Santa Maria! |
Santa Maria! |
Dec 15 2010, 11:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 363 Joined: 13-April 06 From: Malta Member No.: 741 |
think it deserves a topic on its own
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Dec 17 2010, 04:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4256 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
A bit more detail about the SE rim of Santa Maria here.
QUOTE One planned target area is at Santa Maria's southeast rim. The red circle marked there on Figure 1 indicates the pixel size and location of an observation by the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that has piqued researchers' interest. The spectrum recorded by CRISM for this spot, unlike the spectrum recorded for the place indicated by the blue circle on the floor of the crater, suggests what might be a water-bearing sulfate mineral. Although Opportunity has detected such minerals on the surface during its nearly seven years on Mars, none have been detected from orbit at a place visited by Opportunity.
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