East side of Cape York, Sol 3040 - 3056 |
East side of Cape York, Sol 3040 - 3056 |
Aug 12 2012, 09:57 PM
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Aug 24 2012, 02:46 PM
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Better to compare the two left frames or the two right frames to minimize viewing angle differences:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...0M1.JPG?sol3044 http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...0M1.JPG?sol3044 I'd be surprized if this was a lighting effect, since at midday the sun's pretty high, and the effect we're seeing is not too far below the horizon, so not where you'd be catching reflections from the sun. Plus the two frames are only a couple of minutes apart. And they have identical filters. IIRC, we have seen similar things over longer intervals after wind gusts. So one guess is we had a good strong gust between these two frames almost erase the tracks. BTW, another lovely shadow-reaching-into-the-crater shot: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...0M1.JPG?sol3051 |
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Aug 24 2012, 02:53 PM
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