Space/Science » in reply to re: The Bonneville Monster Pan

Mars maars and a tough tuff ring

Robert — 3/15/2004 10:36:16 PM (archived)

Thanks. As for the streak, I dunno for sure what they are. Sometimes I rely on the principle of fractal self-similarity, to wit, we see large-scale swirls of dark material in orbital images, no doubt deposited and patterned by the wind, so maybe that's what we're seeing here on a small scale. But I can't say for sure. If Spirit enters the crater (which is starting to look unlikely), we'd get a closer look, and it might be interesting.

As for the "crater with a smaller crater next to it at the base of Bonneville", are we talking about this?

I hope so, because I wondered the same thing, and I was hoping somebody'd bring it up. When I see that sort of shape, I think "plop plop", and not "boom boom". Not that I have any informed opinion myself, but maybe putting the two technical terms in the subject line will lure a pro in here.

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• The Bonneville Monster Pan - Robert - 3/15/2004 12:33:30 AM
  • A general thanks - Robert - 3/15/2004 10:47:28 PM
  • ***speechless!!*** (n/t) - McFly - 3/15/2004 9:26:12 PM
  • Incredible, Robert, thank you! I especially liked the black monolith at the bottom of the crater! - LJ - 3/15/2004 6:07:46 PM
    • Ohmigod, it's full of dirt! - Robert - 3/15/2004 10:43:37 PM
  • re: The Bonneville Monster Pan - Robert Clark - 3/15/2004 5:53:09 PM
    • Mars maars and a tough tuff ring - Robert - 3/15/2004 10:36:16 PM
  • Aya Caramba! Muchos grande! (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/15/2004 4:39:44 PM
  • beautiful, Robert, just beautiful. - jms - 3/15/2004 2:54:31 PM
  • Thanks Robert. I'm at LPSC and will post any news... - Nick Hoffman - 3/15/2004 2:34:32 PM
  • re: The Bonneville Monster Pan - Raoul - 3/15/2004 6:48:25 AM
    • 'passion', 'obsession', 'Martian OCD', something like that - Robert - 3/15/2004 10:21:43 PM
  • You really do know how to spoil us. - Lee - 3/15/2004 4:27:48 AM
    • Yeah, and people often pay no attention to me, either ;-) (n/t) - Robert - 3/15/2004 10:19:35 PM
  • Grid marks? - RobVG - 3/15/2004 4:26:08 AM
    • What Nick said - Robert - 3/15/2004 10:18:31 PM
    • Wind ripples (n/t) - Nick Hoffman - 3/15/2004 6:58:01 PM
      • Doesn't show on JPL pan. (n/t) - RobVG - 3/16/2004 6:21:10 PM
      • Bimini road (n/t) - RobVG - 3/15/2004 7:55:37 PM
  • It was a HabZone smash! - Fox - 3/15/2004 2:50:55 AM
    • Thanks - Robert - 3/15/2004 10:13:33 PM
  • WOW! - Bowser - 3/15/2004 2:37:07 AM
    • the 'synoptic overview' - Robert - 3/15/2004 10:10:23 PM
  • re: The Bonneville Monster Pan - Doug - 3/15/2004 2:09:40 AM
    • 18 hours was software - Robert - 3/15/2004 10:05:09 PM
  • Bonneville disappointing - Columbia Hills promising - Buck Galaxy - 3/15/2004 2:01:50 AM
    • re: Bonneville disappointing - Columbia Hills promising - Nick Hoffman - 3/15/2004 7:00:29 PM
      • Say 'hi' for me - Robert - 3/15/2004 9:49:00 PM
  • Stupendous! - Tom Brosz - 3/15/2004 1:46:44 AM