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Post by Al on Nov 8, 2012 18:54:19 GMT -5
This little rover is really paying off with some great results! Mars is rocky and red, photos have shown. But what minerals make up the planet? The answer to that question has been just conjecture -- until now. David Bish, an Indiana University geological sciences department professor, is researching the answer. Bish is on a NASA team to analyze the surface of Mars using the Curiosity rover. Ultimately, the Mars Science Laboratory Project hopes to find out whether the planet at one time may have been favorable for microbial life. Earlier this week, NASA hosted a media teleconference on preliminary research results, and Bish was one of the presenters. FULL STORY LINK BELOW www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Geologist-Analyzes-Mars-Makeup/story.xhtml?story_id=020000FWKTCC
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