It will also study the composition of the surface.
Temperature variations, in particular, will hint at the composition of the surface.
The composition of the surface makes a big difference as well, says Traynor.
A number of the Soviet landers carried instruments to analyze the chemical composition of the surface materials of Venus.
Christensen, P. R. et al. Morphology and composition of the surface of Mars Marss Odyssey THEMIS results.
There was every variation of red, depending on the composition of the surface and the angle at which the sunlight struck it.
The probe then transmitted for 90 minutes from the surface, taking measurements on the properties and composition of the surface and analysing the atmosphere.
This was supported by measurements made by an X-ray spectrometer on board NEAR Shoemaker of the elemental composition of the surface of Eros, an S IV) asteroid.
Cell biomaterial interactions are largely governed by the chemical composition of the surface.
The visible and near infrared spectrometers are sensitive to the mineral composition of the surface, and REXIS measures the individual atomic elements that are present.
Every atom has its own unique signature of energy states, so we can deduce the elemental composition of the surface of the asteroid.
