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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: eddie willers
Sure looks like talc, doesn't it?
21 posted on 02/16/2004 5:06:22 PM PST by Clara Lou
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To: Phil V.
Why does the picture of Mars from the rover look round?
22 posted on 02/16/2004 5:06:22 PM PST by TBall
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To: Phil V.
. . . and up from the ground come a bubblin' crude . . .
23 posted on 02/16/2004 5:06:39 PM PST by ChadGore (Viva Bush. He's EARNED a second term.)
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To: Glenn
Eh!!!

Looks like Bob the Builder has been playing around up there on Mars!!

"Can we build it?? YES, WE CAN!!".
24 posted on 02/16/2004 5:06:42 PM PST by Neets (Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining.~)
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To: TBall
Fisheye lens?
25 posted on 02/16/2004 5:06:56 PM PST by Clara Lou
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To: WhiteGuy; RunningJoke
Need to dig holes so we have somewhere to dunp tax dollars.
26 posted on 02/16/2004 5:09:02 PM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is Slavery)
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To: Phil V.
"White stuff" in trench looks like the same thing as in the upper left corner of the picture, just slightly covered by a thin layer of "topsoil." Why the trench? Did the Rover make it?
27 posted on 02/16/2004 5:09:24 PM PST by DCBar
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To: Phil V.
That is so unbearably cool! Wide lens, though. I wonder if that's the only one it's got.
28 posted on 02/16/2004 5:09:24 PM PST by prion
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To: Phil V.
Roof to the underground caverns.
29 posted on 02/16/2004 5:09:54 PM PST by ambrose ("John Kerry has blood of American soldiers on his hands" - Lt. Col. Oliver North)
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To: Prince Charles
Sure Mars is cold now but here's a photo taken only 60,000 years ago:
30 posted on 02/16/2004 5:10:34 PM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is Slavery)
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To: TBall
Why does the picture of Mars from the rover look round?

Ultra wide-angle "fish-eye" lens.

31 posted on 02/16/2004 5:10:37 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: TBall
It's a small planet.
32 posted on 02/16/2004 5:11:32 PM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is Slavery)
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To: Prince Charles
wouldn't that require water?
33 posted on 02/16/2004 5:11:36 PM PST by counterpunch (click my name to check out my 'toons!)
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To: TBall
"Why does the picture of Mars from the rover look round?"

You can actually see the curvature of the planet. I didn't know Mars was so small. :-0
34 posted on 02/16/2004 5:11:52 PM PST by Rebelbase (The gravy train makes unscheduled stops.)
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To: Phil V.
Has NASA explained or identified what this trench reveals?
35 posted on 02/16/2004 5:11:54 PM PST by Carolinamom
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To: Phil V.
This is what the rover dug up.

36 posted on 02/16/2004 5:12:14 PM PST by Dialup Llama
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To: BenLurkin
like minds!~
37 posted on 02/16/2004 5:12:21 PM PST by Rebelbase (The gravy train makes unscheduled stops.)
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To: Phil V.
gee, Mars is very small.
38 posted on 02/16/2004 5:13:01 PM PST by counterpunch (click my name to check out my 'toons!)
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To: Clara Lou
Remember this isn't earth we are looking at .....this is a different world.

Amazing!

39 posted on 02/16/2004 5:13:03 PM PST by Dog
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To: Rebelbase
Seperated by a mere 20 seconds. Pretty scary.
40 posted on 02/16/2004 5:13:52 PM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is Slavery)
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