Mars Orbiter snaps boulder, Last month - boulder tumbles five hundred meters from location |
Mars Orbiter snaps boulder, Last month - boulder tumbles five hundred meters from location |
Aug 13 2014, 07:48 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 28 Joined: 1-July 13 From: United Kingdom, England Member No.: 6965 |
Hi there,
I read this on the NASA.gov site. Last month a tall boulder rolled five hundred meters, and tilted upright. There is no actual explanation as to why, seismic movement? Possibly the breeze of the wind. I found the whole event interesting as the location is void and empty. Reminds me a little of the Rover and the peble. Boulder rolls down hill |
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Aug 17 2014, 07:54 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Might also be interesting to search for a nearby recent impact; that might've been what jarred it loose.
In fact, such a find would be incredibly informative since it could tell us a lot about subsurface properties that relate to conduction of motion. The energy from an impact could be calculated reasonably well as a function of crater diameter, so that would be a terrific 'calibrated' stimulus. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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