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So much for the Ultreya "Abyss"
It is a cave. It's just full of sand. So there.
Tom Brosz
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12/31/2005 7:22:14 PM
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Black "Sand" El Dorado
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BRFelix
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12/31/2005 3:14:05 PM
Mystery material redux.
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Robert Clark
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1/2/2006 5:14:53 PM
re: Mystery material redux.
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nick hoffman
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1/3/2006 2:45:35 AM
re: Closeup... sand all right... well...
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BRFelix
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1/1/2006 10:24:08 PM
I think you're right
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Tom Brosz
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1/2/2006 6:52:09 PM
re: I think you're right
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Doug Ellison
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1/2/2006 10:02:16 PM
Winds
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Tom Brosz
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1/2/2006 11:01:38 PM
So?.....
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Jacob Samorodin
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1/2/2006 11:11:29 PM
Winds could strip lighter dust away from darker and denser particals beneath.
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alcaray
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1/5/2006 6:46:04 PM
re: So?.....Hmmm, hydrological depositioning. Interesting..
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Marcia
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1/5/2006 2:58:27 AM
Keep in mind I'm no geologist or Mars expert. Just making guesses.
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Tom Brosz
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1/3/2006 12:26:39 AM
good guesses, though
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podrock
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1/4/2006 4:15:50 PM
So much for the Ultreya "Abyss"
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Donald
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12/31/2005 4:56:18 PM
re: So much for the Ultreya "Abyss"
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ustrax
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1/2/2006 9:03:47 PM
Silly, but even Steve Squyers gave a nod...
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dtb
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1/2/2006 6:21:55 PM
re: Silly, but even Steve Squyers gave a nod...
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Doug Ellison
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1/3/2006 3:44:43 PM
re: Silly, but even Steve Squyers gave a nod...
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ustrax
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1/3/2006 5:11:54 PM
Seriously...
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Tom Brosz
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1/1/2006 5:14:38 AM
re: So much for the Ultreya "Abyss"
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Buck Galaxy
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12/31/2005 7:32:53 PM
It is a cave. It's just full of sand. So there.
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Tom Brosz
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12/31/2005 7:22:14 PM
Prolly.
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BRFelix
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1/1/2006 2:53:19 AM
re: Prolly.
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Doug Ellison
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1/3/2006 3:50:46 PM
True enough
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BRFelix
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1/3/2006 9:29:46 PM
re: True enough
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Doug Ellison
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1/4/2006 8:02:51 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.