re: Is the lighter colored rock dissolving?

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BRFelix — 2/9/2004 11:45:28 PM (archived)

And could that be why it looks "rotten" and why there appears to be no erosion debris from the light-colored rock?

Can a thin, cold carbon dioxide atmosphere serve as a solvent? Can the rock dissolve directly into the atmosphere?

Cheers, BRFelix

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Opportunity microscopic views of rock outcrop (pics) - LJ - 2/9/2004 9:23:21 PM
- Some musings on the outcrop from a field geologist. - JMS - 2/10/2004 6:59:31 PM
- re: Lots of sulfur - Space Fanatic - 2/10/2004 12:39:30 AM
- re: From far away, the layers look like tuffs, but - Marcia - 2/10/2004 12:09:27 AM
  - re: From far away, the layers look like tuffs, but - Marcia - 2/10/2004 12:40:42 AM
- re: Is the lighter colored rock dissolving? - BRFelix - 2/9/2004 11:45:28 PM
  - re: Is the lighter colored rock dissolving? - Nick Hoffman - 2/10/2004 8:05:28 AM
    - re: Sandstorms... - BRFelix - 2/10/2004 4:29:33 PM
  - re: BRFelix, that's a good question! (n/t) - Marcia - 2/10/2004 12:14:30 AM
- Sorry - repeating much of below postings - wake up! (n/t) - LJ - 2/9/2004 9:33:07 PM
- Second pic - LJ - 2/9/2004 9:25:45 PM

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