probably a weathered fracture...

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nick hoffman — 10/18/2007 1:34:22 PM (archived)

One of those veins that had fluids flowing along it, many billions of years ago. Now the edges of the crack/vein are harder, more cemented, less easily weathered, so they stand out as that odd crinkly grey stuff. We've seen other fractures with hardened edges, and sampled them...

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Oppy's panels looking clean! - Buck Galaxy - 10/14/2007 6:39:17 AM
- Any True color pics to compare?! - carl - 10/15/2007 9:42:46 PM
- can you imagine exploration of mars if we spent 1/10 what we will on manned mission on robots? - Sawyer - 10/15/2007 2:00:41 PM
  - re: can you imagine exploration of mars if we spent 1/10 what we will on manned mission on robots? - Chris Vancil - 10/15/2007 8:16:46 PM
  - The Flags and Footprints Myth Again - Marsby - 10/15/2007 2:53:04 PM
    - "Vast Majority of people favor manned Mars flight"? (n/t) - E.P. - 10/15/2007 5:43:38 PM
      - Quit misquoting people Ed, there was a who in there...as in "...the vast majority of people who support..." (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 10/15/2007 8:23:29 PM
        
        re: Quit misquoting people Ed, there was a who in there...as in "...the vast majority of people who support..." - E.P. - 10/17/2007 10:11:22 PM
      - vast majority of people are dems and repubs - Sawyer - 10/15/2007 7:21:13 PM
      - re: "Vast Majority of people favor manned Mars flight"? - Jeff F - 10/15/2007 5:52:05 PM
    - sustainable presence will happen faster if we emphasize robotics for the near term - sawyer - 10/15/2007 4:33:07 PM
      - Have You Bothered To Review Any Manned Mars Mission Plans? - Marsby - 10/15/2007 9:14:54 PM
        
        Let's continue this debate point by point - Sawyer - 10/16/2007 10:40:30 AM
        
        Very good arguments! - Raoul - 10/16/2007 7:50:38 PM
        
        Gladly - Hopefully Tomorrow - Marsby - 10/16/2007 7:11:39 PM
        
        And how many hundreds of kilograms of radioactive material do you want to launch over Florida? (n/t) - E.P. - 10/17/2007 10:09:55 PM
        
        You Said Florida When You Meant Over The Ocean Again Right? (n/t) - Marsby - 10/18/2007 2:47:27 PM
      - manned presence only possible if we emphasize robotics for the near term - E.P. - 10/15/2007 5:45:01 PM
- re: Oppy's panels looking clean! - Raoul - 10/14/2007 8:37:06 AM
  - Interesting Surface Material In Photo - Jeff F - 10/15/2007 3:04:56 PM
    - probably a weathered fracture... - nick hoffman - 10/18/2007 1:34:22 PM
  - Was the dust blown off? - New Age Vapors - 10/15/2007 12:26:30 AM

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