I think it could be quite difficult to bring that sample into a lab if that
evaporates during digging it out :-) So currently all they can do is to best
guessing calculating with the data they have (temperature of the object,
temperature of the air and it's pressure, size of the object, time needed to
fully evaporating etc).

BTW I suppose the melting and boiling point of the water is a bit lower over
there? (because of the less gravitation, therefore the less atmospheric
pressure)

Tamas


On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 5:15 AM, Rich <rgrazia1@rochester.rr.com> wrote:

> 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...
> >
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