re: Bedrock and Opportunity

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Tom Brosz — 1/27/2004 2:34:42 AM (archived)

Most theories about large amounts of free water in Mars' past have this taking place hundreds of millions of years ago. Ideally, analysis of very old rocks will give us the best information on this, and rocks in their original formations, as opposed to laying around on the surface, give us a good chance of finding very old material.

As far as direct biological analysis, probably not. Unless there are fossils. ;)

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Bedrock and Opportunity - Curious - 1/27/2004 2:26:51 AM
- From it's light color it's possible it is limestone. (Another reason why accurate color is important.) - Robert Clark - 1/27/2004 2:04:33 PM
  - re: From it's light color it's possible it is limestone. (Another reason why accurate color is important.) - BRFelix - 1/27/2004 7:10:38 PM
  - Colour doesn't matter - Tony - 1/27/2004 4:26:10 PM
    - Opportunity Closing in on Scientific Jackpotpot - Robert Clark - 1/27/2004 8:09:46 PM
      - Once more unto the breach - Tony - 1/27/2004 8:20:03 PM
        
        Karstic also means liquid water. - Robert Clark - 1/27/2004 10:30:57 PM
        
        could Sodium bi-carbonate form solid flat surfaces like we are seeing? - Scott Evil - 1/27/2004 9:15:03 PM
        
        Sodium Carbonate can exist as lavas - Tony - 1/27/2004 9:40:44 PM
        
        It could have been precipitated out of a briney water solution - Scott Evil - 1/27/2004 11:43:56 PM
- re: Bedrock and Opportunity - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2004 2:34:42 AM
  - Ever wonder about micro fossils? (n/t) - RobVG - 1/27/2004 3:32:17 AM
    - Gee, sure wish we had a MICROSCOPE on those rovers! ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2004 3:54:43 AM
      - Check those "raw images" from Sol 17 again please. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/27/2004 3:09:56 PM

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