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What is the current best explanation for the linear features?

Tom Brosz — 6/23/2003 7:42:22 PM (archived)

Almost looks like Phobos originally was a large chunk of sedimentary rock.

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A different viewing angle for Phobos! (from MGS MSSS) - Raoul - 6/23/2003 5:51:14 PM
- What is the current best explanation for the linear features? - Tom Brosz - 6/23/2003 7:42:22 PM
  - Wild speculation - more learned opinions requested - Fox - 6/25/2003 5:32:25 AM
    - Rolling boulders. - et - 6/25/2003 4:32:17 PM
      - re: Rolling boulders. - Fox - 6/25/2003 11:11:34 PM
        
        Thats the pic.... - et - 6/26/2003 12:34:50 AM
  - Fractures from the Stickney impact dusted over with regolith. (n/t) - et - 6/23/2003 9:12:00 PM
    - Could be Stickney is not an impact formation - BRFelix - 6/23/2003 10:50:30 PM
      - Nothing wrong with heretical if you have some plausable mechanism. (n/t) - et - 6/24/2003 3:51:56 PM
        
        I don't have to show you no steenking 'mechanism' -- ha! - BRFelix - 6/25/2003 3:00:42 AM
- real real nice - and more craters - E.P. Grondine - 6/23/2003 7:14:30 PM
  - re: real real nice - and more craters - gbaikie - 6/23/2003 7:43:01 PM
    - Nice thought. - et - 6/23/2003 9:21:45 PM
    - re: re: real real nice - and more craters - E.P. Grondine - 6/23/2003 8:21:15 PM

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