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A volcanic fissure at Victoria crater?

Robert Clark — 10/24/2006 3:26:46 PM (archived)

This was referred to as "Sputnik" crater in the Oct. 6th MER rover and MRO news conference.
Take a look at all the highest resolution Cape Verde HIRISE images on this page to get a better idea of this feature:

NASA'S Mars Rover and Orbiter Team Examines Victoria Crater.
06-Oct-2006
http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20061006a.html

There is a roundish feature there, but looking at all highest resolution images, this roundish "depression" is very subdued, if it is even a depression.
But in the 3-D image from the rover there looks to be a deep hole and this hole looks more linear than round. I think what the 3-D image is showing is the gap between the two dark ridges that lie in the roundish feature in the HIRISE images.
This linear gap would not be caused by an impact.

Post Volcanic Structures.
Fissures

http://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/galsite/research/projects/kase/volcano.html

Bob Clark

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The whole thread (54 posts)

• A volcanic crater in Meridiani, Mars. - Robert Clark - 10/3/2006 5:51:32 PM
  • An Impact Origin for Crater Lake, Oregon - dtb - 10/23/2006 5:03:01 PM
    • re: An Impact Origin for Crater Lake, Oregon - Robert Clark - 10/23/2006 8:24:52 PM
  • Columnar jointing in Victoria crater? - Robert Clark - 10/18/2006 11:30:20 PM
    • They don't appear to be columnar joints to me. - podrock - 10/19/2006 6:00:28 AM
      • re: They don't appear to be columnar joints to me. - Robert Clark - 10/19/2006 11:14:05 AM
  • Pillow lava in Victoria crater? - Robert Clark - 10/15/2006 4:42:15 PM
    • re: Pillow lava in Victoria crater? Nope. - podrock - 10/16/2006 3:34:45 AM
      • Pillow lava and a sedimentary layer. - Robert Clark - 10/19/2006 4:06:22 PM
        • re: Pillow lava and a sedimentary layer. - Robert Clark - 10/23/2006 2:23:12 PM
          • All Cats Are Black - nick hoffman - 10/23/2006 2:34:36 PM
            • re: All Cats Are Black - Robert Clark - 10/23/2006 5:33:57 PM
  • Ignimbrites at Victoria crater? - Robert Clark - 10/9/2006 10:43:39 PM
  • A volcanic dike in Victoria crater? - Robert Clark - 10/9/2006 9:24:22 PM
  • Wow, look at the crater in 3-D! - Robert Clark - 10/7/2006 10:31:50 PM
    • A volcanic fissure at Victoria crater? - Robert Clark - 10/24/2006 3:26:46 PM
      • re: A volcanic fissure at Victoria crater? - Robert Clark - 10/26/2006 4:05:18 PM
  • No, it's not volcanic. - podrock - 10/7/2006 3:22:45 AM
  • Just plain silly - Donald - 10/5/2006 1:21:20 AM
    • A volcanic ash origin for the Meridiani bedrock has been proposed. - Robert Clark - 10/5/2006 12:29:28 PM
      • the sequence - podrock - 10/7/2006 3:34:23 AM
      • Robert... - Donald - 10/5/2006 12:50:06 PM
        • Victoria crater. - Robert Clark - 10/5/2006 3:27:13 PM
          • re: Victoria crater. - Michael Gmirkin - 10/6/2006 8:00:08 PM
            • Oh man... - azstrummer - 10/9/2006 11:02:06 PM
            • .......?......!....... - podrock - 10/7/2006 3:17:12 AM
              • If he is serious, it's time to bring out the bogosity meter. - Jacob Samorodin - 10/8/2006 6:21:02 PM
                • Thunderbolts cultists - Adam - 10/9/2006 4:13:50 AM
          • re: Victoria crater. - Donald - 10/6/2006 1:16:58 PM
  • Sorry, Bob - nick hoffman - 10/3/2006 11:32:57 PM
    • re: Sorry, Bob - EP. - 10/14/2006 4:06:50 PM
      • Actually, I'd like it to be MUD flows even better. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 10/15/2006 4:33:29 PM
    • Crater Lake - dtb - 10/4/2006 4:21:32 AM
      • re: Crater Lake - Robert Clark - 10/4/2006 12:22:47 PM
        • Deep lakes - Laurie Street - 10/5/2006 3:49:36 PM
        • re: Crater Lake - dtb - 10/4/2006 4:59:58 PM
          • re: Crater Lake - Robert Clark - 10/4/2006 8:58:06 PM
            • You can see the bottom of the lake in a lot of places - alcaray - 10/4/2006 11:56:26 PM
              • I can top that - here's the WHOLE lakebed - nick hoffman - 10/7/2006 10:48:48 PM
                • very nice - alcaray - 10/8/2006 12:12:10 AM
                  • re: lighntning... - nick hoffman - 10/8/2006 12:46:19 PM
                    • as in... - alcaray - 10/8/2006 4:17:31 PM
                      • ZAP ! - podrock - 10/9/2006 4:48:47 AM
                  • the best... - podrock - 10/8/2006 3:37:00 AM
            • re: Crater Lake - dtb - 10/4/2006 9:26:41 PM
              • re: Crater Lake - Robert Clark - 10/4/2006 11:45:28 PM
                • Let's try this in simple steps, Bob - nick hoffman - 10/7/2006 11:02:22 PM
                  • Mount Mazama is *no longer* a mountain. - Robert Clark - 10/7/2006 11:16:45 PM
                    • re: Mount Mazama is *no longer* a mountain. - SDG - 10/19/2006 7:10:53 PM
                    • I played in snow on the top of it, a couple of summers ago. - alcaray - 10/8/2006 12:16:23 AM
                      • re: I played in snow on the top of it, a couple of summers ago. - Robert Clark - 10/8/2006 12:43:10 AM
                        • maybe, I don't know (though Nick's elevation map was pretty convincing) - alcaray - 10/8/2006 11:25:48 PM
        • re: Crater Lake - Robert Clark - 10/4/2006 4:24:22 PM
    • Congratulations, Nick: Undercutting of the rim - E.P. - 10/4/2006 12:26:58 AM