After Victoria..., .. what next? |
After Victoria..., .. what next? |
May 28 2007, 02:07 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
I know we've had rather light-hearted discussions about this before, with most people agreeing that Oppy is likely to end her days inside or on the edge of Victoria Crater, simply because there's nothing else to investigate within reach, but has Steve S got it in his mind that Oppy will head off somewhere else after Victoria? This report could be read in a way that suggests that...
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Jun 4 2007, 06:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1870 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 174 |
What's north of Endurance is one or two of those "dimple" craters, with a white ring <in b&w pic> of sulfate rock surrounding a progressively downward curving slope that then "un-curves" to a flattish floor often with a patch of dunes in it.
My take on all these is that they were relatively fresh craters that were formed BEFORE the sulfate rock that now covers them. They seem to have had a level fill of unknown material, wiere capped with the sulfate rock, and then when the water went away, the fill material compressed and the caprock dimpled downward. |
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