Angular Sand on Martian Hills

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:54 pm

I find this one dull and unremarkable, but I'm sure you don't care.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:21 pm

Cranberry wrote:I find this one dull and unremarkable, but I'm sure you don't care.

In a way I did too.

You are correct.

Darwin · Post by **Darwin** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:21 am

Given that it shows an area about 3 cm wide, the part that's not grains of sand must be extremely fine dust of some kind.

The texture of that dust is very interesting. What kind of process would lead to such a texture?

You must just be too young and blasé, Cran. Personally, I find even the existence of such a detailed photo of the surface of Mars exceedingly remarkable. We didn't have such things when I was in college.

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 2:17 am

That's absolutely fascinating! The texture is intriguing. There's so much to be curious about in a photograph like that . . . chemical composition, mechanical forces, is there a tiny pair of eyes peeking out . . .

djm · Post by **djm** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 6:15 am

Sorry, but I see no evidence that this was, in fact, photographed on Mars. It could just as easily have been taken behind my fridge.

djm

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 8:08 am

Darwin wrote:We didn't have such things when I was in college.

Robert Heinlein was still using Martians back then...

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 8:36 am

djm wrote:Sorry, but I see no evidence that this was, in fact, photographed on Mars. It could just as easily have been taken behind my fridge.

djm

Darwin · Post by **Darwin** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:19 am

Denny wrote:
Darwin wrote:We didn't have such things when I was in college.
Robert Heinlein was still using Martians back then...

Wasn't everybody? Except for those who were using Venusians/Venerians--or even Lunans.

Before we finally got to see the far side of the moon, there was a cartoon in one of the sci-fi mags (probably Analog) that showed the first spacecraft coming around the back of the moon. It showed the moon as canvas, stretched over a wooden framework. The back side was open, and on one of the struts was printed somethig like: "Act 1, Scene 2".

Post by **Nanohedron** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:21 am

It looks like an ill-cleaned catbox.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:23 am

Nanohedron wrote:It looks like an ill-cleaned catbox.

Meow.

Darwin · Post by **Darwin** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:09 pm

Nanohedron wrote:It looks like an ill-cleaned catbox.

Yes. After the liquid has settled. So, is there urine on Mars?

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:13 pm

Cranberry wrote:Meow.

For some reason, this quote next to Cranberry's avatar makes me giggle.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:14 pm

Darwin wrote:
Nanohedron wrote:It looks like an ill-cleaned catbox.
Yes. After the liquid has settled. So, is there urine on Mars?

Dunno, but I hear there are rings around Uranus.

amar · Post by **amar** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:31 pm

Nanohedron wrote:
Darwin wrote:
Nanohedron wrote:It looks like an ill-cleaned catbox.
Yes. After the liquid has settled. So, is there urine on Mars?
Dunno, but I hear there are rings around Uranus.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

that's so bad...