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fredk

Jan 27 2010, 03:48 AM

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My, that's one big, jagged, gaping hole:

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fredk Concepción Jan 27 2010, 03:48 AM

brellis Is there a significant risk of getting stuck if Op... Jan 27 2010, 06:29 AM

ElkGroveDan QUOTE (brellis @ Jan 26 2010, 10:29 PM) I... Jan 27 2010, 07:20 PM

Stu Wow, will ya look at that... http://twitpic.com/... Jan 27 2010, 06:45 AM

Phil Stooke "Are they shattercones littering the area?... Jan 27 2010, 02:09 PM

Stu Fair enough, thanks Phil. Jan 27 2010, 02:21 PM

Stu Hmmm. Interesting rock on the bottom of one of the... Jan 27 2010, 02:51 PM

Ant103 Sol 2133 navcam panoramic Yes, we're very ... Jan 27 2010, 03:52 PM

Phil Stooke Fourmidable! And here it is in a polar projec... Jan 27 2010, 04:36 PM

climber We are sitting now on one of the most scenic place... Jan 27 2010, 05:59 PM

Phil Stooke Many, maybe most of the rocks seem to be sitting o... Jan 27 2010, 07:09 PM

NW71 Is that the reason this crater is believed to be o... Jan 27 2010, 07:57 PM

ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jan 27 2010, 11:09 A... Jan 27 2010, 08:00 PM

volcanopele What data could Opportunity collect that might hel... Jan 27 2010, 09:30 PM

ElkGroveDan QUOTE (volcanopele @ Jan 27 2010, 01:30 P... Jan 27 2010, 10:15 PM

Phil Stooke That's right, and they're pretty small roc... Jan 27 2010, 07:28 PM

Stu Yep, (Frasier Crane voice)... I'm listening...... Jan 27 2010, 09:54 PM

hendric Is it me, or do the rocks around the crater even l... Jan 27 2010, 10:55 PM

brellis EGDan, thanks for the info on rock sizes and thank... Jan 27 2010, 11:03 PM

Phil Stooke "why are they so certain that it's 1000 y... Jan 27 2010, 11:23 PM

marswiggle Made this HiRise anaglyph of Concepcion, magnified... Jan 27 2010, 11:24 PM

glennwsmith Stu, cool picture. I think we can see the "r... Jan 28 2010, 01:30 AM

Stu GREAT 3D overhead view of Concepcion, thanks for p... Jan 28 2010, 06:18 AM

climber No big relief differences to expect any significan... Jan 28 2010, 12:09 PM

climber Nice Stu, but you're posting in Oppy's Jan 28 2010, 09:57 PM

Stu Sorry, posted in haste. Deleted and put in the rig... Jan 28 2010, 10:01 PM

brellis QUOTE (Stu @ Jan 28 2010, 02:01 PM) Sorry... Jan 29 2010, 05:12 AM

ilbasso Sorry to interrupt the fun, but wasn't the He... Jan 29 2010, 03:29 AM

fredk Oooohhh... Jan 29 2010, 03:32 AM

ElkGroveDan That's a really good anaglyph Fred. It's o... Jan 29 2010, 04:35 AM

mhoward That is really cool. QuickTime VR version (3.2... Jan 29 2010, 04:59 AM

Stu Quick n dirty 3D portrait of Concepcion... what a ... Jan 29 2010, 06:49 AM

glennwsmith Ground truth -- could this be the most exquisite e... Jan 29 2010, 07:58 AM

nprev What a stunning vista in 3D!!! I know... Jan 29 2010, 08:12 AM

Ant103 Own version of the Sol 2136 pan YES ! That... Jan 29 2010, 09:02 AM

Tesheiner What a great view is opening up at the horizon... Jan 29 2010, 09:37 AM

climber This one will be as hard to navigate as Bonneville... Jan 29 2010, 12:03 PM

JayB Is it just me or does that ejecta look pretty old ... Jan 29 2010, 02:12 PM

charborob Even if this crater appears (relatively) young, it... Jan 29 2010, 02:14 PM

NW71 It's a good question charborob. If you don... Jan 29 2010, 02:50 PM

Phil Stooke Yes, I believe crumbled to sand. They are rather ... Jan 29 2010, 02:51 PM

Stu Some more 3D images in my blog post here http://ro... Jan 29 2010, 04:31 PM

ustrax Here's a new toy for Stu... http://qt.explora... Jan 29 2010, 04:44 PM

Stu Thanks for reminding me! I saw that this morni... Jan 29 2010, 05:10 PM

ustrax Does it have a name?! Does it have a name?... Jan 29 2010, 05:21 PM

Tesheiner QUOTE (ustrax @ Jan 29 2010, 06:21 PM) Do... Jan 29 2010, 08:14 PM

Oersted When I look at Concepción I can almost hear the BA... Jan 29 2010, 05:33 PM

