What iron can tell us about Mars

Iron provides a gold mine of information about the past environment of dust, soil and rock, and the analysis of iron compounds can reveal much about the past environment of soil and rock. Details of the miniaturized version of a complex instrument designed to perform iron oxide analysis on board the...

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Published inAustralian science teachers' journal Vol. 49; no. 4; p. 36
Main Author Hart, Stephen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canberra Australian Science Teachers Association 01.12.2003
Subjects
Iron
Mars
Scientific imaging
Space exploration
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Summary:Iron provides a gold mine of information about the past environment of dust, soil and rock, and the analysis of iron compounds can reveal much about the past environment of soil and rock. Details of the miniaturized version of a complex instrument designed to perform iron oxide analysis on board the two Mars Exploration Rovers are presented.
ISSN:0045-0855