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Aug 11 2005, 11:33 PM
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Severely-Dipping Layers
http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2005/08/11/index.html This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows severely tilted--dipping--layered rocks in Oudemans Crater in the Valles Marineris region of Mars. The rocks have a light tone and are somewhat broken-up by faults. These rocks were deposited in flat-lying layers. Sometime later, Oudemans Crater formed by meteor impact. When that occurred, rocks that were underneath the site of the impact were uplifted and tilted by the force of the impact. The light tone and repeated nature of some of the layers suggests that these may be sedimentary rocks. |
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Aug 12 2005, 02:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Thanks for that. I sometimes forget how much fun the MGS site can be.
I bet you could do a lot of geology with a rover down there. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Aug 12 2005, 02:42 AM
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Been a while since I visited that site (exploring signs of flows back then) so thanks for the pointer Sunspot so I agree with ElkGroveDan, hope either space agency will give that location a consideration at least.
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Aug 12 2005, 12:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 154 Joined: 17-March 05 Member No.: 206 |
Wow, that really looks like sedimentary rock to me. Almost like the walls of the Grand Canyon...
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Aug 12 2005, 01:48 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 27-January 05 From: Arlington, Virginia Member No.: 159 |
I was looking into the location and thinking the same thing a couple of days ago. I'm pretty sure that it's on the A-list as far as desired landing sites go as they have targetted it quite a few times in the last couple of years.
http://ida.wr.usgs.gov/html/r05000/r0500016.html http://themis-data.asu.edu/img/I01813005.html http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r03_r09/im...3/R0301292.html And many more... Don't know if they'd have the same wind issues they were concerned about with the other Valles Marineris landing sites. |
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