MSL Curiosity Rover Composites on GigaPan

2 years 7 months ago #17251 by RocketDawg

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There are some interesting spheres in the lower center of the top picture. And something of note in the second image is a layer of rocks on the right slope of the hill (crater edge?) are totally different from those under it.

I assume these pitures are from Curiosity and the images are from Gale Crater. It must have been a very explosive impact when the large meteorite hit the surface.

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2 years 7 months ago #17252 by Todd

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The spheres are weird, the one on the right of the top left image looks square. Hard for me to say exactly what has been happening in Gale in terms of morphology. It's an ancient crater estimated to be as old as 3.8 billion years. Not sure if any evidence of the original impact outside the crater itself is still in existence, especially if it was a lake. The impact itself may not necessarily be the only high heat incident the crater has experienced. There does seem to be a blue igneous wall of material surrounding where the water might have been and some of that rock is collapsing down further into the crater. The question is, is it a naturally occurring structure or something more unconventional? I have a feeling Will will be talking about that in the coming days / weeks.

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2 years 7 months ago #17254 by Todd

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Composite processed from Mastcam images taken on Sol 3274 & 3278.

www.gigapan.com/gigapans/228904

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2 years 7 months ago #17255 by Todd

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Composites processed from Mastcam images taken on Sol 3279.

www.gigapan.com/gigapans/228905

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2 years 7 months ago #17256 by Todd

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Composites processed from Mastcam images taken on Sol 3280.

www.gigapan.com/gigapans/228911

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2 years 7 months ago #17258 by Todd

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Composites processed from Mastcam images taken on Sol 3282 & 3283.

www.gigapan.com/gigapans/228917

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2 years 7 months ago #17262 by Todd

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Composites processed from Mastcam images taken on Sol 3285 & 3286. That will likely do it until the next MSL PDS release in August.

www.gigapan.com/gigapans/228935

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