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Calibration target -- base material

algorimancer View Member Profile	Dec 17 2010, 08:47 PM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 581 Joined: 20-April 05 From: League City, Texas Member No.: 285	Does anyone know what material was used to construct the 8 cm square base of the MER calibration target? I'm guessing it could be either aluminum, titanium, or plastic, but after googling around I have not been able to track down anything definitive -- lot's of articles discuss the colors and sundial, but nothing more.

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algorimancer Calibration target -- base material Dec 17 2010, 08:47 PM

PDP8E Hey Algorimancer, This link has the info you are l... Dec 18 2010, 06:27 PM

algorimancer QUOTE (PDP8E @ Dec 18 2010, 12:27 PM) Hey... Dec 20 2010, 01:47 PM

Floyd You should contact Bill Nye--he must have a pictur... Dec 18 2010, 06:54 PM

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