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Fractal clumping of Mars Soil

nick hoffman — 6/14/2008 6:05:59 AM (archived)

New picture shows the fine dust (less than 1/100 of a mm, clumping to ~1/10 mm aggregates. The commentary speculates that these clump together into larger mm and even cm size superclumps. Clearly, this stuff is sticky and wants to get together with its friends and party!)

Press release http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/images/press/Sol017SiliconeMosaicComposite.html

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• Fractal clumping of Mars Soil - nick hoffman - 6/14/2008 6:05:59 AM
  • Does the silicone substrate have something to do with this? - podrock - 6/17/2008 2:08:31 AM
    • re: Does the silicone substrate have something to do with this? - Marcia - 6/17/2008 2:55:15 AM
  • The greenish stuff; olivine? - Jacob - 6/15/2008 6:06:50 PM
  • re: Fractal clumping of Mars Soil - Marcia - 6/15/2008 5:48:03 AM
    • “Clumping” issues - pb - 6/15/2008 10:23:09 AM
      • re: "Clumping" issues - Robert Clark - 6/15/2008 2:51:35 PM
        • re: "Clumping" issues -- flour experiment - BRFelix - 6/18/2008 3:15:28 AM
        • Where are the ground temperature measurements? - Robert Clark - 6/16/2008 10:43:04 AM
    • re: Fractal clumping of Mars Soil - Marcia - 6/15/2008 6:12:54 AM
      • Lodestone - nick.hoffman - 6/15/2008 2:52:46 PM
        • or time: - podrock - 6/16/2008 4:28:21 PM
        • Impact/shock also causes magnetism. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/15/2008 5:14:51 PM
          • re: Impact/shock also causes magnetism. - Marcia - 6/16/2008 10:41:13 PM
            • Will Phoenix contaminate the surface samples? - Socrates II - 6/17/2008 3:25:10 PM
              • re: Will Phoenix contaminate the surface samples? - Marcia - 6/18/2008 5:14:58 PM
                • re: ... also regarding the nano granules of volcanic 'glass'. - Marcia - 6/18/2008 5:32:55 PM
                • I am wondering why... - Socrates II - 6/18/2008 5:31:24 PM
                  • re: I am wondering why... - Marcia - 6/18/2008 5:35:53 PM
                    • re: I am wondering why... - Marcia - 6/18/2008 6:12:01 PM