MECA (microscope) Images |
MECA (microscope) Images |
May 30 2008, 08:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
Doug I know this isn't exactly a "sub-element activity", but it's certainly a small image.
Can someone tell us anything about this MECA plaque. They don't seem to have captured the entire thing in their shots and it would be nice to fill in some of the blanks. I've inserted some assumptions in the attached merged image. Just love these sort of personal touches which have stories linked to them. My name is on the mini-DVD...who else on UMSF signed up? Astro0 |
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Jul 27 2008, 09:45 AM
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Because this is a strong magnet, the grains could have been there a long time ago. As I mentioned, unless there is an image showing the same target before a sample was taken, we cannot say where the grains came from. I did not find it.
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Aug 1 2008, 05:18 PM
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Because this is a strong magnet, the grains could have been there a long time ago. As I mentioned, unless there is an image showing the same target before a sample was taken, we cannot say where the grains came from. I did not find it. From what I can tell, the photo of the clump is the "before" photo (that is, before a sample was deposited there). In the past they have done an empty image before a "full" image, and I couldn't find any earlier images of that particlular section of the sample wheel. The particles clumped around the magnet probably fell off of the other substrates as the wheel was rotated. |
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Aug 1 2008, 08:32 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 29-January 06 Member No.: 667 |
Covault's article:
Aviation Week: White House Briefed On Potential For Mars Life (I didn't notice this MECA topic was more about imaging. This news is about MECA WCL, wet chemistry laboratory. I added an article to topic Sol 65 and after, since Covault was already being discussed there. Further discussion of this Aviation Week story is best conducted there.) |
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