BarsoomerSome questions I would like t...

Barsoomer

Some questions I would like to hear answered at the Monday Press conference;

What were the results of the latest TECP tests? Did they again suggest absolute dryness of the lower levels of soil?

How do you reconcile the dryness suggested by the "leaked" TECP results with the various signs from the images that suggest that the surface could not be dry?

The release of CO2 and H2O between 200 and 1000 deg C in the TEGA test probably indicated breakdown of unspecified Organics. Why were there no indications as to the level of complexity of these organics given the capabilities and lack thereof of the TEGA instrument?

Why was'nt the RAC used to get higher resolution images of the soil in situ and after disturbance?

Why were'nt more OM images taken at different focal lengths to get clearer images of the weirdness seen in many of the soil particles?

Did any of the Astrobiologists on the team indicate that there were several particles which, from a visual examination only, might have been either of a biological or of a geological origin? If so, was any attempt made to reimage these particles at different stage positions and focal lengths to get a more comprehensive picture of them as well as better resolution?

The most common particles in the OM were the reddish yellow particles that might be clay. Were they clay? if so, how do you explain the ubiquitous presence of small spherical bodies within those particles?

What was the distribution and concentration of the perchlorates in the soil profile? Were there more in the surface soil?

Since perchlorate of itself has no overweening effect on habitability, Why was the perchlorate red herring used to dampen the effects of the earlier habitability statement?

I don't think that most of these questions will not be asked or answered but it would be good to get some answers to some of them.

Winston