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The Dark Dunes Of Erebus
Nirgal
post Oct 11 2005, 09:28 PM
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I've always been fascinated by the dark dune fields of Mars, resembling
in color the sands of, for example, the "black beaches" of Hawai
(inidcating the volcanic/basaltic origin ...)

Here is a colorized view of The dark Dunes of Erebus, as seen by Opporty on Sol 608 (click on image for full resolution (900 KB))
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post Oct 18 2005, 08:16 AM
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That white patch can be clearly seen on sol 616 images.

http://nasa.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportu...OUP2399L2M1.JPG
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- Nirgal   The Dark Dunes Of Erebus   Oct 11 2005, 09:28 PM
- - ddeerrff   Oil sands   Oct 11 2005, 09:50 PM
|- - avkillick   lol - if we did discover oil on Mars - expect a 10...   Oct 11 2005, 10:52 PM
- - Bill Harris   Wonderful image, Nirgal. I'm looking forwar...   Oct 12 2005, 01:17 AM
- - Joffan   QUOTE (avkillick @ Oct 11 2005, 04:52 PM)lol ...   Oct 12 2005, 05:15 AM
- - CosmicRocker   These dunes/drifts/ripples really are beautiful, a...   Oct 12 2005, 05:25 AM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Oct 12 2005, 07:25 AM)T...   Oct 12 2005, 10:05 AM
- - Bill Harris   I've seen no remnants of an ejecta blanket, ei...   Oct 12 2005, 06:51 AM
- - Bill Harris   We'll see better when we get closer, but I do ...   Oct 12 2005, 02:46 PM
- - Tesheiner   I think you are right. I checked it again, both le...   Oct 13 2005, 12:50 PM
- - Tesheiner   That white patch can be clearly seen on sol 616 im...   Oct 18 2005, 08:16 AM
|- - atomoid   QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Oct 18 2005, 08:16 AM)That...   Oct 18 2005, 09:28 PM
- - Bill Harris   Yes, this entire area we are approaching is intere...   Oct 18 2005, 12:55 PM
- - Bill Harris   To add to my post of 18 Oct, here is a color image...   Oct 22 2005, 01:34 PM
- - ljk4-1   Dune-tastic (Released 06 March 2006) http://www...   Mar 8 2006, 09:42 PM

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