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Apr 25 2006, 03:36 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 90 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 289 |
An interesting update at Newscientist.
Seems they are planning on using Spirit's RAT to dig down into the dirt, cm by cm. I wonder how deep they can go? Maybe we'll find out if there is anything frozen/liquid just below the surface. Link |
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Apr 25 2006, 04:13 PM
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Only difference between this and the trenching ( two intentional, several unintentional ) is the degree of accuracy in the depth being taken away. I don't imagine there will be any 'wow' moments, just good science.
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Apr 25 2006, 08:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
Only difference between this and the trenching ( two intentional, several unintentional ) is the degree of accuracy in the depth being taken away. I don't imagine there will be any 'wow' moments, just good science. Doug Doug: Hopefully, we'll be able to see discrete layers being pulled away, rather than just the final effect - so that will be a *big* difference: Bob Shaw -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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