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From: rgregoryclark@yahoo.com (Robert Clark)
Newsgroups: sci.astro,alt.sci.planetary,sci.physics,sci.geo.geology
Subject: Re: Could Mars Odyssey map seasonal gullies on Mars?

The latest image released from Mars Odyssey shows some of the
Malin/Edgett gullies visible at MO's resolution level, about 20 meters
per pixel:

Nirgal Vallis (Released 27 March 2002)
http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20020327a.html

For smaller gullies it may be possible to map the alcoves and debris
aprons associated to the gullies.

Bob Clark

rgregoryclark@yahoo.com (Robert Clark) wrote in message news:<832ea96d.0203050147.80a89f8@posting.google.com>...
> The first high-resolution visible light image from Mars Odyssey shows
> the well known dark streaks in Acheron Fossae:
>
> The first THEMIS visible camera image - Acheron Fossae
> http://themis.asu.edu/latest/zoom-first_vis.html
>
> According to the March 1st news conference MO will be able to map the
> entire planet in visible light color imaging at 20 meter resolution.
> Dark streaks are already known to be forming currently, so MO should
> be able to see before and after images of dark streaks at a yearly
> time scale.
>
> Some researchers such as Nick Hoffman have suggested the Malin/Edgett
> gullies are also forming currently:
>
> From: Robert Clark (rgregoryclark@yahoo.com)
> Subject: Mars gullies forming currently?
> Newsgroups: sci.astro, alt.sci.planetary, sci.physics, sci.geo.geology
> Date: 2002-01-22 00:53:07 PST
> http://groups.google.com/groups?th=77870473d53ce66e
>
> Are the Malin/Edgett gullies wider than the 20 meter scale to be
> visible by the Mars Odyssey imager?
>
>
> Bob Clark

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