Opportunity Rover emerges from Endurance Crater, sees structured object

Opportunity Rover emerges from Endurance Crater, sees structured object

The little Mars rovers, built to last 90 days, are now approaching their
FIRST ANNIVERSARY on Mars.

'Opportunity' has just emerged from inside Endurance Crater, where it spend
several months
mapping the rock layers in the crater wall.

It has a new target of HIGH interest.

See this mystery image:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opp.../1P156152229ES
F3900P2565R3M1.JPG

The whole range of overnight views is at:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opp...am/2004-12-12/
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opp...am/2004-12-12/

It's the heat shield, by the way. and controllers want to wheel on over
there
to look into the deep hole it gouged on impact.

Also, assess how badly it was seared during atmospheric entry,
so they can design more efficient heat shields for future landers.

Next, it will wheel on to the south, down slope, as erosion has revealed
lower and lower rock
layers. It could do this for another year, or until it dies.

Has everybody else in the mainstream media missed this event?

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 20:12:58 GMT, "Jim Oberg"
wrote:

Has everybody else in the mainstream media missed this event?

I saw it on the Discovery Channel - way they reported it, it's
what's left of the heat-shield from the entry vehicle. Nothing alien
about it.

Of course it's the heat shield -- that's what my story said. Just an opening
tease.

"Len Lekx" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 20:12:58 GMT, "Jim Oberg"
wrote:

Has everybody else in the mainstream media missed this event?

I saw it on the Discovery Channel - way they reported it, it's
what's left of the heat-shield from the entry vehicle. Nothing alien
about it.

Since it is a heatshield,, wouldn't that make it "alien?"
"Len Lekx" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 20:12:58 GMT, "Jim Oberg"
wrote:

Has everybody else in the mainstream media missed this event?

I saw it on the Discovery Channel - way they reported it, it's
what's left of the heat-shield from the entry vehicle. Nothing alien
about it.

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:40:09 -0700, "Dawn James"
wrote:

Since it is a heatshield,, wouldn't that make it "alien?"

Good point - it's all in the context.

It may be 'alien' to the Martian environment, but it's not 'alien'
to us... since it's a human-manufactured artifact.

"Jim Oberg" wrote in message
...
Opportunity Rover emerges from Endurance Crater, sees structured object

The little Mars rovers, built to last 90 days, are now approaching their
FIRST ANNIVERSARY on Mars.

'Opportunity' has just emerged from inside Endurance Crater, where it
spend
several months
mapping the rock layers in the crater wall.

It has a new target of HIGH interest.

See this mystery image:

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opp.../1P156152229ES
F3900P2565R3M1.JPG

Looks like a lump of rock, but considering the lack of other lumps of rock
in the image...


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