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Sol 422 - Soil, Rock, High Gain And Array
djellison
post Apr 10 2005, 02:10 PM
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Interesting the way the dust has been dumped 'down wind' in the aerodynamic shadow of the HGA during the cleaning event a few sols previous to this being taken

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post Apr 10 2005, 02:39 PM
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Both I'd imagine. The fast moving air can carry a lot of dust, but would slow down in turbulance behind the HGA and drop the dust. Rivers do the same thing - dumping silt on the apex of a bend.

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