Sol 3 and onwards - imaging |
Sol 3 and onwards - imaging |
May 28 2008, 06:27 PM
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Keeping with the practice of sol-by-sol discussions, here it is.
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May 29 2008, 06:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3242 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
A few thoughts from the press conference:
1) Emily got in more than 2 questions *tsk tsk* Seriously, at least you got some of the others to say something. 2) NASA TV does look better on a High def TV. 3) The rock circulation idea is pretty interesting. Some of the views of the nearby trough walls gives the appearance that the soil is a conglomerate, with a coarse-grained sand matrix with hand-to-football sized rocks. Basically, the texture below the surface resembles the appearance on the surface, a mix of sand and smallish rocks. I wonder how this will affect digging. The rocks here are pretty diverse with two basic rock "types": angular rocks with relatively smooth, flat top surfaces and lumpy, vesicular rocks. I would presume the second type represent basaltic rocks, but the brighter albedo is a bit odd. 4) Can't wait to see that pan in color. -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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