Surface films

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Surface films

Nick Hoffman — 10/15/2004 11:57:50 PM (archived)

I don't think a transient surface film model of liquid water can explain Meridiani. The alteration zone is more than 300m deep. Nothing transient from the surface could seep that deep before freezing up again.

You need an internal source of liquids, IMHO

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Spherules are not concretions, as previously hypothesized - Philip Simon - 10/11/2004 11:42:31 PM
- They seem localized to the Meridiani region. - REB - 10/13/2004 12:32:09 PM
  - re: They seem localized to the Meridiani region. - Nick Hoffman - 10/14/2004 8:05:11 AM
    - re: They seem localized to the Meridiani region. - REB - 10/14/2004 12:34:05 PM
    - re: They seem localized to the Meridiani region. - REB - 10/14/2004 11:48:28 AM
      - uhhh - here ya go - E.P. Grondine - 10/15/2004 1:10:06 AM
      - Good. - Nick Hoffman - 10/14/2004 2:05:37 PM
        
        re: Good. - REB - 10/14/2004 2:10:35 PM
- re: Spherules are not concretions, as previously hypothesized - REB - 10/12/2004 2:36:49 PM
- re: Spherules are not concretions, as previously hypothesized - Nick Hoffman - 10/12/2004 4:39:29 AM
  - re: Spherules are not concretions, as previously hypothesized - bruced - 10/13/2004 11:30:10 PM
    - increased local crystallinity - Philip Simon - 10/14/2004 11:40:24 PM
      - re: increased local crystallinity - bruced - 10/15/2004 8:25:12 AM
        
        Surface films - Nick Hoffman - 10/15/2004 11:57:50 PM
  - re: Spherules are not concretions, as previously hypothesized - E.P. Grondine - 10/12/2004 2:03:28 PM
- link please, sounds interesting. (n/t) - jms - 10/12/2004 1:56:45 AM
  - re: link please, sounds interesting. - Marcia - 10/12/2004 4:51:50 AM
    - Thanks Marcia, I'll take notes. - jms - 10/12/2004 4:59:50 AM
- Yeah, they're tectites - E.P. Grondine - 10/12/2004 12:55:38 AM
  - re: Yeah, you're a geologist (n/t) - Mark Eby - 10/12/2004 1:43:58 AM
    - No, I just get tired of the Mars Nuts' BS (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 10/12/2004 2:04:24 AM
      - re: If you explained how they could be tektites it would be more interesting. You Moon Nut. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 10/12/2004 9:07:21 AM

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