Asked NASA a Question. This is what I Got

[Zinjanthropos]

A form letter and no answer. Got it yesterday. Was going to delete it but when I saw a trending story about the high pitched squealing noises emanating from Perseverance’s wheels, I thought maybe my question might be relevant.   My question at the bottom.

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From: no-reply@nasa.gov <no-reply@nasa.gov> 
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 11:37 AM
To: public-inquiries@hq.nasa.gov
Subject: NASA Online Form Submission: Mars Program
 

subjectdropdown: Mars Program

submitContent: Firing rockets caused turbulence at ground level during Perseverance’s descent. Was there a possibility for water particles within the frozen soil to instantly adhere to or freeze on the lander’s equipment including the wheels, affecting performance?

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no-reply@nasa.gov <no-reply@nasa.gov> 
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 11:37 AM
To: public-inquiries@hq.nasa.gov
Subject: NASA Online Form Submission: Mars Program

subjectdropdown: Mars Program

submitContent: Firing rockets caused turbulence at ground level during Perseverance’s descent. Was there a possibility for water particles within the frozen soil to instantly adhere to or freeze on the lander’s equipment including the wheels, affecting performance?

Probably not, since it landed during daylight, and supposedly on schedule (the Martian afternoon if the case, not early morning).

"Liquid water lurks just below the surface of Mars on cold winter nights, according to new research. The Mars Curiosity rover has found evidence that when temperatures drop on cold winter nights, trace amounts of water from the atmosphere can turn to frost, which can then be absorbed into the upper layers of the Martian soil and liquefied. The liquid water evaporates back into the atmosphere after sunrise, when temperatures start to go up again." https://www.space.com/29072-mars-liquid-...night.html

[Zinjanthropos]

no-reply@nasa.gov <no-reply@nasa.gov> 
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 11:37 AM
To: public-inquiries@hq.nasa.gov
Subject: NASA Online Form Submission: Mars Program

subjectdropdown: Mars Program

submitContent: Firing rockets caused turbulence at ground level during Perseverance’s descent. Was there a possibility for water particles within the frozen soil to instantly adhere to or freeze on the lander’s equipment including the wheels, affecting performance?

Probably not, since it landed during daylight, and supposedly on schedule (the Martian afternoon if the case, not early morning).

"Liquid water lurks just below the surface of Mars on cold winter nights, according to new research. The Mars Curiosity rover has found evidence that when temperatures drop on cold winter nights, trace amounts of water from the atmosphere can turn to frost, which can then be absorbed into the upper layers of the Martian soil and liquefied. The liquid water evaporates back into the atmosphere after sunrise, when temperatures start to go up again." https://www.space.com/29072-mars-liquid-...night.html

I saw this little article so it’s why I asked. In fact there’s a few more like it.

https://astronomy.com/news/2019/12/water...an-surface

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I saw this little article so it’s why I asked. In fact there’s a few more like it.

https://astronomy.com/news/2019/12/water...an-surface

There were even earlier 2013 accounts that claimed astronauts could extract a liter of water from a cubic foot of surface Martian soil, but it was bound to minerals (along with sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and oxygen).