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Meridiani Ice theory, New theory for the formation of the Meridiani bedrock
Doc
post Feb 17 2009, 12:48 PM
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Hi all, long time no see.
Yet another theory to explain the origin for the bedrock encountered by Opportunity.
I first heard of this new theory from Universe Today;

http://www.universetoday.com/2009/02/16/ne...t-mars-equator/

An abstract is available at http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/nc...bs/ngeo438.html

The theory is interesting, but I would really be interested to know how it explains the spherules seen by Opportunity not to mention the vugs.
Thoughts any one?


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- Doc   Meridiani Ice theory   Feb 17 2009, 12:48 PM
- - Juramike   Interesting! (Corrected Universe Today link h...   Feb 17 2009, 02:22 PM
- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (Doc @ Feb 17 2009, 07:48 AM) The t...   Feb 17 2009, 03:51 PM
- - Doc   Exactly Centsworth, c'mon people start brainst...   Feb 17 2009, 04:06 PM
- - sariondil   Regarding the vugs, the article says they originat...   Feb 17 2009, 04:36 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (sariondil @ Feb 17 2009, 11:36 AM)...   Feb 17 2009, 04:45 PM
|- - dburt   QUOTE (sariondil @ Feb 17 2009, 09:36 AM)...   Feb 17 2009, 10:52 PM
- - ngunn   Once you postulate a thick ice cover I suppose you...   Feb 17 2009, 04:49 PM
- - imipak   ngunn, could you elaborate on what a "closed ...   Feb 17 2009, 09:13 PM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (imipak @ Feb 17 2009, 09:13 PM) ...   Feb 17 2009, 10:31 PM
- - Paul Niles   I'm glad to see a few people here that are int...   Feb 17 2009, 10:25 PM
- - ngunn   Hey - Paul Niles, welcome! More please - most...   Feb 17 2009, 10:39 PM
- - Floyd   Welcome Paul Niles. It is always great to have au...   Feb 17 2009, 11:39 PM
- - Paul Niles   For those of you so inclined, you can read my LPSC...   Feb 18 2009, 01:00 PM
- - ngunn   Thanks for that - it's a very interesting read...   Feb 18 2009, 01:28 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (ngunn @ Feb 18 2009, 08:28 AM) Tha...   Feb 18 2009, 04:17 PM
- - Doc   Wow, thanks for abstract Niles. This is certainly ...   Feb 18 2009, 04:01 PM
- - Paul Niles   The idea -- as it pertains to the rest of Mars -- ...   Feb 18 2009, 10:51 PM
- - ngunn   Thanks Paul, that's very informative. I can se...   Feb 18 2009, 11:34 PM
- - dvandorn   I seem to recall asking, in the extensive and now ...   Feb 19 2009, 03:36 AM
- - Paul Niles   I have no Map nor do I know if a map exists. Defin...   Feb 19 2009, 05:09 AM
- - Shaka   Having at last gained access to and read your pape...   Feb 25 2009, 10:16 PM
- - Paul Niles   I love the "icy test tubes model" -- can...   Mar 2 2009, 04:36 PM
- - Shaka   Please accept "icy test-tubes" with my b...   Mar 2 2009, 10:47 PM
- - imipak   QUOTE (Shaka @ Mar 2 2009, 10:47 PM) I ha...   Mar 3 2009, 08:57 PM
|- - dburt   QUOTE ... I could have sworn festooned cross-bed f...   Mar 4 2009, 01:09 AM
- - Shaka   I've been looking hard for festoons for years ...   Mar 3 2009, 10:27 PM
- - Paul Niles   I've never been too convinced by the "fes...   Mar 4 2009, 12:39 AM

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