Mars a Rock Planet with Boulders all over its Surface.

Just received a great picture taken by Vicking 2 The picture was taken
at sunrise on May 18 1979. It shows boulders going all the way to the
horizon. There is no way a rover on wheels can go very far in this
terrain. It is written these large rocks were found to be
basalts-volcanic rock of local origin. What interests me is how they got
broken up.in what looks like uniform block sizes for the most part.
Looks like something a Florida chain gang could do,and not random
impacts. Bert

"G=EMC^2 Glazier" wrote in message
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Just received a great picture taken by Vicking 2 The picture was taken
at sunrise on May 18 1979. It shows boulders going all the way to the
horizon. There is no way a rover on wheels can go very far in this
terrain. It is written these large rocks were found to be
basalts-volcanic rock of local origin. What interests me is how they got
broken up.in what looks like uniform block sizes for the most part.
Looks like something a Florida chain gang could do,and not random
impacts. Bert

A new post, for a new idea. This make me so happy, Bert.

--
BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

BV (and Bert) wrote:

Just received a great picture taken by Vicking 2 The picture was taken
at sunrise on May 18 1979. It shows boulders going all the way to the
horizon. There is no way a rover on wheels can go very far in this
terrain. It is written these large rocks were found to be
basalts-volcanic rock of local origin. What interests me is how they got
broken up.in what looks like uniform block sizes for the most part.
Looks like something a Florida chain gang could do,and not random
impacts. Bert


A new post, for a new idea. This make me so happy, Bert.

A new post maybe, but he still hasn't read much all that useful on the
subject. The large fractured rocks at the Viking-2 site are probably ejecta
from the nearby large crater Mie. The ramparts of Mie can be seen in a few
images from the lander, so the lander probably set down on Mie's ejecta
blanket. A rover like the MER could probably still find its way through much
of that strewn field, although it would not be able to move nearly as fast as
the two rovers are doing at Gusev and Meridiani. Clear skies to you.
--
David W. Knisely
Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org
Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/

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David Still have to pick away at me. (will it ever end?) I can show
you are wrong how the rocks the picture shows by telling you the caption
under the picture says its volanic rock.(might have diamonds imbeded in
them?) Looking at the picture the rocks are spread evenly and are the
same size.(looks like a million of them) Why no huge boulders here and
there? That was the issue I was bringing up. The picture begs this
question. You have one thought reading my posts that clouds all you
thinking. Bert