Winter campaign at Cook Haven, Sol 3512 - 3599 (December 13, 2013 - March 10, 2014) |
Winter campaign at Cook Haven, Sol 3512 - 3599 (December 13, 2013 - March 10, 2014) |
Dec 13 2013, 04:31 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
She's there! Opportunity drove down to the "Cook Haven" bright outcrops on Sol 3512.
Even better, news via Twitter that currents on the front right wheel are back to normal. Phew. |
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Jan 14 2014, 09:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1057 Joined: 17-February 09 Member No.: 4605 |
Probably gypsum although there are other possibilities. An APXS will narrow the field and we will no doubt get the good word in due course. Regardless the deposition implies a fracture which would explain this bit apparently breaking off so easily. There are a couple of displaced fragments of rock evident in mhowards image at post #318, located at the edge of the rock around 205 degrees from Pinnacle Island (taking the top of the image as north) which would seem to define the trajectory.
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