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Stonehenge On Mars I, large boulders in a row
Harkeppler
post Nov 12 2005, 05:55 PM
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The martian "Stonehenge" was only considered as a natural but linear setting of large boulders as seen from Spirits position heading to the Columbia Hills around Sol 089 (see second post). The naming was more a joke to reflect the agressive nonsens of claiming Mars as a home of intelligent extraterrestrial life as blustered by some people.

The "Stonehenge" is part of the Clark Hill and can be seen well in the image from Sol 218. It seems to be a spur of hard volcanic ash, something like natural concrete, which was deposed in a straight rift and stands out today while the weaker sediments are eroded away by the wind.

Some more information (considering information to that date) were presented by my collegue Dr. Norbert Gasch on June 11th, 2004 on the "What on Mars" page.
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Bill Harris
post Nov 12 2005, 09:44 PM
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... maybe the wrong Continuum. If we had .wav smilies, this one would tke "The Twilight Zone" theme. It'll be interesting to see what our culinary friends make of this one; last week, they took the warped tri-color technique and came up with a fine recipe for chicken lips...

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- Harkeppler   Stonehenge On Mars I   Nov 12 2005, 05:55 PM
- - Harkeppler   Here is the Sol 089 view of the "Stonehenge...   Nov 12 2005, 06:03 PM
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- - Bill Harris   ... maybe the wrong Continuum. If we had .wav s...   Nov 12 2005, 09:44 PM

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