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Uh oh. Beer can on Mars!

Tom Brosz — 12/24/2004 3:52:45 AM (archived)

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/pancam/2004-12-23/1P157049097ESF40A3P2576L2M1.JPG

(Obviously some fragment of the heat shield assembly shot out at the crash.)

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Uh oh. Beer can on Mars! - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2004 3:52:45 AM
- That's actually a "Kickoff Spring" - Gary - 12/24/2004 7:58:01 AM
  - Thanks, Gary - it's great to have an "insider" share some of this stuff (n/t) - LJ - 12/24/2004 5:01:38 PM
- A piece of lumber on Mars!? - Eric - 12/24/2004 4:53:51 AM
  - By golly, the treehuggers couldn't saved dem Martian forests in time! ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 12/24/2004 6:50:12 PM
- Closer to the heat shield - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2004 4:04:12 AM
  - And Spirit has a rock in its shoe... - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2004 4:09:02 AM
    - What about this little pocket of water? - Lindy - 12/24/2004 5:26:11 AM
      - That was discussed in an earlier thread. - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2004 7:09:32 AM
        
        Here is the beginning of the thread, Tom - LJK - 12/24/2004 4:30:31 PM
        
        Gak! - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2004 6:30:36 PM

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