[meteorite-list] Odds of finding a meteorite on Mars
Ron Baalke
baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov
Wed Jan 19 12:51:49 EST 2005
> Assuming that each rover has a useful "sidelong glance" of 75 to 100
> meters to either side of their route in which they would be able to spot
> a meteorite and allowing for some track reversals and turns, the total
> area surveyed by the two rovers is probably about one square kilometer.
> So the find rate is one big iron per square kilometer!
Be careful about drawing conclusions when your data consists of just a single
data point, and has large errors bars on it.
Ron Baalke
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