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Jan 22 2005, 01:21 PM
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Jan 22 2005, 07:34 PM
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Indeed it is -- although the other previous one ( http://planetary.chem.tufts.edu/Phoenix/-- a copy of Phoenix's very first website ) still contains some stuff which isn't in this one.
However, there is some new news in this one. The science payload has been mildly augmented since I last heard about it, with the addition of a 1.2-meter mast for air temperature profiles, some more Danish magnets on the deck, and two chemical pellets which will be dropped into each of the four MECA Wet Chem cells to improve the search for carbonates, sulfates and oxidants. A few months ago, William Boynton told me that they were seriously considering adding a chemical filter to the mass spectrometer so it could distinguish atmospheric methane from atomic oxygen, but there's no mention of it here. Also, he told me that the landing hazard avoidance system had been cancelled -- but this site describes Phoenix as carrying one based on "a cruise missile system". I intend to inquire into both these points. Finally, this site includes a good new description of the planned operating schedule of Phoenix's experiments on the surface. |
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