Liquids on Mars?

Over on alt.planets.mars, where the 'unorthodox'
interpreters of the MER photos set up shop, there
are a couple interesting observations.

I would love it if I could get a clear explanation
of what we're actually seeing here.

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First:
Goddard writes:

They melted the rock!
it's liquid water on MARS for sure!!!!
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...P2979M2M1.HTML

....and it sure as heck looks like a dark trail of
liquid crossing a RAT depression.

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Second:
Eric Pouhier

takes this sequence of images:

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...irit_m084.html

and assembles them into a movie:

http://tourlaville.nerim.net/Therockthatmelted.wmv

and yup, it sort of resembles liquid dripping off something,
but I suspect that it's some kind of imager artifact. Anybody
have an idea whats really going on?

Peter Trei

The first one could be a depression in the rock that didn't get ground so
kept a different finish - however this is just a guess.

The second one looks like the sort of artifact that appears when a CCD
camera is looking at something too bright for it to handle. It looks like
the sun emerging from behind the part of the rover.



"Peter Trei" wrote in message
...
Over on alt.planets.mars, where the 'unorthodox'
interpreters of the MER photos set up shop, there
are a couple interesting observations.

I would love it if I could get a clear explanation
of what we're actually seeing here.

---------
First:
Goddard writes:

They melted the rock!
it's liquid water on MARS for sure!!!!

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...3EFF2232P2979M
2M1.HTML

...and it sure as heck looks like a dark trail of
liquid crossing a RAT depression.

----------
Second:
Eric Pouhier

takes this sequence of images:

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...irit_m084.html

and assembles them into a movie:

http://tourlaville.nerim.net/Therockthatmelted.wmv

and yup, it sort of resembles liquid dripping off something,
but I suspect that it's some kind of imager artifact. Anybody
have an idea whats really going on?

Peter Trei

Thanks for pointing to some of my "works" that's great, but the lack of interest is simply sad !!!
Peace, ERic

Life on mars, see and beleive !
http://tourlaville.nerim.net/mars.htm


"Peter Trei" a écrit dans le message news: ...
Over on alt.planets.mars, where the 'unorthodox'
interpreters of the MER photos set up shop, there
are a couple interesting observations.

I would love it if I could get a clear explanation
of what we're actually seeing here.

---------
First:
Goddard writes:

They melted the rock!
it's liquid water on MARS for sure!!!!
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...P2979M2M1.HTML

...and it sure as heck looks like a dark trail of
liquid crossing a RAT depression.

----------
Second:
Eric Pouhier

takes this sequence of images:

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...irit_m084.html

and assembles them into a movie:

http://tourlaville.nerim.net/Therockthatmelted.wmv

and yup, it sort of resembles liquid dripping off something,
but I suspect that it's some kind of imager artifact. Anybody
have an idea whats really going on?

Peter Trei