Victoria Annulus, Discusions about Victoria's Apron Options

[Gray]

I agree with your prediction that the evaporite is probably not far below the surface here. But I'm not sure I agree that the "blueberies" would be durable enough to withstand the impact. We've seen examples of fractured 'blueberries" in other areas. An impact might pulverize them along with the evaporite. Could it be that the blueberries are a pre-impact lag deposit that survived the blast? If that's the case; and if the larger granules are tektites, we might expect to see a blueberry or two embedded in the underside of the larger granules. (If we could turn them over).

--lee

The larger granules which you suggest are tektites reminded me of taconite pellets, the rounded nodules of milled iron ore that are processed for shipping. I'm not suggesting a similar process for their origin - just an interesting coincidence of form.

[Nirgal]

Here is a panorama of the latest MI in false colors showing the bi-modally distributed pebble field:

[ugordan]

Here is a panorama of the latest MI in false colors showing the bi-modally distributed pebble field:

Awesome! Normally, I don't care for colorizations, but one can actually believe the real thing would look like that.
Really great work, Nirgal!

[RNeuhaus]

Here is a panorama of the latest MI in false colors showing the bi-modally distributed pebble field:

Nice colorization! the image speaks more if it has color!

The picture image has called me more curiosity to see all of them. The stone which I suspected most is the ones biggest and with angular edges. However at the top, middle and right of the biggest stone looks like that it has "fossil" marks. Among the spherules, there is five broken spherules (below and left (2) and right (3) from biggest stone). Interesting!

Rodolfo

[Jeff7]

I find it interesting that so many of them seem to have a little point in the center, and generally facing up.

What else caught my eye: One with a hole in it?

[glennwsmith]

Fantastic colorization Nirgal!

[centsworth_II]

Thanks Nirgal, I now have a life-size bit of Mars sitting next to my computer.

[Gray]

Very impressive Nirgal. What caught my eye was, just up from the lower left corner, is one of the larger grains with a smaller grain that appears to be embedded in it.

---lee

[tty]

I find it interesting that so many of them seem to have a little point in the center, and generally facing up.

I noticed the same thing. They look like *very* small ventifacts. If so they must have been sitting there for a loooong time.

tty

[BEHSTeacher]

I find it interesting that so many of them seem to have a little point in the center, and generally facing up.

What else caught my eye: One with a hole in it?

I see 3 with holes in them - so it can't be a camera artifact. Did someone break their necklace here?

[gregp1962]

Um, where are we?

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...ZTP2560R3M1.JPG

I thought we were a long ways from anything but, small dunes.

[bluemars1]

Um, where are we?

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...ZTP2560R3M1.JPG

I thought we were a long ways from anything but, small dunes.

That's from almost a month ago.

[MizarKey]

Greg, that image, for me, was immediately recognizable as the far wall of beagle from the approach...I'd know that big slab anywhere

[SacramentoBob]

I see 3 with holes in them - so it can't be a camera artifact. Did someone break their necklace here?

We need a geologist to explain what the deal is with these "holy"rocks. What could be causing such perfect little holes? When I noticed just the one at the upper left, I assumed it was a camera artifact. I have to assume that we are looking at something that disolved out of the rock, or was created when the rock formed.
Any ideas? - Sacramento Bob

[RNeuhaus]

The microcospic picture taken on scrapped track. It has no spherules but only fine grain -powder- and it is somewhat endurated.

http://marsrover.nasa.gov/gallery/all/1/m/...8ZP2936M2M1.JPG

Rodolfo