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Nice Mi Positioning
Burmese
post Jul 28 2005, 02:10 PM
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It took some nerve to position the MI so close to such a pointy object.

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...6P2936M2M1.HTML

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post Jul 29 2005, 05:33 AM
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Now, that is the first rock I've seen in any of the images from the MERs that looks like a crystalline rock. It's got a fine, almost sugary crystalline structure that becomes apparent along the end of the "point."

It almost looks granitic, doesn't it?

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post Jul 29 2005, 09:58 AM
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Doug:

It certainly has a texture to it... ...impact or volcanic breccia seems more likely, though some granite would be *nice*!

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- Burmese   Nice Mi Positioning   Jul 28 2005, 02:10 PM
- - TheChemist   Somehow, there is an "L" missing at the ...   Jul 28 2005, 02:31 PM
- - djellison   I thought I'd edited it to work - but only cha...   Jul 28 2005, 02:42 PM
- - dvandorn   Now, that is the first rock I've seen in any o...   Jul 29 2005, 05:33 AM
- - Bob Shaw   Doug: It certainly has a texture to it... ...impa...   Jul 29 2005, 09:58 AM

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