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Ice or salt? Looks like ice to me.

REB — 6/5/2008 2:41:35 PM (archived)

http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images/gallery/md_3074.jpg

Is it ice or salt? I would think ice would disappear after a couple of days, so we should know after a few days.

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The whole thread (13 posts)

Question about Phoenix/Mars - alcaray - 6/2/2008 6:34:12 PM
- Ice or salt? Looks like ice to me. - REB - 6/5/2008 2:41:35 PM
- Mars soil in the scoop - Raoul - 6/3/2008 5:41:44 AM
  - Thanks. Great pic. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 6/3/2008 11:51:01 PM
  - I wonder if that's ice or salts? - nick hoffman - 6/3/2008 7:52:54 AM
    - Pity they dumped this soil already - nick hoffman - 6/4/2008 12:01:39 AM
    - Not sure... - Raoul - 6/3/2008 6:37:27 PM
      - And they have the means to find out. (n/t) - Jacob - 6/3/2008 9:12:46 PM
- Ice - nick hoffman - 6/2/2008 10:07:28 PM
  - That's it!... You're ignoring the obvious! - Jacob - 6/3/2008 9:24:15 PM
    - Well to be fair... - alcaray - 6/4/2008 7:43:49 PM
    - A Mars Chamber - nick hoffman - 6/4/2008 12:08:40 AM
- re: Question about Phoenix/Mars - phil - 6/2/2008 6:53:54 PM

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