This article is an easy read comparing the surfaces of Mars and Earth.
Analyzing Earth rock samples using a spectrometer in the laboratory is one thing, but to compare the rocks with those on Mars, Christensen the scientist has to find out which minerals are present in Martian rocks. For that, he has helped to design different spectrometers that have been sent to Mars on NASA spacecraft.
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
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