re: underneath Phoenix

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nick hoffman — 5/31/2008 8:48:11 AM (archived)

odds are, that isn't rock, but ice.

That'll be the permafrost. No surprise that it's flat and level.

The area under the footpads was probably shielded from the worst of the scouring - the jets are directional.

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Phoenix Rock - Mr Fibuli - 5/31/2008 4:33:38 AM
- Wiped by hydrazine underneath Phoenix - Raoul - 5/31/2008 7:45:41 AM
  - Soiling its nest. - Lee - 5/31/2008 6:42:56 PM
    - I wondered about that sort of thing... - McFly - 5/31/2008 7:19:03 PM
      - re: I wondered about that sort of thing... - Marcus Massey - 5/31/2008 10:25:19 PM
        
        re: I wondered about that sort of thing... - I understand that they will deduct anything that was deposited by us. - Marcia - 6/6/2008 4:26:03 PM
      - Stationary landers should be a thing of the past. - Lee - 5/31/2008 9:24:43 PM
        
        If they made it a rover and kept the weight the same... - alcaray - 5/31/2008 10:07:45 PM
        
        Well then. - Lee - 5/31/2008 10:19:25 PM
      - Covered below.... - ARRELL - 5/31/2008 7:32:29 PM
  - re: Wiped by hydrazine underneath Phoenix - Mr Fibuli - 5/31/2008 8:15:38 AM
    - re: underneath Phoenix - nick hoffman - 5/31/2008 8:48:11 AM
      - Might be easy to test. - TB - 5/31/2008 6:30:19 PM
      - Picture reworked - Raoul - 5/31/2008 10:37:38 AM
        
        re: Picture reworked - scho - 6/1/2008 1:39:46 AM
        
        Splatter - nick hoffman - 6/2/2008 12:36:40 AM
        
        Splatter on rocks, too - nick hoffman - 6/6/2008 1:22:53 AM

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