Unusual Looking Martian Rock

Yeah,ping.
I just feel NASA is dropping the ball on this one.
They've got time to drag these folks out for childrens interviews but any real briefing is limited to once a day/
five days a week?

Don't mean to grouse,just Jonesing.

Ah, now the Presidents address for the unptheenth time.
NASA TV needs help.

321 posted on 01/17/2004 3:55:35 PM PST by tet68

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Petrified land mine.

322 posted on 01/17/2004 3:58:20 PM PST by jetson

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Bob Ross, is he one of those guys that paints with a 4" brush and one of those putty knives that I use to scrape off wallpaper?

I love watching those guys make trees with a putty knife. Simple pleasures for a simple mind I guess.

323 posted on 01/17/2004 4:01:33 PM PST by irish guard

I saw a blurb in an article that said the rover started getting it's wheels mucked up with that stuff as soon as it exited the ramp. So whatever it is, it seems to be all over the area.

324 posted on 01/17/2004 4:19:33 PM PST by Viking2002

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325 posted on 01/17/2004 6:25:33 PM PST by Orion78 (Only a slave can work with no right to the product of his effort.)

After an extensive Google News search last night on every report since Jan 14, 2004 that contain the words "adirondack", "sashimi", "sushi", and "edamame", I believe I have been able to figure out which rocks go with which names. Keep in mind, the only one I am fairly sure of is "Adirondack" because the descriptions of the named rocks are not very precise and NASA has not released any sort of map, as they did with Pathfinder back in 1997. Here are the descriptions of each rock as best as I could come up with:

"Adirondack" is a 2-inch rock that is about 10 feet to the Northwest of Spirit that is roughly pyramid shaped and has a vertical face that has apparently been scoured clean by the Martian winds.
"Sashimi" is a 1-inch whitish rock with a pillow shape, is roughly 10-15 feet in front of the rover, and appears to be made of totally different minerals than Adirondack.
"Sushi" is right next to "Sashimi" and is called "Sushi" because it reminds the researchers of a sushi roll.
"Edamame" is a smaller rock that is right next to Sushi. It is the final rock in the trio that researchers are calling the "Wasabi Feature".

According to the latest news reports, scientists have selected "Adirondack" as the next target for Spirit rather than "Sashimi". However, because of the location of "Adirondack", I anticipate that photos of "Sushi" (aka "Rectangle Hole Rock") taken when Spirit arrives at "Adirondack" will be excellent in determining whether or not "Sushi" really does have a hole in it. Once Spirit is at "Adirondack", any photos taken of "Sushi" should be looking directly into the "hole".

I have checked the latest updated pictures on the MER homepage, however, no new pictures of "Sushi" are present. If previous days are any indication, the next update to the MER homepage should be around 12-1 AM EST tonight. If any new pictures are available I will post them and do another update.

326 posted on 01/17/2004 6:25:56 PM PST by Orion78 (Only a slave can work with no right to the product of his effort.)

Is this a NASA/JPL Joke ??? "There's numbers!"

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/2/p/013/2P127522190EFF0309P2511L2M1.JPG

why ?, Here's a close-up of said image and numbers...

http://www.fulldisklosure.org/albums/album57/Marspetroglyph3.jpg

Any comments ?

327 posted on 01/17/2004 6:34:53 PM PST by Orlando (why ???)

Have no idea what you are talking about.

328 posted on 01/17/2004 6:38:45 PM PST by tet68

Is this the rock you are referring to?

329 posted on 01/17/2004 6:39:03 PM PST by Orion78 (Only a slave can work with no right to the product of his effort.)

On the NASA link above, there seem to be numbers ???
On one of the rock, it's located 12 O'Clock from rover..
It looks like 19?, or 79? . Can you see it ???

330 posted on 01/17/2004 6:43:24 PM PST by Orlando (why ????)

331 posted on 01/17/2004 6:46:17 PM PST by Orlando (why ????)

Ok. Give me a couple minutes...

332 posted on 01/17/2004 6:48:23 PM PST by Orion78 (Only a slave can work with no right to the product of his effort.)

Looking at it the other way it looks like 61.
weird.

333 posted on 01/17/2004 6:52:33 PM PST by tet68

Thank You, I am wondering is this a jpl joke ?

334 posted on 01/17/2004 6:54:57 PM PST by Orlando

Post-disclaimer post:

The magic carpet the crash bag dragged up could be salty from the lake a billion years ago, and salt attracts moisture, so it might pull what little moisture there is from the air and ground, enough to give the layer some coherent stickiness.

335 posted on 01/17/2004 6:55:35 PM PST by RightWhale (Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)

Almost looks like 69, say you don't think.....
Naah.

336 posted on 01/17/2004 6:57:04 PM PST by tet68

What The Heck Is That ???????

337 posted on 01/17/2004 6:59:57 PM PST by cmsgop ( How Come Vic Tayback Never Won an Oscar ???????????????????????????????)

338 posted on 01/17/2004 7:01:50 PM PST by Orion78 (Only a slave can work with no right to the product of his effort.)

339 posted on 01/17/2004 7:02:37 PM PST by tet68

I can't wait until they get the results of this weekends testing. They should know by Monday what the soil is composed of and hopefully what makes it so sticky. If it is because there is salt present, then this will be huge news.

340 posted on 01/17/2004 7:03:54 PM PST by Orion78 (Only a slave can work with no right to the product of his effort.)

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