Marz QUOTE (Oersted @ Jan 29 2010, 11:33 AM) W... Jan 29 2010, 05:44 PM

centsworth_II Is Concepción (bottom) really very different from ... Jan 29 2010, 08:25 PM

Tesheiner OT: QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jan 29 2010, 09... Jan 29 2010, 08:47 PM

avkillick Ubay and Anda are districts in Bohol province in t... Jan 29 2010, 09:32 PM

ustrax QUOTE (avkillick @ Jan 29 2010, 09:32 PM)... Jan 29 2010, 11:49 PM

fredk QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jan 29 2010, 09:25... Jan 30 2010, 06:15 PM

volcanopele It is a little different. The main ripples of the... Jan 29 2010, 08:31 PM

nprev Right, forgot that the Phillippines were going to ... Jan 29 2010, 09:37 PM

Joffan For the old-school among us, here's a cross-ey... Jan 29 2010, 09:43 PM

ngunn QUOTE (Joffan @ Jan 29 2010, 09:43 PM) th... Jan 29 2010, 10:07 PM

DFinfrock QUOTE (Joffan @ Jan 29 2010, 09:43 PM) he... Jan 30 2010, 12:47 AM

Egon QUOTE (Joffan @ Jan 29 2010, 10:43 PM) Fo... Jan 30 2010, 08:20 PM

MoreInput Oppy: "Oh just boulders around here... let... Jan 31 2010, 02:06 PM

glennwsmith Centsworth, thanks for digging up Fram! They ... Jan 29 2010, 11:33 PM

john_s I'm having trouble with these very young ages.... Jan 29 2010, 11:41 PM

sgendreau QUOTE (john_s @ Jan 29 2010, 03:41 PM) I... Jan 30 2010, 12:10 AM

ElkGroveDan QUOTE (john_s @ Jan 29 2010, 03:41 PM) As... Jan 30 2010, 12:40 AM

john_s QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Jan 30 2010, 01:40 A... Jan 30 2010, 04:11 AM

Tom Tamlyn >Thanks to HiRISE, we do have a handle on the c... Jan 30 2010, 07:42 AM

john_s QUOTE (Tom Tamlyn @ Jan 30 2010, 08:42 AM... Jan 30 2010, 02:45 PM

mcaplinger QUOTE (john_s @ Jan 30 2010, 06:45 AM) My... Jan 30 2010, 04:51 PM

fredk QUOTE (john_s @ Jan 30 2010, 05:11 AM) ..... Jan 30 2010, 05:56 PM

nprev Rui, my apologies. Not only did I neglect to credi... Jan 30 2010, 12:48 AM

MarkG In evaluating Concepcion, the main efforts will be... Jan 30 2010, 01:16 AM

Phil Stooke My polar version of Ant's nice panorama posted... Jan 30 2010, 01:55 AM

Stu You're a messed up little rock, aren't you... Jan 30 2010, 08:34 AM

Tesheiner Ok, I finished moving some posts from this and the... Jan 30 2010, 09:52 AM

Tesheiner Do you want Concepción in color? Just wait for the... Jan 30 2010, 11:19 AM

elakdawalla John, I think this abstract by Golombek et al may ... Jan 30 2010, 04:37 PM

MarkG QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jan 30 2010, 08:37 A... Jan 30 2010, 06:40 PM

brellis Regarding the likelihood of a 1,000 y.o. crater, w... Jan 30 2010, 09:19 PM

elakdawalla That rate is estimated from the crater production ... Jan 30 2010, 11:11 PM

brellis That's after they hit. If the volume of NMO... Jan 31 2010, 12:31 AM

nprev Yeah, but the rate of change has to be pretty slow... Jan 31 2010, 01:09 AM

brellis Large-scale patterns, like the creation of the ast... Jan 31 2010, 04:08 AM

Stu L257 pancams down, yaay! Others will do mu... Jan 31 2010, 09:15 AM

Tesheiner Images for everybody! Crater investigators and... Jan 31 2010, 09:19 AM

Sunspot http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...66P23... Jan 31 2010, 10:00 AM

nprev Yeah, I noticed that, too...been awhile since we... Jan 31 2010, 10:10 AM

Ant103 YES, very very nice pancam's today, and the vi... Jan 31 2010, 12:52 PM

Stu OMG, Ant, mine look like they were made using *cra... Jan 31 2010, 01:21 PM

Hungry4info Ant, I would give you a hug if I could. That is am... Jan 31 2010, 02:02 PM

jamescanvin Still at least 2/3 of the pan to add, but seeing h... Jan 31 2010, 02:56 PM

OWW All I see is Meridiani-rubble. Anyone sees a rock ... Jan 31 2010, 04:24 PM

helvick Looks like the same type of rind material we saw i... Jan 31 2010, 05:19 PM

glennwsmith Markg, you ask a very interesting question about t... Jan 31 2010, 05:38 PM

glennwsmith Another thought regarding this currently emerging ... Jan 31 2010, 06:08 PM

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