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Well Spotted, Shooting Star confirmed |
 Jun 1 2005, 08:27 PM
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Looks like the streak spotted back in March is most likely a bit of a comet called Wiseman–Skiff. According to this article
Fantastic little addition to Spirits 'research portfolio.' 
-------------------- Turn the middle side topwise....TOPWISE!!
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Jun 2 2005, 02:55 PM
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What interests me is that Martian meteor showers should be much more spectacular than Earth's since its atmosphere is so much thinner; the meteor burns up at a much lower altitude with a corresponding increase in brightness and length.
This is probably why Spirit was able to capture it in its pancam. Had that same meteorite entered Eath's atmosphere it would have been much dimmer. |
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jaredGalen Well Spotted Jun 1 2005, 08:27 PM
Mode5 Incredible. I am still awestruck at the pics of th... Jun 1 2005, 11:18 PM
dilo QUOTE (Mode5 @ Jun 1 2005, 11:18 PM)Incredibl... Jun 2 2005, 07:02 AM edstrick I've "armwaved" that stationary land... Jun 2 2005, 07:13 AM Bob Shaw QUOTE (edstrick @ Jun 2 2005, 08:13 AM)I... Jun 2 2005, 12:13 PM Tman Calculating of possible showers on Mars? Hey that... Jun 2 2005, 11:22 AM MichaelT QUOTE (Chmee @ Jun 2 2005, 02:55 PM)What inte... Jun 2 2005, 05:13 PM Bob Shaw MichaelT's comments regarding the relative den... Jun 2 2005, 08:48 PM abalone Oh, and as for the chemistry... ...could a white-h... Jun 13 2005, 12:40 PM Bob Shaw OK, so for a representative range of bodies, from ... Jun 13 2005, 08:20 PM helvick Bob,
Re your first questions - Mars gravity has r... Jun 13 2005, 10:08 PM abalone Bob
On atmospheric entry we know that obects quit... Jun 14 2005, 06:39 AM dvandorn This discussion points out why I have a certain di... Jun 14 2005, 04:22 PM dilo Did someone already noticed/discussed this image, ... Jun 17 2005, 11:38 PM abalone QUOTE (dilo @ Jun 18 2005, 10:38 AM)Did someo... Jun 18 2005, 02:07 AM Bob Shaw So: Some 'minor' (10KPS!) velocity di... Jun 18 2005, 08:22 PM helvick QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jun 18 2005, 09:22 PM)So:... Jun 18 2005, 10:21 PM Bob Shaw All very true - but I still think that the populat... Jun 18 2005, 10:35 PM abalone QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jun 19 2005, 09:35 AM)I... Jun 19 2005, 12:59 AM edstrick If, big-if, the bright colored etched terrain mate... Jun 19 2005, 05:10 AM Bob Shaw I don't think I'd suggest using valuable r... Jun 19 2005, 11:55 AM helvick QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jun 18 2005, 11:35 PM)This ... Jun 19 2005, 01:07 PM |
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