Sentences with phrase «analyzed rock samples»

Curiosity's science team is eager to analyze rock samples pulled from the clay - bearing rocks seen in the center of the image.

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After a decade of mapping rock formations and analyzing samples, Brasier believes he has attained the extraordinary evidence that Schopf has not.
After inspiring millions of people worldwide with its successful landing in a crater on the Red Planet on Aug. 5, 2012, PDT (Aug. 6, 2012, EDT), Curiosity has provided more than 190 gigabits of data; returned more than 36,700 full images and 35,000 thumbnail images; fired more than 75,000 laser shots to investigate the composition of targets; collected and analyzed sample material from two rocks; and driven more than one mile (1.6 kilometers).
To estimate the density of ancient slabs, Klein compiled a large dataset of more than 1,400 previously analyzed samples of both modern rocks and komatiites — classic rock types that were around 3 billion years ago but are no longer produced today.
There, the sample was heated to temperatures high enough that the gasses within the rock were released and could be analyzed by an onboard mass spectrometer.
In the early 1980s we helped collect rock samples from the site, which were then analyzed to identify the iridium - rich clay layer that is now understood as the fallout from the impact of a comet or asteroid.
The robot fed the resulting rock powder into its Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument, which heated the sample, vaporizing it into gases that the tool could anSample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument, which heated the sample, vaporizing it into gases that the tool could ansample, vaporizing it into gases that the tool could analyze.
They will soon begin replicating early Earth chemistry on rocks and analyzing the reaction products with their robotic sampling system.
The researchers were permitted by the National Park Service to collect one new rock sample to analyze its magnetic properties, and added this to existing measurements made over 30 years ago from a few other sections of the tower.
SAM is set to analyze its first solid sample in the coming weeks, beginning the search for organic compounds in the rocks and soils of Gale Crater.
The instrument also will analyze samples of soil and rock, as well as more atmosphere samples.
In previous work, the research team analyzed samples of ancient rock collected from the Klamath Mountains of Northern California to find that the rocks and surrounding trees there held large amounts of nitrogen.
Since this drilling is done in order to analyze the underlying rock strata, the core samples are often kept for reference.
Create Resume Lee Wallace 100 Broadway LaneNew Parkland, CA, 91010Cell: (555) 987-1234 [email protected] Professional Summary Resourceful Geochemist thoroughly analyzing rock, mineral and soil samples to better understand issues pertaining to the earth's composition for the purpose of efficiently utilizing important resources.
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