Minerals
over Mars
Science, March 11, 2005
This piece
is an introduction to a special section that contains
6 research papers on the same topic – the investigation
of the mineral composition of Mars. The introduction summarises
the main points covered in the paper and is excellent
for people who are interested in the topic but who don’t
have the time (or patience) to read all 6 articles.
Although it
is just a short summary the introduction is gives a very
clear picture of what is happening on the surface of Mars,
including what equipment is being used and what sort of
minerals are being found there.
The information
contained here is also relevant to the course as the history
of Mars involving water was recently covered in lectures.
While not strictly
an article as such, I thought that this piece of journalism
was informative and I have included it because it gives
a very good summary of what is happening on Mars at the
moment.
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