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Member Group: Members Posts: 531 Joined: 24-August 05 Member No.: 471	... is online: - View Northward from Spirit's Winter Roost The rocks "Allan Hills" and "Zhong Shan" are possible meteorites. << They are the first likely meteorites found by Spirit. Image of "Allan Hills" taken on Sol 809: The rock in the center foreground of this picture is suspected of being an iron meteorite. The panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this image during the rover's 809th Martian day (April 12, 2006). The foreground rock, informally named "Allan Hills," and a similar rock called "Zhong Shan," just out of the field of view to the left, have a smoother texture and lighter tone than other rocks in the area. The texture and glossiness of this pair reminded some members of the rover science team of a rock called "Heat Shield Rock," which was observed by Opportunity, Spirit's twin, in the Meridiani region of Mars more than a year ago. >> -------------------- - blue_scape / Nico -

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SigurRosFan Spirit discovered possible meteorites Jun 10 2006, 08:50 PM

alan QUOTE "Allan Hills," and a similar rock ... Jun 10 2006, 09:27 PM

PhilHorzempa For those who may not know, the famous aviation wr... Jun 11 2006, 04:49 AM

nprev Hmm...if true, it seems that reasonably pure iron ... Jun 11 2006, 05:03 AM

Richard Trigaux edited later: Ooops see next post by Cosmic Rocker... Jun 11 2006, 06:02 AM

CosmicRocker Richard: I think you might be confused by the des... Jun 12 2006, 06:57 PM

Shaka QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Jun 12 2006, 08:57 ... Jun 12 2006, 07:42 PM

Richard Trigaux QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Jun 12 2006, 06:57 ... Jun 12 2006, 08:46 PM

fredk A few more details in this New Scientist article. Jun 13 2006, 05:45 PM

Phil Stooke There was a presentation at LPSC a few years ago b... Jun 13 2006, 06:26 PM

ljk4-1 This is probably a long shot, but the rocks right ... Jun 13 2006, 06:51 PM

AlexBlackwell QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jun 13 2006, 06:51 P... Jun 13 2006, 07:29 PM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jun 13 2006, 07:51 P... Jun 13 2006, 07:42 PM

Stu QUOTE (Richard Trigaux @ Jun 12 2006, 09... Jun 13 2006, 10:00 PM

alan color image of Zhong Shan (1MB) http://marswatch.a... Jun 13 2006, 11:21 PM

alan Update with images http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/... Jul 12 2006, 11:44 AM

ElkGroveDan un-needed quote removed Apart from the color it re... Jul 12 2006, 03:26 PM

alan I first noticed the 'third meteorite' on a... Jul 12 2006, 09:32 PM

Burmese With Spirit having been here so long now, I suspec... Jul 13 2006, 08:12 AM

Myran I would tend to agree with you Burmese, yet from t... Jul 13 2006, 08:26 AM

Astrophil QUOTE (Myran @ Jul 13 2006, 09:26 AM) I w... Jul 13 2006, 09:24 AM

djellison It's Mini-TES that answers the question really... Jul 13 2006, 08:49 AM

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Myran QUOTE Atrophil wrote: A typo there, I think? Yes... Jul 13 2006, 12:01 PM

ilbasso QUOTE (Myran @ Jul 13 2006, 08:01 AM) Yes... Jul 13 2006, 05:07 PM

Bob Shaw In the Spring, a young MER's fancy Turns to an... Jul 13 2006, 07:52 PM

dvandorn Betty Jo Bielowksi? I think she's at the Old ... Jul 14 2006, 01:24 AM

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