Crater rate 5x lower than standard estimate

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dtb — 9/20/2005 8:44:49 PM (archived)

MSSS claims that based on their analysis looking for new (<100 year old) craters, they estimate a current cratering rate 5x lower than the standard estimates. If true, that significantly affects age estimates for young surfaces (i.e., makes them older).

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Whoa, new gullies forming on Mars! - Robert Clark - 9/20/2005 5:16:41 PM
- re: Whoa, new gullies forming on Mars! - Robert Clark - 9/22/2005 5:11:24 AM
- You bet I like it. - Nick Hoffman - 9/21/2005 8:28:40 AM
  - re: You bet I like it. - dtb - 9/22/2005 3:07:47 AM
  - Here's another idea... - Tom Brosz - 9/21/2005 4:56:58 PM
    - Unlikely, Tom - Nick Hoffman - 9/22/2005 8:11:23 AM
  - This is a little out of my field, but... - Tom Brosz - 9/21/2005 4:54:36 PM
    - What if it isn't water... - LJK - 9/21/2005 5:15:37 PM
      - It isn't water. - et - 9/21/2005 6:44:35 PM
        
        Could still be water. - Robert Clark - 9/27/2005 10:26:58 AM
  - I think you deserve a nobel prize... - Scott Evil - 9/21/2005 1:47:12 PM
    - Or at least they'll name a crater after you, Nick. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 9/21/2005 11:33:41 PM
- re: Whoa, new gullies forming on Mars! - Raoul - 9/20/2005 5:27:02 PM
  - And new craters, too - LJK - 9/20/2005 7:10:44 PM
    - Crater rate 5x lower than standard estimate - dtb - 9/20/2005 8:44:49 PM
      - Malin puts itself in the crater counting business - EP - 9/21/2005 2:29:13 PM
    - re: And new craters, too - Raoul - 9/20/2005 7:55:09 PM
      - re: And new craters, too - Marcus - 9/21/2005 2:09:21 PM

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