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Jan 13 2007, 07:52 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
Hehe, MarklL. It will be interesting to pass one of the dark streaks and hopefully see what the story is. For some of us, the removal of the ubiquitous bright dust seems to be the simplest explanation, but I will concede that the opposite has been observed. An interesting Martian location is El Dorado, on the other side of the planet, where dark, olivine-rich sediment has accumulated and later has been covered by the light dust...only to be exposed as dark again by local wind events.
Climber! I can't believe that I missed that association of words. I guess it took Doug to name the outcrop behind B3 as the dock. "Sitting on the dock of the bay..." That's so appropriate. -------------------- ...Tom
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Jan 13 2007, 07:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 258 Joined: 22-December 06 Member No.: 1503 |
There are a couple of streaks that appear to originate from a 'hole' in a large chunk of ejecta. [attachment=8997:attachment] That dark spot appearing to be a hole (the one you labeled as such) is really part of a crack across that particular rock. The streaks below, however, do appear to originate with it. We need a much closer look to establish a good interpretation of it. I hope we can do so without endangering the rover. I cannot help but think of the water flow streaks spotted by MGS on other crater slopes. Such an interpretation is premature, but I just cannot help thinking about it. |
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Jan 13 2007, 08:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Climber! I can't believe that I missed that association of words. I guess it took Doug to name the outcrop behind B3 as the dock. "Sitting on the dock of the bay..." That's so appropriate. Thanks Cosmic...and with your permission Asto, Here is the "Doug of the Bay" -------------------- |
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Jan 13 2007, 09:09 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Wahghg
I'm sat here wearing jeans and a shirt, looking at me in the same jeans and shirt, looking at Mars. Wierd. Doug |
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Jan 13 2007, 09:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 401 Joined: 5-January 07 From: Manchester England Member No.: 1563 |
While you're there do you think you could drop by home plate and give spirits solar panels a wipe?
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Jan 14 2007, 05:57 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Wahghg I'm sat here wearing jeans and a shirt, looking at me in the same jeans and shirt, looking at Mars. Wierd. Doug You may want to visit there : http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...ic=3691&hl= They've got nice T-shirt and other stuff... -------------------- |
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Jan 14 2007, 08:54 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
Nice one, climber. Hehe, poor Doug, standing there dessicated and frozen in-place, trying to snap a pic of Cape Saint Mary to send back to the forum. Talk about dedication...
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Jan 14 2007, 10:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 559 Joined: 1-May 06 From: Scotland (Ecosse, Escocia) Member No.: 759 |
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Jan 14 2007, 10:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
It has been such a long time since a I last posted a message and even longer since I have done any SFX images of the Rovers or UMSF members on Mars.
We must be nearing the time for another BBQ. A nice beach (annulus) by a Bay somewhere or on an appropriate Cape perhaps? Don't go crazy yet UMSF'ers. I think that an announcement in the Community Chat thread will appear soon. Let me take a look around for a good location first. Cheers Astro0 |
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Jan 15 2007, 01:00 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
It has been such a long time since a I last posted a message and even longer since I have done any SFX images of the Rovers or UMSF members on Mars. We must be nearing the time for another BBQ. A nice beach (annulus) by a Bay somewhere or on an appropriate Cape perhaps? Don't go crazy yet UMSF'ers. I think that an announcement in the Community Chat thread will appear soon. Let me take a look around for a good location first. Cheers Astro0 Good to hear about you again AstroO, may be my post of your work kinda wake you up What about a Sitting on the duck of the Bay as the next one? -------------------- |
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Jan 15 2007, 03:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
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Jan 15 2007, 11:45 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Fresh navcams from sol 1058 at the exploratorium: http://nasa.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportu...cam/2007-01-15/
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Jan 15 2007, 11:55 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1870 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 174 |
What we need is a Burroughsian Green Martian, 4 arms and all, standing on the promontory... The riding-thoat and red martian slave girl is optional.
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Jan 15 2007, 01:09 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Jan 15 2007, 04:18 PM
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Fresh navcams from sol 1058 at the exploratorium: http://nasa.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportu...cam/2007-01-15/ That big layered rock at the bottom of the nearby cliff looks accessible to the IDD as the ground below it is not sloping as much as just upslope of it. Certainly no more "roll" slope there than Opportunity already encountered in Endurance crater. Of course, Opportunity would have to get there via some other bay I think and then climb back up to this point. All speculation of course. Airbag. PS Doug - you need buy some more clothes |
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