DocumentCode
1191773
Title
Mars: dead or alive?
Author
Digregorio, Barry E.
Volume
40
Issue
5
fYear
2003
fDate
5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
36
Lastpage
41
Abstract
A miniaturized marvel of engineering aspires to rewrite the textbooks about life on the Red Planet. The paper discusses the Beagle 2 mission to Mars. Mention is made of the instrumentation together with the search for life.
Keywords
Mars; astronomical instruments; extraterrestrial life; planetary surfaces; Beagle 2 mission; Mars; extraterrestrial life; instrumentation; Chemistry; Costs; Instruments; Mars; NASA; Optical microscopy; Organic materials; Packaging; Planets; Spectroscopy;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2003.1197478
Filename
1197478
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