Sol 12 on onward general imaging, First TEGA delivery |
Sol 12 on onward general imaging, First TEGA delivery |
Jun 7 2008, 09:01 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14433 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Looks like the Sol 12 images are coming down
http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?...3286&cID=50 Motion in the scoop for sure, so hopefully a full delivery will be imaged...in full. |
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Jun 11 2008, 02:48 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 27-May 08 Member No.: 4145 |
Any clue what this is? They keep imaging it:
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Jun 11 2008, 03:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 213 Joined: 21-January 07 From: Wigan, England Member No.: 1638 |
That's the Organic-Free Blank.
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Jun 11 2008, 03:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 408 Joined: 3-August 05 Member No.: 453 |
Cool - so that is where it is! Well, apparently it is still there
Will be interesting when they start milling that blank to feed TEGA. I wonder if that involves a dedicated use of one of the ovens or is combined with another sample's processing? Airbag |
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Jun 11 2008, 03:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
I wonder if that involves a dedicated use of one of the ovens or is combined with another sample's processing? It looks to me like it would involve dedicated use of an oven. But the blank will not be analyzed unless organics are detected in one of the Mars samples. Then the blank will be analyzed followed by a repeat analysis of the Mars sample. So, detection of organics in one Mars sample (samples from one stratum of a dig) will use three TEGA ovens! I don't quite understand how the blank works. How is it representative of all sources of contamination that might come from Phoenix? Also, since it's been uncovered, isn't it being contaminated by Mars? |
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