Re: Fractures... except that the Inca City formation

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Re: Fractures... except that the Inca City formation

Robert E. B. — 8/9/2002 7:20:12 PM (archived)

Perhaps the fractures filled up with sedimentary material (or maybe lava?), and then were buried. Then erosion strips away the sediments above. The filled in material had harden into rock that was harder than the surrounding material. The weaker material erodes leaving the harder rock standing.

In other words, the fractures become fossilized.

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MGS MOC Releases MOC2-316 to MOC2-319, 8 August 2002 - Alex R. Blackwell - 8/8/2002 5:48:29 PM
- Re: Inca City - BRFelix - 8/8/2002 7:43:32 PM
  - Re: Inca City - Robert E. B. - 8/8/2002 7:53:07 PM
    - Re: Fractures... except that the Inca City formation - BRFelix - 8/8/2002 3:08:46 PM
      - Re: Fractures... except that the Inca City formation - Robert E. B. - 8/9/2002 7:20:12 PM
        
        Which is precisely what the MSSS caption implies - Alex R. Blackwell - 8/9/2002 7:51:55 PM
        
        Who wants to read the caption :) - Robert E. B. - 8/12/2002 1:14:02 PM
        
        Re: Could be... - BRFelix - 8/9/2002 12:55:39 PM
        
        Your eyesight must be incredible - Alex R. Blackwell - 8/9/2002 1:15:22 PM
        
        Re: Nah... just asking questions, boss - BRFelix - 8/10/2002 3:15:42 PM
        
        My Reviewers... - Nick Hoffman - 8/10/2002 5:16:02 PM
        
        Re: So um, could it be that some (or even much) - BRFelix - 8/10/2002 7:27:17 PM
        
        Re: So um, could it be that some (or even much) - Robert E. B. - 8/12/2002 2:19:09 PM
        
        Age and Scale - Nick Hoffman - 8/10/2002 11:00:08 AM
        
        Re: Age and Scale - BRFelix - 8/11/2002 5:53:50 PM
      - Does anyone know (Alex, especially)... - alcaray - 8/9/2002 6:02:47 PM
        
        Mars Express MARSIS - Alex R. Blackwell - 8/9/2002 7:06:26 PM
- Re: MGS MOC Releases MOC2-316 to MOC2-319, 8 August 2002 - Robert E. B. - 8/8/2002 6:39:10 PM
- Re: Meridiani Crater - BRFelix - 8/8/2002 11:38:13 AM
  - You may be on to something, BR. - Marcia - 8/9/2002 5:02:15 PM
    - The Richat Structure - Marcia - 8/9/2002 5:33:24 PM
      - Re: Jeepers! - BRFelix - 8/9/2002 6:29:42 PM
        
        Could be an eroded dome. - Robert E. B. - 8/9/2002 7:15:20 PM
        
        The stereo anaglyph shows it to be a depression - Alex R. Blackwell - 8/9/2002 7:41:31 PM
        
        Re: The stereo anaglyph shows it to be a depression - Robert E. B. - 8/9/2002 7:48:59 PM
        
        Oops, a fingerfehler - Alex R. Blackwell - 8/9/2002 7:45:36 PM
        
        Re: The stereo anaglyph shows it to be a depression - Robert Clark - 8/9/2002 9:31:00 AM
        
        Re: Interesting, interesting - BRFelix - 8/9/2002 11:10:12 AM
        
        Re: could be the circular pits associated with the Meridiani - BRFelix - 8/9/2002 8:27:21 AM
        
        Interesting. - Marcia - 8/9/2002 7:41:08 PM
- Thanks Alex - Vince - 8/8/2002 8:20:07 AM
  - THEMIS VIS "color" imagery - Alex R. Blackwell - 8/8/2002 10:57:04 AM
    - Imagery - E.P. Grondine - 8/9/2002 3:32:43 PM

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