidity is not a hindrance for life to thrive. These new and very exciting results come after preliminary analyses of a scoop of regolith by the landers “wet lab” known as the Microscopy, [...]
Phoenix Press Conference Update: Proof of Water Ice (UT)
Posted in Marsas on 2008/06/21 | Leave a Comment »
Phoenix’s scientific team team held a press conference today to officially make their big announcement, which was fairly evident from pictures on the Phoenix website late yesterday: They found what they have been looking for. “It is with great pride and lot of joy that announce today we have found the proof that we have [...]
Phoenix: “It Must Be Ice” (UT)
Posted in Marsas on 2008/06/21 | Leave a Comment »
Phoenix scientists have been keeping an eye on the white material uncovered in a trench dug by the lander’s scoop. Dice-size nuggets of the bright material have vanished, convincing scientists the material was frozen water that vaporized after digging exposed it. The image is a “movie” showing the material disappearing after four days. “It must [...]
Mars Gullies Produced by Dry Granular Debris and Not by Recent Water Flow (UT)
Posted in Marsas, Misijos į kosmosą on 2008/03/02 | Leave a Comment »
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on board NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) observed what appeared to be fresh gullies formed by a rapid release of water on the Martian surface in 2006. However, new computer models simulating the creation of gullies on the surface of Mars suggest that they are in fact created [...]
