[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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