Post Block Island Meteor Studies (The Western Route), The 6th Leg in our Zig Zag Journey to Endeavour Crater |
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 Oct 22 2009, 04:25 PM
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Speaking of yellow bricks, when was the last time Oppy made an extended stop to give the bedrock a good, hard squint? I'm not trying to call it, or anything, but it almost feels like we're overdue.
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Oct 22 2009, 07:04 PM
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QUOTE (MarsIsImportant @ Oct 20 2009, 06:07 AM)  This sounds a whole lot like the pedestal theory when there clearly was not one at BI. If such toppling over billions of years was so significant, why aren't there any pedestals underneath any of the pieces of meteorites? Yes there was, though it wasn't anything to write home about: -Tim.
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Oct 22 2009, 10:28 PM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Did someone ask for "cobbles" to study..?
Here ya go...
Personally I suspect they are all small meteorites, and each and every one should be thoroughly examined and photographed for at least a week.  ( That would delay your Endeavour arrival date to sometime in 2104 usarax, sorry! ) -------------------- |
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Oct 22 2009, 10:37 PM
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Just NAMING all those critters would take till the 22nd Century. If they are meteorites, I move that we call them the "Philippine Archipelago" & be done with it!
 Actually, is this something new? I'd characterize it as gravel. -------------------- 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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Oct 22 2009, 11:07 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4496 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Sloughhouse, CA Member No.: 197 |
QUOTE (Stu @ Oct 22 2009, 02:28 PM) Did someone ask for "cobbles" to study..? It resembles the shore of an island. It makes me wonder if this cobble plateau is a relative high spot or low spot on the terrain -- something to interrupt the regular ebb and flow of the dunes. I could see small meteorites riding on and in dunes over the millennium and being dropped in places where the wind currents or underlying terrain interrupts the uniform dune migration. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Oct 22 2009, 11:20 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Oct 23 2009, 12:07 AM) It resembles the shore of an island. ... or droppings from that scary guy on your avatar, Dan...  -------------------- |
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Oct 22 2009, 11:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4496 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Sloughhouse, CA Member No.: 197 |
QUOTE (Stu @ Oct 22 2009, 04:20 PM) ... or droppings from that scary guy on your avatar, Dan... Not as scary as that guy on your Facebook avatar Stu. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Oct 22 2009, 11:43 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Oct 23 2009, 12:36 AM) Not as scary as that guy on your Facebook avatar Stu. Yeah, he's just been signed up for "SAW X: Martian Massacre"  -------------------- |
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Oct 23 2009, 12:31 AM
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"Actually, is this something new? I'd characterize it as gravel. "
No, not new. http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...N8P0735R0M1.JPG This was just south of Beagle crater in July 2006. At the time some people suggested it might be a clod of crater ejecta. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Oct 23 2009, 02:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 6474 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Ah. Thanks, Phil!
There's a relatively fresh-looking hit just to the east of here; maybe that's the source. -------------------- 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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Oct 23 2009, 04:34 AM
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QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Oct 22 2009, 06:31 PM) No, not new. Yep. We've seen several examples of these piles in various stages of exposure. This one is partially buried by more recent drifts, I'd guess. -------------------- ...Tom (thinks he should use more emoticons)
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Oct 23 2009, 09:55 AM
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QUOTE (nprev @ Oct 22 2009, 11:37 PM) Just NAMING all those critters would take till the 22nd Century. I have time...  Curiosity here, we are seing not only Endeavour but also Iazu on the western horizon, since we are heading south now will Opportunity have the chance of catching a glimpse of the rim of the monstruous crater on the bottom left of this image?:
What I mean is that, due to the distance, height, rover position, weather, will it be possible? btw, does that crater have a name? -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Oct 23 2009, 10:45 AM
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Is Endeavor in that image? Can someone highlight it for context?
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Oct 23 2009, 10:50 AM
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Endeavour is the big crater - top right.
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Oct 23 2009, 11:03 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 237 Joined: 18-December 07 From: New York Member No.: 3982 |
Thanks, now she looks familiar.
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