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 19 2014, 03:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
Here's something that Stu spotted that I think is quite interesting. It looks like a couple small rocks with long trails behind them. Stu created an animated GIF with lines next to the trail-like features; they're subtle. I looked up the images in MP for some context: the trails are not obviously downslope, they go more west-ish, although I suppose they could be a bit downslope locally, it's hard to tell. Stu gave me permission to post this to see what you think.
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Jan 19 2014, 05:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4256 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
It looks like a couple small rocks with long trails behind them. I think the human eye is excellent at finding features like that, but I don't think these are trails left by rolling rocks. We know what disturbed soil looks like on Mars - I'd expect much more obvious darker patches due to the soil underneath being exposed (if these were recent, at least). |
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