publicradiointernational: kqedscience: NASA’s Mars Lander: The Exploration Begins“For scientists at NASA Ames in Moffet Field, the work is just beginning. NASA Ames senior scientist David Blake designed CheMin, one of the scientific instruments that hitched a ride to Mars aboard Curiosity. CheMin, short for Chemistry & Mineralogy, uses x-ray diffraction to analyze soil and rock samples that the nuclear-powered rover will collect as it explores the Martian surface.”Listen online or read more in today’s radio story from KQED QUEST. File under cool space science machines.

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NASA’s Mars Lander: The Exploration Begins

“For scientists at NASA Ames in Moffet Field, the work is just beginning. NASA Ames senior scientist David Blake designed CheMin, one of the scientific instruments that hitched a ride to Mars aboard Curiosity. CheMin, short for Chemistry & Mineralogy, uses x-ray diffraction to analyze soil and rock samples that the nuclear-powered rover will collect as it explores the Martian surface.”

Listen online or read more in today’s radio story from KQED QUEST.

File under cool space science machines.

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