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Article: Martian soil test raises more questions
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- January 21, 2004
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Martian soil test raises more questions
Associated Press
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Pasadena, Calif. -- The Spirit rover has used its entire "Swiss
army knife" tool kit for the first time to analyze the composition of
the Martian soil, scientists said Tuesday.
NASA scientists said the examination revealed as many questions as
answers.
"We have now a number of hypotheses about what's going on in the
Martian soil," said Steve Squyres, principal investigator from
Cornell University, describing the soil analysis that the rover
conducted on Monday.
The six-wheeled robot turned its attention Tuesday to the large,
sharply angled rock scientists have dubbed "Adirondack." Results of
that testing ...