Chemist that you are, I agree with you; run the test.  It would indeed be 
prudent to at least run an IR test before disturbing the sample.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sergey Dryga" <register@dryga.us>
To: <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 11:06 PM
Subject: [OT] Water ice on Mars found!


> "Dice-size crumbs of bright material have vanished from inside a trench 
> where
> they were photographed by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander four days ago, 
> convincing
> scientists that the material was frozen water that vaporized after digging
> exposed it."
>
> http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/
>
> Being a chemist I would run a test before making statement like that, but 
> they
> sound very convinced!
>
> Next step: look for little green men...
>
> Sergey Dryga
> http://beaglerobotics.com
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