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In Situ Spectroscopy on Mars-following the water in current NASA missions
Philip Gütlich, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, German
Miniaturized Mössbauer spectrometers, less than one hundredth the size of a standard spectrometer, on board the Mars exploration rovers "Spirit" and "Opportunity", have recorded spectra of high quality. The identification of jarosite provided some of the most compelling evidence for the occurrence of water on Mars. The lecture includes an exciting animation of the Mars landing, based on real flight data. SCIENCE has chosen two reports of the Mars exploration as "breakthrough of the year 2004".
Thursday September 21, 2006
5:15 p.m. – Informal reception at entrance to Mellon Institute Auditorium
6:00 p.m. – Mellon Institute Auditorium, Mellon Institute, 4400 Fifth Avenue (use Bellefield Street entrance)
Co-sponsored by the Department of Chemistry
September 13 , 2006