Concepción, The freshest crater yet to be explored |
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Concepción, The freshest crater yet to be explored |
 Jan 28 2010, 09:57 PM
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Nice Stu, but you're posting in Oppy's
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Jan 28 2010, 10:01 PM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Sorry, posted in haste. Deleted and put in the right place, thanks Climber.
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Jan 29 2010, 03:29 AM
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[pedant mode]
Sorry to interrupt the fun, but wasn't the Heat Shield impact the "freshest crater yet explored"? [/pedant mode] Carry on, fellas, beautiful images!! -------------------- Jonathan Ward
Manning the LCC at http://www.apollolaunchcontrol.com |
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Jan 29 2010, 03:32 AM
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Oooohhh...
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Jan 29 2010, 04:35 AM
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That's a really good anaglyph Fred. It's one of those perfect stereo images that you would include in an oooh-ahhh slide show.
Stu? -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Jan 29 2010, 04:59 AM
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Jan 29 2010, 05:12 AM
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Jan 29 2010, 06:49 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Quick n dirty 3D portrait of Concepcion... what a fascinating place... Doesn't line up perfectly, I'll try again after work. Apologies in advance for any eye strain...
And a quick colourised view... http://twitpic.com/109yn9/full -------------------- |
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Jan 29 2010, 07:58 AM
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Ground truth -- could this be the most exquisite example thus far in the history of astronomy?
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Jan 29 2010, 08:12 AM
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What a stunning vista in 3D!!!
I know the real science treasures here should be the shallow bedrock that's been presumably tossed up, but definitely want to get a closer look at that terrific pentagonal/home-plate-shaped (from the top) layered rock @ right lower center. Looks like a cake of some kind...tiramisu? Oh, for just an hour alone with that rock & a geologist's hammer... 
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Jan 29 2010, 09:02 AM
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Own version of the Sol 2136 pan
  YES ! That's a great place to be ! This crater, the two other on the horizon… -------------------- |
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Jan 29 2010, 09:37 AM
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What a great view is opening up at the horizon!
I'm 100% sure we'll get some pancams, if not from this exact site, when we stop to start some "sniffing". Meanwhile, here's a polar view of MHoward's mosaic.
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Jan 29 2010, 12:03 PM
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This one will be as hard to navigate as Bonneville back in 2004 @Gusev
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Jan 29 2010, 02:12 PM
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Is it just me or does that ejecta look pretty old (like a lot more than 1000y) and weathered?
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Jan 29 2010, 02:14 PM
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Even if this crater appears (relatively) young, its bottom looks like it's covered with dust already.
Seeing this young crater surrounded by shattered boulders, a nagging question comes to my mind. How come we haven't seen a field of boulders around Victoria or Endurance? The formation of these craters must have blasted the bedrock and thrown broken rock all over the place. Where have the boulders gone? Covered with dust? Crumbled to sand? |
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