Farewell Beacon..., The next cape beckons... |
Farewell Beacon..., The next cape beckons... |
Nov 26 2006, 03:58 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1229 Joined: 24-December 05 From: The blue one in between the yellow and red ones. Member No.: 618 |
Wow! If I live to be a hundred, I'll never understand why we've sailed right on past the Beacon toward "Boat Ramp". I agree that the deepest exposures are the most important, but Beacon is the highest! It's sitting right there waiting for us. It's the top of the section. Whether it's composed of impact breccia or undisturbed laminated evaporite determines whether Victoria formed after or before the deposition of the upper Planitia Meridiani. I can't believe that is a trivial issue. It is a fundamental fact of Victoria's history.
-------------------- My Grandpa goes to Mars every day and all I get are these lousy T-shirts!
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Nov 28 2006, 03:08 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1229 Joined: 24-December 05 From: The blue one in between the yellow and red ones. Member No.: 618 |
I agree with Phil's points. I think our position represents one pole of a "streak hypothesis", wherein the dark streaks are formed by cleaning winds. The opposing hypothesis implies that the streaks are "dirtied" by some unusually dark, exotic material eroded from the walls of the crater and scattered across the annulus. Presumably this debate will be soon settled by MIs of the surface outside and inside the plumes.
We could call these two schools of thought, the "Clean Streakers" and the "Dirty Streakers"! I'm sure Ustrax could devise some appropriate mascots. Who wants to sign up? -------------------- My Grandpa goes to Mars every day and all I get are these lousy T-shirts!
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Nov 28 2006, 11:40 AM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
We could call these two schools of thought, the "Clean Streakers" and the "Dirty Streakers"! I'm sure Ustrax could devise some appropriate mascots. Who wants to sign up? I hope this leaves clear what is my position about this childish creation of teams to discuss such important subjects... -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Nov 28 2006, 06:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 240 Joined: 18-July 06 Member No.: 981 |
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