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#1 2004-11-19 19:13:08

ERRORIST
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From: OXFORD ALABAMA
Registered: 2004-01-28
Posts: 1,182

Re: Looks like a Geyser to me

It looks like some sulfates are percolating out of it.

http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/mar … ...Geo.jpg

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#2 2004-11-20 13:28:11

C M Edwards
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From: Lake Charles LA USA
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Re: Looks like a Geyser to me

Possibly, but it could be something else entirely.  The scale is too large and the resolution too low to tell.  There could also be artifacts from the algorithm used to create the relief.

Does a similar topographic relief map exist of the areas viewed by the rovers?  How does it compare to this?  That comparison could rule out certain artifacts of the algorithm and confirm that this is really on the planet and not just on the map.


"We go big, or we don't go."  - GCNRevenger

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