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re: I'm not seeing the small craters

Chris Vancil — 11/29/2003 9:20:51 PM (archived)

Try this classic image from Apollo 11...there are dozens of 2 m or less craters in this image.

This is of coarse is an image of Surveyor 3 taken by Alan Bean (Apollo 12). Note the craters next to the landing leg and under the middle of the spacecraft and near the forground edge of the photo...

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• Bill Hartmann (Scientist, textbook/fiction Author, & Painter) - Mark Eby - 11/26/2003 3:23:18 AM
  • More B*** S*** impact "science" - E.P. Grondine - 12/1/2003 12:11:52 AM
    • Anyone Else Ever Notice EP Almost Always Disagrees With Real Impact Scientists? ;-) (n/t) - Mark Eby - 12/1/2003 6:18:27 AM
      • Just Morrison's Clique - E.P. Grondine - 12/4/2003 12:31:28 AM
        • You Mean The Ones With Relevant Degrees? (n/t) - Mark Eby - 12/5/2003 3:55:43 AM
          • re: Or with sufficient math to understand and do statistics? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 12/6/2003 12:18:26 AM
  • Sense of humor, too - Robert - 11/26/2003 7:47:45 PM
  • re: Bill Hartmann (Scientist, textbook/fiction Author, & Painter) - Nick Hoffman - 11/26/2003 6:59:37 PM
  • re: Bill Hartmann - Raoul - 11/26/2003 5:08:34 PM
    • re: Bill Books - Mark Eby - 11/26/2003 5:23:14 PM
      • re: Bill Books - Raoul - 11/26/2003 6:58:09 PM
  • Hartmann's Travelers Guide to Mars - Donald - 11/26/2003 4:04:24 PM
    • Look's Great! - Mark Eby - 11/29/2003 12:38:31 AM
  • re: Bill Hartmann (Scientist, textbook/fiction Author, & Painter) - JonClarke - 11/26/2003 5:49:48 AM
    • Obnoxiously... - BRFelix - 11/27/2003 5:12:54 PM
      • Obnoxiously is right. - et - 11/28/2003 6:48:09 PM
        • Collapse, impact or something else? - BRFelix - 12/1/2003 2:23:55 PM
          • Secondary Craters - Nick Hoffman - 12/1/2003 9:54:49 PM
          • Here's a case for impact. - et - 12/1/2003 8:05:00 PM
            • The secondary argument - BRFelix - 12/2/2003 12:27:38 AM
              • re: The secondary argument - Nick Hoffman - 12/2/2003 8:04:58 AM
                • Love that MOLA! - BRFelix - 12/3/2003 12:50:50 AM
                  • re: Love that MOLA! - et - 12/3/2003 8:37:37 PM
                    • Oh sorry! - BRFelix - 12/4/2003 8:25:24 PM
                      • re: Oh sorry! - JonClarke - 12/5/2003 12:14:05 AM
                        • What is it.... - BRFelix - 12/5/2003 4:32:41 AM
                          • re: What is it.... - JonClarke - 12/6/2003 2:49:06 AM
                            • I'm sure - BRFelix - 12/6/2003 5:56:52 PM
                              • re: I'm sure - JonClarke - 12/7/2003 3:26:49 AM
                            • re: Ground truth: the solution! (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 12/6/2003 10:39:57 AM
              • re: The secondary argument - JonClarke - 12/2/2003 4:29:25 AM
      • re: Obnoxiously... - JonClarke - 11/28/2003 5:45:18 AM
        • What happens rarely - BRFelix - 12/1/2003 2:26:49 PM
          • re: What happens rarely - JonClarke - 12/2/2003 4:25:15 AM
            • re: What happens rarely - BRFElix - 12/5/2003 2:24:45 PM
    • Answer Is Probably Related To Location - Mark Eby - 11/26/2003 5:04:07 PM
      • re: Answer Is Probably Related To Location - JonClarke - 11/26/2003 9:54:32 PM
    • re: Bill Hartmann (Scientist, textbook/fiction Author, & Painter) - Chris Vancil - 11/26/2003 10:12:42 AM
      • Atmosphere as filter, and landing site predictions... - Nick Hoffman - 11/26/2003 7:32:27 PM
        • re: Atmosphere as filter, and landing site predictions... - DTB - 11/28/2003 10:14:30 PM
          • re: Atmosphere as filter, and landing site predictions... - Nick Hoffman - 11/29/2003 1:53:06 PM
            • re: 2100m rim visible for ~100km? - DTB - 11/30/2003 2:55:23 AM
        • crater sizes - JonClarke - 11/27/2003 11:01:54 PM
          • re: crater sizes - Nick Hoffman - 11/28/2003 1:22:13 AM
            • re: crater sizes - JonClarke - 11/28/2003 3:15:53 AM
        • re: Atmosphere as filter, and landing site predictions... - JonClarke - 11/26/2003 9:51:15 PM
    • re: craters - Raoul - 11/26/2003 6:32:13 AM
      • re: craters - JonClarke - 11/26/2003 10:33:51 AM
        • I'm not seeing the small craters - pwokenyaw - 11/29/2003 7:47:15 PM
          • re: I'm not seeing the small craters - Chris Vancil - 11/29/2003 9:20:51 PM
            • thanks! the second photo is especially clear to me. n/t (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 11/30/2003 11:48:43 PM
        • re: craters - Raoul - 11/26/2003 5:02:50 PM