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K. Gospodinova
Researcher at Tufts University
Publications - 9
Citations - 1238
K. Gospodinova is an academic researcher from Tufts University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Martian soil & Perchlorate. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 9 publications receiving 1082 citations. Previous affiliations of K. Gospodinova include Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Detection of Perchlorate and the Soluble Chemistry of Martian Soil at the Phoenix Lander Site
Michael H. Hecht,Samuel P. Kounaves,Richard C. Quinn,S. J. West,S. M. M. Young,Douglas W. Ming,David C. Catling,David C. Catling,B. C. Clark,William V. Boynton,John H. Hoffman,Lauren DeFlores,K. Gospodinova,J. Kapit,Peter H. Smith +14 more
TL;DR: Results suggest that the soil at the Phoenix landing site must have suffered alteration through the action of liquid water in geologically the recent past, and revealed an alkaline environment in contrast to that found by the Mars Exploration Rovers, indicating that many different environments have existed on Mars.
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Wet Chemistry experiments on the 2007 Phoenix Mars Scout Lander mission: Data analysis and results
Samuel P. Kounaves,Michael H. Hecht,J. Kapit,J. Kapit,K. Gospodinova,K. Gospodinova,Lauren DeFlores,Richard C. Quinn,Richard C. Quinn,William V. Boynton,B. C. Clark,David C. Catling,David C. Catling,P. Hredzak,D. W. Ming,Q. Moore,Jennifer A. Shusterman,Shannon T. Stroble,S. J. West,S. M. M. Young +19 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used an array of ion selective electrodes and solution conductivity using a conductivity cell to measure the minimum leachable ions in the soil and do not take into account species remaining in the ground soil, and found that the leached portion of soils at the Phoenix landing site are slightly alkaline and dominated by carbonate and perchlorate.
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Soluble sulfate in the martian soil at the Phoenix landing site
Samuel P. Kounaves,Michael H. Hecht,J. Kapit,J. Kapit,Richard C. Quinn,David C. Catling,Benton C. Clark,Douglas W. Ming,K. Gospodinova,K. Gospodinova,Patricia Hredzak,K. McElhoney,Jennifer A. Shusterman +12 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the first in-situ measurement of soluble sulfate equivalent to 1.3(± 0.5) wt% as SO 4 in the soil was reported.
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The MECA Wet Chemistry Laboratory on the 2007 Phoenix Mars Scout Lander
Samuel P. Kounaves,Michael H. Hecht,Steven J. West,Steven J. West,John Michael Morookian,S. M. M. Young,Richard C. Quinn,P. J. Grunthaner,Xiaowen Wen,Mark Weilert,Casey Cable,Anita M. Fisher,K. Gospodinova,J. Kapit,Shannon T. Stroble,Po Chang Hsu,Benton C. Clark,Douglas W. Ming,Peter H. Smith +18 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the 2007 Phoenix Mars Lander includes four wet chemistry cells, each consisting of a lower beaker containing sensors designed to analyze the chemical properties of the regolith and an upper actuator assembly for adding soil, water, reagents, and stirring.
Aqueous Carbonate Chemistry of the Martian Soil at the Phoenix Landing Site
Samuel P. Kounaves,David C. Catling,B. C. Clark,Lauren DeFlores,K. Gospodinova,Michael H. Hecht,J. Kapit,D. W. Ming,Richard C. Quinn +8 more
TL;DR: S P Kounaves, D Catling, B C Clark, L DeFlores, K Gospodinova, M H Hecht, J Kapit, D W Ming, R C Quinn and The Phoenix Science Team, Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 02155 as mentioned in this paper, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Bldg, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK