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May 18 2005, 06:29 PM
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Some pretty complex driving by the look of it:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/fo...E0P1214R0M1.JPG Now this is odd: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/na...E0P0617R0M1.JPG It looks like some of the rocks have slid down the dune |
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May 21 2005, 01:27 AM
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QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ May 20 2005, 12:06 PM) Well, this new hazcam shot really turns my "slump was probably just waiting to happen" hypothesis upside down. If the dust on that slope was so sensitive to vibrations, I suspect Spirit wouldn't have gotten this close without disturbing it further. http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/fo...EEP1214L0M1.JPG The Crusty unit does appear to be thicker and more coherent than the adjacent areas. After detailed MI, she should give this unit a poke and see what it does. It is clearly aeolian, and my guess is that it contains a hygroscopic salt that is cemented with the humour of atmosphaeric moysture... --Bill -------------------- |
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