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Is the hematite site still a possible future landing site?

April 26, 2017Education future hematite landing NASA nasa quest national air and space association possible Quest site

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Is the hematite site still a possible future landing site?

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Michelle, I believe that the hematite site is still a prime future landing site. I think with the delays we will consider more sites than before. The hematite site is of interest because the type of hematite we see on the surface suggests it has formed in water and was possibly buried for a period of time. Since the lander missions are currently driven by the “search for life” than that makes the hematite site a good location to search for past life. [ Oran/NASAChatHost – 26 – 10:59:54 ] RE: [Michelle] Thank you Mike (and Oran) for the time you have taken to do this chat. Unfortunately for me, I have to run to go teach a class, so I must leave now. I will be looking for the answers in the archive. Thank you so very much! Michelle, we’re glad you could join us today, and thank you and your students for your great questions! [ MikeMellon/MarsGlobalSurveyor – 27 – 11:00:10 ] Thank you for your questions. They were very good ones. [ Oran/NASAChatHost – 28 – 11:01:17 ] This concludes today’