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Water Ice Confirmed!, White stuff sublimates away |
 Jun 19 2008, 06:21 PM
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QUOTE (ugordan @ Jun 19 2008, 09:17 AM)  Dan, I think you've mistaken a part of sunlit soil in Phil's image as white stuff. Agreed. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Jun 19 2008, 07:10 PM
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Here's a flicker between sol 21 and 24 showing change (or, rather, lack of):
 Ignore the color of the brightest part of the white stuff, it's overexposed. The small white chunk in sol 21 image appears to disappear in sol 24 (inset). -------------------- |
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Jun 20 2008, 02:57 PM
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It's probably time to start looking for evidence of rust on the footpads...
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Jun 20 2008, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Jun 20 2008, 09:57 AM) It's probably time to start looking for evidence of rust on the footpads... Very early after landing Phoenix took a look under the craft, showing exposed bright material where the landing jets had blown the sand away. It would be interesting to revisit this area and see if there have been any visible changes. This 'bright stuff' has been exposed for much longer than any in the trenches. ce |
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