[meteorite-list] Meteorite on Mars?

Beda Hofmann beda.hofmann at nmbe.unibe.ch
Fri Jan 14 10:08:26 EST 2005


I first thought the boulder near Opportunity's heat shield might be a 
meteorite, but now I believe it is material ejected somewhere else 
from Mars like Bounce, possibly a sediment from the Meridiani 
subsurface. I have produced an anaglyph from Sol 339 pancam raw 
images and the weathering sculpturing indicates to me heterogeneities 
in this rock, and subtle layering, not typical of meteorites. Perhaps 
there are aqueous deposits in this rock... looks intriguing!

Anyone interested in this anaglyph, contact me off list.

Beda Hofmann




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