Jezero Delta Campaign, Sols 414-1000, 21 Apr 2022- 23 Dec 2023 |
Jezero Delta Campaign, Sols 414-1000, 21 Apr 2022- 23 Dec 2023 |
Apr 21 2022, 07:21 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 362 Joined: 13-April 06 From: Malta Member No.: 741 |
Think we can kick off the new phase of exploration at Jezero.
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May 1 2022, 09:47 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 790 Joined: 9-May 21 From: Germany Member No.: 9017 |
I think with PCA, all that you can safely say about two highly contrasting colors is that there is a difference between two things, but there's no definite information about the nature of that difference, and it could easily be some combination of illumination, texture, composition or possibly other things, in any unknown combination. . . . Thank you, StargazeInWonder, I couldn't explain it better.Moreover, with the PCA, the contrasts seen across one part of the image are further altered by what happens to be present in other parts of the image. We may easily be looking at one more or less constant composition of the rocks in these photos with different history of weathering, burial, dust cover, etc. Another example with relation to Mars: A solid piece of crystalline hematite (like the famous "blueberries") is steel gray and may appear blue after PCA transformation. Hematite powder is red (used as pigment Red ochre). The nature of the difference here is the different particle size, the mineral is the same. . . . My sense suggests to me that the finely-bedded bluish rocks are silt- or mudstones. . . . I had the same impression due to the smooth surfaces and thin layering. I hesitated to write it down until we get more details (high resolution images, mineral analyses). |
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