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May 18 2005, 06:29 PM
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Some pretty complex driving by the look of it:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/fo...E0P1214R0M1.JPG Now this is odd: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/na...E0P0617R0M1.JPG It looks like some of the rocks have slid down the dune |
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May 24 2005, 02:04 AM
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I'm with you, gentlemen, this stuff DOES look like Meridiani, both up close and from a distance. I started a thread on this topic some weeks ago ("Spirit Hits Blueberries" -- you can find it via the "Search Forum" feature), and there was an initial flurry of interest -- but NASA/JPL/Cornell has not been very definitive about what they are finding. But maybe the stage is being set anew.
On the other hand, I have to keep reminding myself that the exposed surfaces we are seeing are the result of perhaps hundreds of millions of years of weathering via wind driven sand, dust devils, etc., so perhaps this TENDS to create a characteristic-looking surface regardless of the actual composition of the rock. I mean, imagine taking your beloved rock collection, sandblasting it for a couple of hours, and then trying to figure out what's what. But darn, this Larry's Lookout stuff does have the same "ropey" appearance as the stuff Oppy has been seeing thougout! Glenn |
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