Article: ROTOZIP(R) Duracut(TM) Bit Helps Phoenix Lander Collect Valuable Martian Soil Samples.

Article: ROTOZIP Duracut Bit Helps Phoenix Lander Collect Valuable Martian Soil Samples.
Defense & Aerospace Week;  August 18, 2008 ;     600 words ......Lander to collect valuable soil samples. NASA scientists confirmed...intriguing chemical in the Martian soil. Designed to cut through...Obtaining and studying soil samples is central to the design...and determine whether the Martian environment has ever been...methods being ...

Article: NASA delays Martian soil gathering due to communication glitch
Xinhua News Agency;  June 5, 2008 ;     394 words ...NASA delays Martian soil gathering due to communication...delayed gathering of Martian soil samples by the Phoenix Mars...clumpy soil at the Martian arctic site this week...material found in the Martian soil just beneath the surface...

Article: NASA Spacecraft Analyzing Martian Soil Data.
Science Letter;  August 19, 2008 ;     561 words ...Scientists are analyzing results from soil samples delivered several weeks ago to science instruments...Phoenix Mars Lander to understand the landing site's soil chemistry and mineralogy (see also NASA). Within the...Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA, suggesting one of the soil constituents may be ...

Article: NASA SPACECRAFT ANALYZING MARTIAN SOIL DATA
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 4, 2008 ;     623 words ......press release: Scientists are analyzing results from soil samples delivered several weeks ago to science instruments...Phoenix Mars Lander to understand the landing site's soil chemistry and mineralogy. Within the last month, two...Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA, suggesting one of the soil ...

Article: NASA probe's instruments begin inspection of Martian soil samples
The Hindustan Times;  June 14, 2008 ;     328 words ......by HT Syndication. Washington, June 14 -- Two instruments on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have begun inspecting Martian soil samples delivered by the scoop on the probe's arm. The instruments are a microscope and a bake-and-sniff analyzer. According...

Article: NASA Spacecraft Analyzing Martian Soil Data
U.S. Newswire;  August 4, 2008 ;     676 words ......PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists are analyzing results from soil samples delivered several weeks ago to science instruments...Phoenix Mars Lander to understand the landing site's soil chemistry and mineralogy. Within the last month, two...Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA, suggesting one of the ...

Article: Long-Time Respiration of Contaminated Soil Samples during Laboratory Storage under Different Conditions
Soil & Sediment Contamination;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Soil samples have to be stored during transportation...cause storage-dependent changes in soil samples. Furthermore, recommendations are given...respiration of six highly contaminated soil samples was determined. Physicochemical characteristics...

Article: NASA formulates strategy to launch first mission to collect Martian soil samples
The Hindustan Times;  December 11, 2007 ;     319 words ......launch the first Mars mission to bring soil samples back to Earth, which will contribute...the useful or harmful properties of Martian soil. This will go a long way in supporting...objectives that can be met only by returning Martian soil to Earth. The review of past engineering...

Article: Mars lander prepares to cook soil samples.(Canada/World)
The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario);  June 7, 2008 ;     61 words ...LOS ANGELES -- The Phoenix Mars lander is poised to dump seven tablespoons of Martian soil into its miniature oven, where the sample will be heated and studied for signs of possible life-building elements. Scientists want...

Article: Soil samples from jeep, murder site did not match
New Straits Times;  November 6, 2007 ;     512 words ...Rita Jong New Straits Times 11-06-2007 Soil samples from jeep, murder site did not match...testing both samples. "There were two soil samples taken at the murder scene. One was 35m...composition. Noorin: What happens if two soil samples are taken from the same place but at...

Article: Determination of benzimidazole fungicides in soil samples using microwave-assisted micellar extraction and liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.(RESIDUES AND TRACE ELEMENTS)(Report)
Journal of AOAC International;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......thiabendazole, and fuberidazole) in soil samples. The analytes were extracted from the soil samples by means of conventional microwave-assisted...recoveries of the fungicides in spiked soil samples between 71 and 105%. The results were...

Article: Martian soil test raises more questions
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 21, 2004 ;     258 words ...Martian soil test raises more questions Associated...time to analyze the composition of the Martian soil, scientists said Tuesday. NASA scientists...hypotheses about what's going on in the Martian soil," said Steve Squyres, principal investigator...

Article: Soil samples.(News Watch)(Brief article)
Feedstuffs;  April 28, 2008 ;     143 words ...Kemin Industries made a contribution of 34,365 soil samples and 39,662 microbial strains to the University of Iowa. The soil samples, collected from every continent and virtually every known ecology on the planet, is a tremendous source of genetic...

Article: NASA's Phoenix lifts first scoop of Martian soil
Xinhua News Agency;  June 2, 2008 ;     219 words ...NASA's Phoenix lifts first scoop of Martian soil WASHINGTON, June 2 (Xinhua) -- One week...spacecraft lifted its first scoop of Martian soil as a test of the lander's Robotic Arm...examined the lander's first scoop of Martian soil. "The camera has its own red, green...