geology of Gale Crater and Mount Sharp |
geology of Gale Crater and Mount Sharp |
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The idea that the Lower Formation of Mt. Sharp is of lacustrine origin (lakebed sediments) has rather fallen out of favor recently, but I just finished my essay on Mars, "An Interpretation of the Geology of Gale Crater & Mount Sharp, with Implications for the History & Habitability of Mars," which I have spent over one year researching and writing, and the primary thrust of this paper is to offer a fresh defense of the lacustrine model, incorporating some fairly original ideas on my part. I'm not a professional scientist, but this is a labor of love that springs from a near-lifelong interest in Mars (since I was a young boy in the 1960s). And I'm trying to publicize it prior to Curiosity reaching Mt. Sharp, as that will be a test of my theories, and I'm hoping to get some recognition if I'm right. So here's the link for all interested readers: http://galecratergeology1.tumblr.com/post/...le-crater-mount
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Given the wide variation in the amount of dust, perhaps one should be wary about drawing conclusions from a calculation for one specific ("typical") level of dust.
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perhaps one should be wary about drawing conclusions from a calculation... With all due respect to the modeling, I'd only draw conclusions from properly-calibrated images, which I've seen none of in this thread (maybe the Viking images, though Viking calibration is somewhat problematic.) The coverage of the sky at different elevations has been very limited from MSL so far, though there was one zenith image taken with MAHLI if I recall correctly. Of course, considering the title of this thread, the whole discussion of sky color is wildly off-topic. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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