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The surface is not denuded of soil everywhere

alcaray — 1/26/2005 12:09:42 AM (archived)

The soil from places where the rocks are exposed has to go somewhere. That argues that indeed some spots on Mars may show meteorites while some others would not.

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Opportunity's meteorite shows little signs of errosion - Buck Galaxy - 1/22/2005 5:43:31 AM
- re: Opportunity's meteorite shows little signs of errosion - REB - 1/24/2005 2:55:16 PM
  - Heat Shield Rock - REB - 1/24/2005 5:30:01 PM
- It looks like a giant peach pit. (n/t) - Lee - 1/23/2005 10:06:25 AM
- Iron-nickel meteorites are incredibly hard - Gary - 1/22/2005 10:19:24 PM
  - Methane on Mars. - Robert Clark - 1/24/2005 1:59:28 PM
    - re: Methane on Mars. - Nick Hoffman - 1/24/2005 9:36:10 PM
- re: Opportunity's meteorite shows little signs of errosion - Nick Hoffman - 1/22/2005 11:54:46 AM
  - re: Can you explain why you so confidently assert - BRFelix - 1/22/2005 2:48:42 PM
    - Rate's of meteorite impacts on Mars. - Robert Clark - 1/24/2005 2:25:37 PM
      - re: Rate's of meteorite impacts on Mars. - n - 1/24/2005 9:51:35 PM
    - re: Can you explain why you so confidently assert - Nick Hoffman - 1/22/2005 4:42:44 PM
      - Mars ain't dead, mac. - Robert Clark - 1/24/2005 1:53:16 PM
      - How much rock has been removed - bruced - 1/24/2005 11:23:53 AM
        
        The spherules erode too. - Philip Simon - 1/24/2005 3:54:18 PM
        
        re: How much rock has been removed - Nick Hoffman - 1/24/2005 12:08:30 PM
      - Unfair to ask... - Peter Bruener - 1/23/2005 3:32:01 AM
        
        The secret ingredient... - Nick Hoffman - 1/23/2005 6:43:33 AM
      - re: Thank you, Nick. That's an excellent (and somewhat - BRFelix - 1/23/2005 3:03:53 AM
      - Good post. - Tom Brosz - 1/22/2005 10:51:37 PM
        
        Pedestal Rocks - Nick Hoffman - 1/23/2005 1:00:10 AM
        
        Pedestal Rocks - pics - Nick Hoffman - 1/23/2005 7:09:57 AM
        
        One site - Tom Brosz - 1/23/2005 3:10:17 AM
        
        Buried in the sand... - Nick Hoffman - 1/23/2005 6:42:07 AM
        
        Could be lots of meteorites on the plains - Buck Galaxy - 1/23/2005 8:22:40 PM
        
        Thanks. That explains why this meteorite was found coincidentally close to the heat shield. - Robert Clark - 1/24/2005 2:51:01 PM
        
        How about the rocks at the Viking 2 landing site? - LJK - 1/24/2005 11:01:01 PM
        
        Not Shiny - Nick Hoffman - 1/25/2005 1:15:19 PM
        
        re: Not Shiny - LJK - 1/25/2005 3:43:10 PM
        
        Everywhere? - Nick Hoffman - 1/25/2005 5:06:59 PM
        
        The surface is not denuded of soil everywhere - alcaray - 1/26/2005 12:09:42 AM

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