On Friday, June 20, 2008 3:52 AM [GMT-3=3DCET],
Tamas Rudnai  wrote:

> 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

The actual pressure in the surface of Mars is 8millibars and the temperature
max -32=BAC and min -80=BAC.
Couldn't be simulated this conditions in earth?, just to demostrate that
vaporization can happen?


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