Cape York - Northern Havens, Sol 2780 - 2947 |
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 Nov 26 2011, 11:16 AM
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Be on the lookout this weekend-- there are a couple of nice sequences in the pipeline.
The sequence P2577 with the b o r i n g name "photometry east" is a neat example of differential erosion-- the relatively resistant dark and blocky beds adjacent to the soft and weathering light and sandy beds. Example attached. And "Mpangeni", struggling to get thru the pipeline, is enough to get a geologist all aquiver... http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...QEP2582L2M2.JPG 'Nuff said. --Bill
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Nov 26 2011, 03:59 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 17-July 11 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 6066 |
QUOTE (Sunspot @ Nov 25 2011, 02:59 PM)  Would the winter plans be reconsidered if there were a major solar panel cleaning event? Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Yeeeeeeeeeeehawwwwwwwwwwww! -m |
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Nov 27 2011, 12:34 AM
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Looking at the peak in Ant103's gorgeous color pic from Sol 2785 -- after all these years and all this distance, it's so fun to think why the heck not? Put that one on the to-do list!
 
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Nov 27 2011, 09:57 AM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Rather nice new MI images... fascinating rocklets down at Oppy's wheels now...
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Nov 27 2011, 07:13 PM
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fascinating MI indeed..
what's do you suppose the 'hair-like' thing at upper right is? I remember seeing these early in the mission but not in many years.. |
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Nov 27 2011, 10:26 PM
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Looks like a vein in the rock to me.
Early in the missions we had a few strands of airbag material that blew into the microscope images... |
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Nov 27 2011, 11:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2998 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
Agreed. This simply looks like a healed fracture in the rock. Too early to call it anything else-- we'll have more images in a few days.
The adjacent site "Mpangeni" has a very intriguing texture and shows both rounded and angular clasts in the matrix. Even down to the microscopic scale, this initial set of MI's at "T2_Haven" show this difference in particle angularity and a distressing lack of sorting. This will prove to be an exciting area. --Bill -------------------- |
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Nov 27 2011, 11:18 PM
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 Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Agreed...a vein or a fracture.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 27 2011, 11:43 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
"Mpangeni"...
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Nov 27 2011, 11:55 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
...gesundheit!
 Lovely work, Stu. THAT is an interesting-looking little beast...a wind-eroded breccia? -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 28 2011, 01:11 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 17-July 11 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 6066 |
I'm travel-weary and cranky. Someone fill me in on what's down from the weekend plan so I don't have to read my 76 (and counting) unread emails from today alone! (Read: "Do my work for me.")
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Nov 28 2011, 02:17 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2998 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
Main items down are an initial set of MI's from the current IDD target "T2_Haven" and some interesting shots of an adjacent site "Mpangeni" and a couple more nearby sites "photometry east and west" and "brightsoil east and west". and a couple of Superres sequences on Tribulation and Dunes.
All in all, a busy weekend. --Bill -------------------- |
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Nov 28 2011, 02:54 AM
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Superres on Tribulation -- for the far-sighted among us!
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Nov 28 2011, 09:58 AM
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Mpangeni (is the name right?!) renders very nicely in 3D, from a fresh batch of images, Sol 2788.
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Nov 28 2011, 10:22 AM
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The martian rocks remind me of geological formations near Bariloche, Argentina:
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