IPB
X   Site Message
(Message will auto close in 2 seconds)

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

Peroxides?
dvandorn
post Jun 17 2008, 04:14 AM
Post #1


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 3419
Joined: 9-February 04
From: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Member No.: 15
We all know that the most common theories to explain the Viking wet chemistry results depend on a high peroxide content in the soils, both in the mid-latitudes (Chryse) and northern latitudes (Utopia).

As I understand it, Phoenix will be able to identify peroxides in the soil and directly test this keystone to the current interpretation of the Viking results.

So... what happens if we find little to no peroxide content in these soils?

Do we just assume that these soils are fundamentally different from the Viking soils? If so, what model predicts this?

Or do we actually begin to re-evaluate the Viking results?

What do y'all think?

-the other Doug


--------------------
“The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic
- dvandorn   Peroxides?   Jun 17 2008, 04:14 AM
- - tasp   Tough call there. My recollection is there is an...   Jun 17 2008, 12:23 PM
|- - dburt   QUOTE (tasp @ Jun 17 2008, 05:23 AM) ...N...   Jun 17 2008, 07:01 PM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (dburt @ Jun 17 2008, 08:01 PM) oxy...   Jun 17 2008, 07:48 PM
|- - Littlebit   Good topic! Another aspect to consider is the...   Jun 17 2008, 11:02 PM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (Littlebit @ Jun 17 2008, 06:02 PM)...   Jun 18 2008, 04:38 AM
- - tasp   Just thought of this: Would solar UV interact wit...   Jun 17 2008, 12:31 PM
- - TheChemist   Unfortunately, as far as I know, halogens do not h...   Jun 17 2008, 01:22 PM
|- - PFK   Is the argument that actual hydrogen peroxide woul...   Jun 17 2008, 03:53 PM
- - Juramike   Carbonate radical [-CO3] has also been proposed as...   Jun 17 2008, 07:47 PM

« Next Oldest · Phoenix · Next Newest »
 

Reply to this topicStart new topic

 

Display Mode: Switch to: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

RSS Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 17th December 2024 - 04:00 AM
Powered By IP.Board © 2024  IPS, Inc.
RULES AND GUIDELINES
Please read the Forum Rules and Guidelines before posting.

IMAGE COPYRIGHT
Images posted on UnmannedSpaceflight.com may be copyrighted. Do not reproduce without permission. Read here for further information on space images and copyright.

 OPINIONS AND MODERATION
Opinions expressed on UnmannedSpaceflight.com are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of UnmannedSpaceflight.com or The Planetary Society. The all-volunteer UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderation team is wholly independent of The Planetary Society. The Planetary Society has no influence over decisions made by the UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderators.		 SUPPORT THE FORUM
Unmannedspaceflight.com is funded by the Planetary Society. Please consider supporting our work and many other projects by donating to the Society or becoming a member.