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If Elysia Planitium has salts below the surface that can take up water from the atmosphere it might have similar brines too, and if so, perhaps the mole could notice the brines as a more heat conductive layer just below the surface as it starts to drill? Especially if the conductivity varied and was highest in the early morning, it might be the Curiosity brines. Just an idea. |
If Elysia Planitium has salts below the surface that can take up water from the atmosphere it might have similar brines too, and if so, perhaps the mole could notice the brines as a more heat conductive layer just below the surface as it starts to drill? Especially if the conductivity varied and was highest in the early morning, it might be the Curiosity brines. Just an idea. |
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If this is a possibility there might be |
If this is a possibility there might be something to be said for drilling very slowly through the top 15 cms, sending frequent pulses of heat, and sending pulses from the same location through a day / night cycle, and monitoring to see if there is any day / night variation in the thermal conductivity that might indicate temporarily forming brine layers. |
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For more about these brines see |
For more about these brines see |
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