Biology
Scientific paper
Dec 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979jgr....84.8379h&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 84, Dec. 30, 1979, p. 8379-8384.
Biology
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Magnetic Materials, Magnetic Properties, Mars Surface Samples, Minerals, Viking Mars Program, Crystallites, Distribution (Property), Imaging Techniques, Magnets, Space Missions, Viking Lander 2
Scientific paper
The backhoe magnets on Viking Lander (VL) 2 were successfully cleaned, followed by a test involving successive insertions of the cleaned backhoe into the surface. Rapid saturation of the magnets confirmed evidence from primary mission results that the magnetic mineral in the Martian surface is widely distributed, most probably in the form of composite particles of magnetic and nonmagnetic minerals. An image of the VL 2 backhoe taken via the X4 magnifying mirror demonstrates the fine-grained nature of the attracted magnetic material. The presence of maghemite and its occurrence as a pigment in, or a thin coating on, all mineral particles or as discrete, finely divided and widely distributed crystallites, are consistent with data from the inorganic analysis experiments and with laboratory simulations of results of the biology experiments on Mars.
Arvidson Ray E.
Cates P. M.
Collinson D. W.
Hargraves Robert B.
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