IPB
X   Site Message
(Message will auto close in 2 seconds)

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

"Corner Crater", - Interesting stop or a waste of time?
Joffan
post May 29 2006, 09:10 PM
Post #401


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 178
Joined: 13-September 05
Member No.: 498
As suggested in the "Victoria and her features" thread, we can discuss here the possible visit to Corner Crater (or whatever it will be called) [[ETA: now officially confirmed as "Beagle Crater"]].

Personally I think this will be a valuable stop, worth at least a run around 1/4 of the crater rim and a few days of MIs. Understanding the cratering process on Mars, especially the weathering afterwards, by examining craters of different ages can only enhance the understanding of the data we collect in other places.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
 
 Start new topic
Replies
Bill Harris
post Aug 16 2006, 04:39 PM
Post #402


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 3009
Joined: 30-October 04
Member No.: 105
As Oppy leaves Beagle crater, here is an enlargement of another example of the solution cavity-secondary crystallization we've seen before. It would be ideal to have an IDD session on this cavity ("handlens and scratchplate") to give the physical structure and mineralogy of the filling. This would give us an idea of the ionic composition of the groundwater that produced this feature. I suspect that these cavities are common in the evaporite unit.

--Bill


--------------------
Dawn-- Ceres
Pluto Encounter
Rosetta Mission
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic
- Joffan   "Corner Crater"   May 29 2006, 09:10 PM
- - Sunspot   There must be some problem moving data out onto va...   Aug 10 2006, 04:58 PM
- - dot.dk   Can anyone figure out if those navcams are looking...   Aug 10 2006, 05:00 PM
|- - mhoward   QUOTE (dot.dk @ Aug 10 2006, 05:00 PM) Ca...   Aug 10 2006, 05:39 PM
|- - Sunspot   QUOTE (mhoward @ Aug 10 2006, 06:39 PM) T...   Aug 10 2006, 05:46 PM
- - kungpostyle   Maybe oppy is booting into the new software in pre...   Aug 10 2006, 05:04 PM
- - hortonheardawho   A comparison with the previous Navcam images indic...   Aug 10 2006, 06:01 PM
- - dot.dk   CODE1. What new EDRs from ANY sol were received on...   Aug 10 2006, 06:12 PM
|- - Sunspot   No Actuation? Dont the wheels have actuators? I...   Aug 10 2006, 07:32 PM
- - Bill Harris   QUOTE (Sunspot @ Aug 10 2006, 11:53 AM) W...   Aug 10 2006, 06:22 PM
- - imipak   I've got a bad feeling about this What's...   Aug 10 2006, 07:36 PM
|- - Nirgal   new images are up so that's good news: Oppy al...   Aug 10 2006, 07:59 PM
- - djellison   From our favorite payload element lead... "M...   Aug 10 2006, 08:30 PM
|- - DEChengst   QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 10 2006, 10:30 PM)...   Aug 10 2006, 08:50 PM
- - dot.dk   QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 10 2006, 10:30 PM)...   Aug 10 2006, 08:37 PM
- - Bill Harris   We're starting to get some L257 filter sets of...   Aug 11 2006, 02:31 AM
|- - fredk   QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Aug 11 2006, 02:31 A...   Aug 11 2006, 04:11 PM
- - CosmicRocker   QUOTE (dot.dk @ Aug 10 2006, 03:37 PM) Ye...   Aug 11 2006, 05:46 AM
- - Stu   Found some nice new pics on Exploratorium this mor...   Aug 11 2006, 06:31 AM
|- - Nirgal   QUOTE (Stu @ Aug 11 2006, 08:31 AM) Found...   Aug 11 2006, 08:17 AM
- - mhoward   Not bad, Stu Can't comment on the geology, m...   Aug 11 2006, 06:52 AM
|- - M_Welander   QUOTE (mhoward @ Aug 11 2006, 08:52 AM) ....   Aug 11 2006, 09:08 AM
|- - mhoward   QUOTE (M_Welander @ Aug 11 2006, 09:08 AM...   Aug 11 2006, 01:49 PM
- - Stu   Ah, this is more like it... REALLY enjoying the ...   Aug 11 2006, 06:58 AM
- - djellison   'Alternate sources' from the engienering s...   Aug 11 2006, 09:07 AM
- - Bill Harris   Here is an interesting L456 image of the western r...   Aug 11 2006, 10:32 AM
|- - mhoward   QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Aug 11 2006, 10:32 A...   Aug 11 2006, 01:41 PM
- - DEChengst   This is what I have up till now: http://paranoid....   Aug 11 2006, 04:41 PM
- - Bill Harris   Good observation. I noted those markings but didn...   Aug 11 2006, 07:35 PM
|- - dilo   Some "fractal" appearance in these Beagl...   Aug 11 2006, 07:52 PM
- - Ant103   Yes Dilo And my own picture :   Aug 11 2006, 07:55 PM
- - fredk   New Oppy update, with details on the reboot proble...   Aug 11 2006, 09:24 PM
- - Nix   This one has been released by JPL but I had it fin...   Aug 13 2006, 08:43 AM
- - Nix   and while I have the time, a rough-stitch anaglyph...   Aug 13 2006, 03:23 PM
- - lyford   Wow! That is wonderful, Nico.   Aug 13 2006, 05:49 PM
- - Tman   Yeah, even though I virtually no more post here in...   Aug 13 2006, 07:55 PM
|- - Nirgal   QUOTE (Tman @ Aug 13 2006, 09:55 PM) Yeah...   Aug 14 2006, 09:55 AM
|- - Nirgal   And here, as a final good-bye to Beagle Crater: an...   Aug 14 2006, 10:07 AM
- - RNeuhaus   Welcome back Tmam. You are well know by your good ...   Aug 13 2006, 08:57 PM
- - Nix   wow another awesome 'Alien Landscapes' Ni...   Aug 14 2006, 10:58 AM
|- - Nirgal   Thanks Nico, especially for your nice words about ...   Aug 14 2006, 03:36 PM
- - Bill Harris   As Oppy leaves Beagle crater, here is an enlargeme...   Aug 16 2006, 04:39 PM
5 Pages V  « < 3 4 5

« Next Oldest · Opportunity · Next Newest »
 

Reply to this topicStart new topic

 

Display Mode: Switch to: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

RSS Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 17th December 2024 - 12:58 AM
Powered By IP.Board © 2024  IPS, Inc.
RULES AND GUIDELINES
Please read the Forum Rules and Guidelines before posting.

IMAGE COPYRIGHT
Images posted on UnmannedSpaceflight.com may be copyrighted. Do not reproduce without permission. Read here for further information on space images and copyright.

 OPINIONS AND MODERATION
Opinions expressed on UnmannedSpaceflight.com are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of UnmannedSpaceflight.com or The Planetary Society. The all-volunteer UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderation team is wholly independent of The Planetary Society. The Planetary Society has no influence over decisions made by the UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderators.		 SUPPORT THE FORUM
Unmannedspaceflight.com is funded by the Planetary Society. Please consider supporting our work and many other projects by donating to the Society or becoming a member.