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another bridge from Viking

Greg — 12/28/2006 8:00:47 AM (archived)

This is an old image from Viking I happened to have kept. Unfortunately I don't think I have the coordinates but will look for them. The lava tube (presumably) from the right goes underground and then is exposed by the crater impact. A photo like this makes you wonder how many lava tubes there might be in this area:

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• A natural arch on Mars!! - Raoul - 12/25/2006 8:18:22 PM
  • another bridge from Viking - Greg - 12/28/2006 8:00:47 AM
    • Your Crater - nick hoffman - 12/31/2006 5:02:56 AM
      • re: Your Crater - Greg - 1/4/2007 5:00:28 AM
    • Not easy for the untrained eye... - McFly - 12/28/2006 5:54:32 PM
      • re: Not easy for the untrained eye... - Greg - 12/29/2006 11:27:14 AM
        • Actually more complex - nick hoffman - 12/29/2006 1:20:52 PM
          • re: Actually more complex - Greg - 12/30/2006 1:52:13 PM
  • So assuming it is not filled in, underneath... - alcaray - 12/27/2006 5:02:30 PM
  • Extraordinary! - Scott Evil - 12/27/2006 2:50:04 PM
  • I see it - Robert - 12/26/2006 6:44:15 PM
    • re: I see it (sorry, I went a bit off-topic in my response) - Michael Gmirkin - 1/3/2007 10:55:33 PM
      • re: I see it - Robert - 1/4/2007 12:42:09 AM
        • "alluvial" fan - nick hoffman - 1/4/2007 2:27:15 AM
          • re: "alluvial" fan - Robert - 1/4/2007 5:23:26 PM
    • Mass hysteria. - Bowser - 12/27/2006 3:50:25 AM
      • The trick is... - nick hoffman - 12/27/2006 8:37:36 AM
        • Thanks. - Bowser - 12/28/2006 3:08:48 AM
    • *blush* - TB - 12/27/2006 12:31:02 AM
      • re: *blush* - Robert - 12/27/2006 5:36:18 PM
        • Bridge - TB - 12/28/2006 7:12:14 AM
  • May be an optical illusion - TB - 12/26/2006 12:32:26 AM
    • Try rotating the image. - Robert Clark - 12/26/2006 6:35:41 PM
    • It's a gully - illumination from the West. - Doug Ellison - 12/26/2006 10:24:39 AM
    • Confusing - RobVG - 12/26/2006 1:40:49 AM
      • Unless those aren't craters? (n/t) - RobVG - 12/26/2006 1:43:52 AM
  • (3.5 MB) enlarged picture - Raoul - 12/25/2006 8:28:27 PM
    • Seems a stretch - Bowser - 12/25/2006 11:18:50 PM
      • re: I don't think there are visible craters (n/t) - Raoul - 12/26/2006 6:41:35 AM
      • re: Seems a stretch - Fox - 12/26/2006 2:21:11 AM
        • that puts it in perspective - literally - Daniel - 12/27/2006 3:18:13 AM
        • Ahso! (n/t) - Rob - 12/26/2006 3:15:40 AM
          • I wonder if it can be driven or walked upon? - LJK - 12/27/2006 5:02:39 AM