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Suggestion for extended Viking magnetic properties experiment on future Mars missionsA remarkable result from the Viking missions was the discovery that the Martian soil is highly magnetic, in the sense that the soil is attracted by a small magnet. The soil was found to adhere almost equally well to a strong and a weak SmCo magnet in the Viking lander backhoe at both landing sites. An array of permanent magnets, with the purpose of establishing if the magnetic particles on Mars are present as discrete or as composite particles, has been constructed.
Document ID
19940011902
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Madsen, M. B.
(Orsted Inst. Copenhagen, Denmark)
Knudsen, J. M.
(Orsted Inst. Copenhagen, Denmark)
Vistisen, L.
(Niels Bohr Inst. Copenhagen, Denmark)
Hargraves, R. B.
(Princeton Univ. NJ., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Twenty-Fourth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Part 2: G-M
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
94N16375
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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