Rabbit Hair? |
Rabbit Hair? |
Feb 13 2004, 04:56 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
Looks like the infamous Meridiani rabbit is molting!
From top-right of raw image: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...38P2953M2M1.JPG Seriously though, anyone got an explanation for it? (it's in all the images of that spot and is in and out of focus matching the surroundings) I'm guessing it must have been shed by the rover, but I can't think what or where from. JC -------------------- |
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Feb 13 2004, 05:21 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Could easily be from the airbags - trundling around as they did, the odd fibre could easily get dropped off.
Doug |
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Feb 15 2004, 06:11 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 5 |
Pelee's Hair
On Hawaii they give this name to thin glassy strands of lava blown by the wind. It's one way to generate thin threads, but no info as to whether this is what is going on here. Indeed, I'm not yet 100% convinced these are real, but they look convincing... -------------------- - Nick
===================================== Nick Hoffman Mars Specialist 3D-GEO Pty Ltd Melbourne Australia http://whitemars.com "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) ===================================== |
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