Post Block Island Meteor Studies (The Western Route), The 6th Leg in our Zig Zag Journey to Endeavour Crater |
Post Block Island Meteor Studies (The Western Route), The 6th Leg in our Zig Zag Journey to Endeavour Crater |
Oct 16 2009, 01:39 AM
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... a brief mention of "new rock": Is "New Rock" another meteorite? Staring at SFJCody's jpg of the google-map, I noticed what appears to be a relatively recent small impact crater ~500m to our south. I made a few notes to the map, with a guess to where we might be going after the recent rock-a-palooza: |
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Oct 16 2009, 02:18 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1887 Joined: 20-November 04 From: Iowa Member No.: 110 |
I agree
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Oct 16 2009, 07:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2921 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Any chance it'll be Oppy's cruise stage?
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Oct 16 2009, 07:38 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Any chance it'll be Oppy's cruise stage? I would expect that the cruise stage would be downrange of the landing ellipse. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Oct 16 2009, 07:46 AM
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Oct 16 2009, 08:09 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Oct 16 2009, 08:58 AM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Edited: ... and a mosaic to put the rock into context. OK, looks like there's no more funny rocks in the horizon...time to lift some Meridiani dust! -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Oct 16 2009, 09:06 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
"Funny rocks"?!?!?!?! Call yourself an explorer?!?!?
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Oct 16 2009, 09:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2921 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
I think "poor thing" is not much better
Edited: Rui, you're 1 post ahead of me! Who'll be the first to reach 2K? -------------------- |
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Oct 16 2009, 10:05 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 877 Joined: 7-March 05 From: Switzerland Member No.: 186 |
Does anyone need to go to the toilet? Yes, ok, then let us get a nice sight all around it...
Isn't there a significant similarity between these meteorites. Holed and broken-like. Is Oppy able to get an accurate enough measurement to conclude that they are of the same (identical) composite? -------------------- |
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Oct 16 2009, 10:51 AM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
"Funny rocks"?!?!?!?! Call yourself an explorer?!?!? Man, this rocks cross space to sit there for ages waiting for us, just to prevent us to put the pedal to the metal...let's just say that they have a strange sense of humour... And yes climber...2000 it is! 2000 posts of pure cookiness, hope you enjoyed them as much as I... -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Oct 16 2009, 11:43 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2921 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
hope you enjoyed them as much as I... I don't know for the 2 remaining, but so far, so good! -------------------- |
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Oct 16 2009, 02:32 PM
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Oct 16 2009, 03:01 PM
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Oct 16 2009, 03:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4247 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
And here's our "lost" rock. Sure enough! And only 2.9 metres away. Impressive targetting after a 64 metre drive (even if they missed it in the first sequences). At that distance I measure about 32 cm across, though I think it's a fair bit wider in the other direction. |
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