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Sailing on sunlight

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Issues are presented concerning the development and trial of a spacecraft which uses the pressure of sunlight as a means of propulsion. The design and construction of the 40-kilogram spacecraft, Cosmos 1, is discussed.

Author: Alpert, Mark
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
Design and construction, Spacecraft, Space vehicles, Solar sails

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Martian Claymation

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One of the biggest mysteries of Mars is that it has every breed of water related minerals except carbonate. The absence of carbonate might be due to volcanic emissions of sulfur dioxide that cause acidic conditions and prevents carbonate from forming.

Author: Musser, George
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2005
United States, Environmental aspects, Mars (Planet), Natural history, Volcanoes, Properties, Structure, Carbonate minerals

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