Saturday, May 17, 2008

UTD device is on its way to Mars to test for life

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UTD has sent a spectrometer on a Phoenix spacecraft to Mars. The device tests for water and signs of life. The spacecraft is expected to land on Mars May 25. Physicists from UTD have played a role in many previous space missions.

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Pretty sure that my stepfather worked on the gas chromatograph. It analyzed gas content, anyway, don't know if chromatograph is the right word.

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