From: henry@spsystems.net   
      
   In article <1104984672.969118.160000@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,   
   stork  wrote:   
   >How much platinum and other precious metals are they finding on Mars   
   >with the rovers?   
      
   No data.  The APXS is the only rover instrument sensitive to detailed   
   chemical composition, and as best I can tell without going digging up   
   references, it yields no meaningful information about heavy elements.   
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