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The Dark Dunes Of Erebus |
 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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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)
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