The Planetary Shared Sample Library: A New Tool for Planetary Science (PDF)
The University of Leicester?s Space Research Centre has begun to assemble a database for use by all planetary scientists and engineers in the analysis of rocky planets, moons, and asteroids.
The 2003 Spectroscopy Survey of Salaries and Employment Issues (PDF)
A look at spectroscopists' incomes and attitudes about their jobs.
2003 ? The Year of Mars (PDF)
Two orbiting spacecraft are already gathering information about Mars, and another orbiter and three surface landers are ready for launch ? all this in a year when the red planet will be closer to Earth than it has been since prehistoric times.
Global Economic Upturn on 2003 Bodes Well for Spectroscopy Market (PDF)
This article looks at estimated growth in spectroscopy sectors for 2003.
Uncovering the Secret of the Rocks with LIBS (PDF)
After nearly three decades and three spacecaft landings on the surface of Mars, we still do not know what the rocks are made of . . .