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1Sample return mission — A sample return mission is a spacecraft mission with the goal of returning tangible samples from an location to Earth for analysis. Sample return missions may bring back merely atoms and molecules or a deposit of complex compounds such as dirt… …
2sample preparation — ▪ chemistry Introduction in analytical chemistry (chemistry), the processes in which a representative piece of material is extracted from a larger amount and readied for analysis. Sampling and sample preparation have a unique meaning and special …
3Core sample — Rock core samples. The product of a Diamond rig. (The bird is a Pied Butcherbird.) A core sample is a cylindrical section of (usually) a naturally occurring substance. Most core samples are obtained by drilling with special drills into the… …
4Lunar soil — Moondust redirects here. For the Commodore 64 video game, see Moondust (video game). For the Psychoactive drug, see Phencyclidine. Bootprint on lunar soil …
5Geotechnical engineering — [ Boston s Big Dig presented geotechnical challenges in an urban environment.] Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. Geotechnical engineering includes investigating …
6Life on Mars — For other uses, see Life on Mars (disambiguation). An artist s impression of what Mars surface and atmosphere may look like if Mars were terraformed. Scientists have long speculated about the possibility of life on Mars owing to the planet s… …
7Geotechnical investigation — Geotechnical investigations are performed by geotechnical engineers or engineering geologists to obtain information on the physical properties of soil and rock around a site to design earthworks and foundations for proposed structures and for… …
8hydrologic sciences — Introduction the fields of study concerned with the waters of the Earth. Included are the sciences of hydrology, oceanography, limnology, and glaciology. In its widest sense hydrology encompasses the study of the occurrence, the… …
9Phoenix (spacecraft) — This article is about the Mars lander. For the Star Trek spacecraft, see Phoenix (Star Trek). For other uses, see Phoenix (disambiguation). Phoenix Mars Mission Artist s impression of the Phoenix spacecraft as it lands on Mars Operator NASA …
10Powder diffraction — is a scientific technique using X ray, neutron, or electron diffraction on powder or microcrystalline samples for structural characterization of materials. [B.D. Cullity Elements of X ray Diffraction Addison Wesley Mass. 1978] Explanation Ideally …
