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New abyss?, revealed by HIRISE |
 Aug 10 2007, 01:17 AM
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Check the following link:
[url="http://hirise-pds.lpl.arizona.edu/PDS/EXTRAS/RDR/PSP/ORB_003500_003599/PSP_003570_1915/PSP_003570_1915_RED.browse.jpg"]http://hirise-pds.lpl.arizona.edu/PDS/EXTR..._RED.browse.jpg [url] This new HIRISE shows slope streaks in Marte Valles, extending down a sloping ridge to an escarpment. The photo shows an attractive view, but what jumps out at me is when you scroll down to the southwest corner of the photo. The prevailing lighting is from the southwest, casting shadows on the northeast side of the ridge. But on the southwest side of the escarpment is an area of deep shade, where there should be a sunlit escarpment. It appears that the escarpment has been undercut by a cave. And in this case, it is not a vertical cave, or sinkhole, but instead seems to be one that a rover (MSL?) could roll right into. Ok, technically, no abyss. But I wanted to get USTRAX's attention!  David |
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Aug 10 2007, 07:22 AM
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I think I agree with CosmicRocker here, that this is a replica of Eldorado.
I have taken his image and inverted the colours. It appears to me that there are dunes running allover the dark regions.
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DFinfrock New abyss? Aug 10 2007, 01:17 AM
stevesliva It's amazing how even at HiRise resolutions, t... Aug 10 2007, 01:52 AM mchan Wow, that is interesting. The top curves so the w... Aug 10 2007, 02:02 AM lyford Got my attention! Let's see if ustrax t... Aug 10 2007, 02:58 AM DFinfrock By the way, here is the link to the original conte... Aug 10 2007, 03:35 AM CosmicRocker That image displays an amazing collection of slope... Aug 10 2007, 03:37 AM nprev Wow. Period.
Gonna go way out on a very thin lim... Aug 10 2007, 04:11 AM DFinfrock Notice the small dune field in the shadows, in Cos... Aug 10 2007, 04:46 AM ElkGroveDan I hate to be the party pooper here, but if you ask... Aug 10 2007, 05:07 AM mchan I can't picture it raining slabs, but just a f... Aug 10 2007, 05:27 AM algorimancer The overhang and streaks are neat, but of further ... Aug 10 2007, 01:05 PM
alan QUOTE (algorimancer @ Aug 10 2007, 08:05 ... Aug 10 2007, 06:17 PM Captain-S These Streaks are looking like a kind of fluid, is... Aug 10 2007, 05:12 PM stevesliva QUOTE (Captain-S @ Aug 10 2007, 01:1... Aug 10 2007, 06:19 PM ustrax QUOTE (DFinfrock @ Aug 10 2007, 02:17 AM)... Aug 11 2007, 05:00 PM Reckless Very like the Eldorado abyss ive highly stretched ... Aug 12 2007, 02:56 PM |
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