Bye Bye Blueberries |
Bye Bye Blueberries |
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According to Steve Squyres' latest journal entry, Opportunity is now seeing virtually -no- blueberries in the surface matrix anymore.
"...On top of that, Opportunity has stumbled onto something really new and different lately... the blueberries seem to be gone!..." And a theory: "But one possible guess at this point is that we have moved "up section" in geologic terms -- to rocks that are higher up in this stack of layered sediments -- and that the rocks at this level never experienced the concretion-forming process. It's an interesting hypothesis with interesting implications, and it's also one that could explain a few other odd things we've been thinking about ever since Eagle crater" Looks like Oppy will stop for some intense IDD work in the next day or so. |
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QUOTE (Burmese @ Oct 24 2005, 05:25 PM) Too early I think. Steve said: "We're not jumping to any conclusions, but everybody is itching to get the IDD onto this stuff as soon as we get the chance." Imho, that chance will be once Oppy touches hard rock again, not earlier. |
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