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To: Fitzcarraldo
IIRC there are frequent dust storms on Mars. Could it be that particles rolled along the ground by a strong wind eventually wore down into a spherical shape?

Geodes are naturally occurring crystal formations within certain types of rock (on earth). They're not alive, and never were, but their shape is often spherical.

28 posted on 02/07/2004 8:31:49 AM PST by ZOOKER
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To: ZOOKER
Spheres are a VERY rare thing to occur naturally in minerals. Crystal habits don't lend themselves to forming spheres. Nature has a few, but they aren't common here on Earth.
30 posted on 02/07/2004 8:37:14 AM PST by doodad
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