[meteorite-list] Question Martian in 3-D

From: Jerry Flaherty <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 19:51:07 -0400
Message-ID: <76C1823432054822B231502DB14E610C_at_ASUS>

It sure does look rather tortured

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From: <cdtucson at cox.net>
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 12:54 PM
To: "meteoritelist meteoritelist" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>;
"Pete Pete" <rsvp321 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Question Martian in 3-D

> Pete, List,
> Very interesting photo.
> I have a question about it's morphology?
> Why does it look like that? Why does it have so many holes / dents?
> Given the atmosphere on Mars being so thin compared with Earth, I thought
> Earths Atmosphere is what caused this type of erosion of surface
> materials? It was my understanding that the material ablated away as it
> passed through the atmosphere . If that is so then why does it look the
> same on Mars.
> Is it possible that maybe it already looked like this before it entered
> Mars' atmosphere?
> Just curious.
> --
> Carl or Debbie Esparza
> IMCA 5829
> Meteoritemax
>
>
> ---- Pete Pete <rsvp321 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi, all,
>>
>> An incredible view of a Martian iron in fine detail!
>>
>> (note the full resolution link)
>>
>> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/images/mer20090806.html
>> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/images/mer20090806.html
>>
>>
>> It suggests red/green, but red/blue works fine.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Pete
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