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re: Can we use the word, Oolithic/Oolitic to describe the spheres?

Marcia — 2/8/2004 3:30:12 AM (archived)

What color are they? Hematite on Earth comes in Oolitic form as well, but in a compact/sedimentary form.

Their shape could be due to aeolean processes, as these pebbles were pushed around by the Martian winds. It looks like all the spheres share the same color and make up/matrix.

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Latest Opportunity raw images - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2004 5:43:38 AM
- re:Yet more new images (Sol 14) -- SPHERES! - dtb - 2/8/2004 1:27:52 AM
  - Those are Tribble droppings........... - Lindy - 2/9/2004 5:52:59 AM
  - Moqui Marbles? - Robert Clark - 2/8/2004 3:59:25 PM
  - Absolutely fascinating! - Buck Galaxy - 2/8/2004 3:00:08 AM
- Has images of sundial and surface through RGB filters. Anyone for a color composite? (n/t) - Robert Clark - 2/7/2004 11:11:05 PM
  - Doug Ellison's work... - Nick Hoffman - 2/8/2004 2:40:31 AM
    - More RGB images - an ambitious post !! - Nick Hoffman - 2/8/2004 8:04:23 AM
      - Thanks Nick! These pictures are extremely interesting (n/t) - Gary - 2/9/2004 2:38:11 AM
      - It looks as if the spheres are imbedded the sandd/powder - ebnelson - 2/8/2004 3:13:11 PM
    - some geological interpretations - Greg - 2/8/2004 7:33:57 AM
    - Image tag didn't work (n/t) (n/t) - dtb - 2/8/2004 3:32:00 AM
- Help - Tony - 2/7/2004 6:00:01 AM
  - pretty thin - dtb - 2/7/2004 3:40:27 PM
  - re: Help - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2004 6:15:22 AM
    - interesting - Buck Galaxy - 2/7/2004 6:24:35 AM
      - The earth analog for that one - ebnelson - 2/7/2004 6:42:16 AM
        
        Little spheres - Gary - 2/7/2004 11:19:27 PM
        
        re: Little spheres - Tom Brosz - 2/8/2004 5:34:16 AM
        
        re: Little spheres - Buck Galaxy - 2/8/2004 5:41:39 AM
        
        re: Little spheres - PB - 2/8/2004 4:08:40 PM
        
        I bet you're right! - Buck Galaxy - 2/8/2004 3:16:31 AM
        
        re: Can we use the word, Oolithic/Oolitic to describe the spheres? - Marcia - 2/8/2004 3:30:12 AM
        
        re: Actually, - Marcia - 2/8/2004 3:48:36 AM
        
        Pisolites. - Robert Clark - 2/8/2004 4:27:37 PM
        
        I hope so too - Buck Galaxy - 2/8/2004 5:54:20 AM
        
        re: Thanks! I hope we get an answer by the end of this week on both the soil/spheres and bedrock. :} (n/t) - Marcia - 2/8/2004 9:33:30 PM

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