Spiky Probe On NASA Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Wed, 09/10/2008 - 11:00

A fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is thoroughly and perplexingly dry.


 

More related items

NASA Teleconference Today about Status of Phoenix Mars Lander
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EST today, Monday, Nov. 10, to discuss the status of the Phoenix Mars Lander. Phoenix has been...

Mars Phoenix Lander Finishes Successful Work on Red Planet
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months.

NASA Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow, Soil Data Suggest Liquid...
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds.

Phoenix To Bake Ice-Rich Sample Next Week
The next sample delivered to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (TEGA) will be ice-rich. A team of engineers and...

All Flesh Is Grass: Pleasures & Promises Of Pasture Farming
In All Flesh Is Grass: The Pleasures and Promises of Pasture Farming, Gene Logsdon explains that well-managed pastures are nutritious and...

Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius
Fresh insights into aspects of Einstein we don't usually consider: his mistakes and the role they played in the discovery of his theories.Although...

Biochemistry: Board Review Series
BRS Biochemistry embodies the popular BRS format of succinct outline review of content followed by approximately 500 USMLE-style questions with...


 

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
science-nature.marc8.com