[meteorite-list] FW: Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: July 11-15, 2005

From: j.divelbiss_at_att.net <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Jul 16 11:35:35 2005
Message-ID: <071620051535.17890.42D9293C0003E2F8000045E221603759649C9C070D040A90070BD206_at_att.net>

Greg, I think NASA should name it the "Dolly Parton Impact Crater".

:)



-------------- Original message from "Greg Redfern" <gredfern_at_earthlink.net>: --------------


> My OWN guess (SWAGS are allowed/encouraged here!) is a dual impact at the
> exact same time with the impactors closely aligned - perhaps even touching
> or loosely bound. Ejecta is squeezed out and a wall is formed at the
> intersection of the two craters' point of outer wall intersection . Messier
> A & B on the moon are thought to be dual impactors but they are spread apart
> a bit.
>
> Fascinating as Spock would say.
>
> Greg Redfern
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> -----Original Message-----
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>
> Hello List,
>
> Any ideas as to what went on here? Check #60 - one of the MOST unusual
> crater formations I have ever seen.
>
> All the best,
>
> Greg
>
> Greg Redfern
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>
> o THEMIS Images as Art #60 (Released 15 July 2005)
> http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20050715A.html
>
>
>
>
> All of the THEMIS images are archived here:
>
> http://themis.la.asu.edu/latest.html
>
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