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First pictures of Mars Rover (Opportunity) "trenching" . . . comments/speculation encouraged
NASA - JPL ^
| 2-16-2004
| NASA/JPL
Posted on 02/16/2004 5:00:05 PM PST by Phil V.
Comments/speculation?
stereo strip of trench . . .
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mars
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To: Poohbah
It's the polymer they use to make those kiddie pools out of.
To: Poohbah
The US Government pays $3 billion dollars to do what my cat does in 2 minutes . . . for free.
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posted on
02/16/2004 8:30:00 PM PST
by
ClintonBeGone
(<a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/~clintonbegone/">Hero</font></a>)
To: Phil V.; razorback-bert
Looks like caliche to me. Make sense to you, Bert?
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posted on
02/16/2004 8:32:40 PM PST
by
harrowup
(So perfect I'm naturally humble)
To: ChadGore
If you sit back and stare at the middle of that picture, I swear you'll see YOGI BEAR.
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posted on
02/16/2004 8:33:22 PM PST
by
ClintonBeGone
(<a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/~clintonbegone/">Hero</font></a>)
To: harrowup
Looks like caliche to me.
Caliche or someone spilled the confectionary sugar.
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posted on
02/16/2004 8:36:30 PM PST
by
ClintonBeGone
(<a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/~clintonbegone/">Hero</font></a>)
To: tet68
It's definitely not a full deck, that's for sure.
146
posted on
02/16/2004 8:41:05 PM PST
by
thoughtomator
("What do I know? I'm just the President." - George W. Bush, Superbowl XXXVIII halftime statement)
To: ChadGore
Broadband is a blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To: tet68
Ooops! Have just been severely chastized by the posting police so will now confine my comments to a more scientific nature in keeping with the guidelines established by the posting police. Sir, Yes SIR! Would that happen to be by someone named after a part of a buffalo's anatomy?
To: harrowup
My first take on the "white" was that it was simply compacted soil reflecting more light. But additional pics seem to indicate that the wheel really has scratched up a different material . . . likely similar to the exposed rock on the the crater wall. It's just FUN to guess and throw stuff against the wall. It may in fact be the stuffing of MARS BARS!
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posted on
02/16/2004 8:50:42 PM PST
by
Phil V.
To: TBall
Why does the picture of Mars from the rover look round?That is the edge of Mars. You must be careful or you'll fall off the planet...
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posted on
02/16/2004 8:50:55 PM PST
by
CommandoFrank
(If GW is the terrorist's worst nightmare, Kerry is their wet dream...)
To: Glenn
"So that's where they buried Jimmy Hoffa. Those clever bastards." LOL! My first thought, too. Deranged minds think alike, I guess.
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posted on
02/16/2004 9:06:32 PM PST
by
Imal
(The interchangeability of money and power is the philosopher's stone of politics.)
To: Piltdown_Woman
. . . it could be spodumene, a crumbly gabbro, muscovite reflecting sunlight, calcite, gypsum...auggh! Or fiberous asbestos . . . in which case the EPA will demand a MANNED mission to mitigate the hazards.
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posted on
02/16/2004 9:14:21 PM PST
by
Phil V.
To: Phil V.
The guys drivin' the darn thing is a Brett Favre fan ...#4 carved in th Mars soil.
Lando
To: Phil V.
So where are the 3D pics? I ordered the hole dam fambly a pear and all of of sudden NO 3D pics! I am series.
I want my money back! ;-)
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posted on
02/16/2004 9:31:29 PM PST
by
Tunehead54
(Support Our Troops!)
To: harrowup
Limestone and sand=oil!
Call Chaney.
To: Phil V.
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posted on
02/16/2004 9:57:37 PM PST
by
AndrewC
(I am a Bertrand Russell agnostic, even an atheist.</sarcasm>)
To: Phil V.
I can't take any more of this suspense. Grabbing my rock hammer and heading to Mars...
To: Piltdown_Woman
Are those all igneous and metamorphic or is there a chance there may be sedimentary rocks on Mars?
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posted on
02/16/2004 10:13:40 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(Socialism is Slavery)
To: BenLurkin
We simply do not have enough information at this point. Hematite can form under a variety of conditions terrestrially...but on Mars...? We need to know the assemblages of other minerals in the area. And remember, if we discover that this particular formation was created non-aqueously, it DOES NOT MEAN that water did not flow freely on Mars...only in this one place.
To: BenLurkin
BTW..."sedimentary" does not imply "water erosion". Wind does a darned good job too all by itself.
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