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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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Title:
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Bromine and Chlorine Go Separate Ways
Title
Bromine and Chlorine Go Separate Ways
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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This graph shows the relative concentrations of bromine and chlorine at various locations on Earth and Mars. Typically, bromine and chlorine stick together in a fixed ratio, as in martian meteorites and Earth seawater. But sometimes the elements split apart and their relative quantities diverge. This separation is usually caused by evaporation processes, as in the Dead Sea on Earth. On Mars, at Meridiani Planum and Gusev Crater, this split has been observed to an even greater degree than seen on Earth. This puzzling result is currently being further explored by Mars Exploration Rover scientists. Data for the Mars locations were taken by the rover's alpha particle X-ray spectrometer.
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This graph shows the relative concentrations of bromine and chlorine at various locations on Earth and Mars. Typically, bromine and chlorine stick together in a fixed ratio, as in martian meteorites and Earth seawater. But sometimes the elements split apart and their relative quantities diverge. This separation is usually caused by evaporation processes, as in the Dead Sea on Earth. On Mars, at Meridiani Planum and Gusev Crater, this split has been observed to an even greater degree than seen on Earth. This puzzling result is currently being further explored by Mars Exploration Rover scientists. Data for the Mars locations were taken by the rover's alpha particle X-ray spectrometer.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/Cornell/Max Planck Institute
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL/Cornell/Max Planck Institute
Image Credit
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Produced By:
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JPL
Produced_By
JPL
Produced By
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Mission:
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Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mission
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Spacecraft:
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Spirit
Spacecraft
Spirit
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Mars
Target_Name
Mars
Target Name
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Is a satellite of:
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Sol (our sun)
Is_a_satellite_of
Sol (our sun)
Is a satellite of
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Instrument:
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Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
Instrument
Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
Instrument
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Product Size:
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720 samples x 540 lines
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720 samples x 540 lines
Product Size
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Sun
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Sun
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Crater
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Crater
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Earth
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Earth
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Spectrometer
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Spectrometer
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Spirit
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Spirit
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars
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Mars
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Planck
facet_what
Planck
facet_what
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Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
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Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
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Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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facet_where:
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Mars
facet_where
Mars
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Dead Sea
facet_where
Dead Sea
facet_where
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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Image #:
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PIA05676
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA05676
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA05676
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