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

[j.divelbiss 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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> Subject: [meteorite-list] FW: Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: July 11-15, 2005 
> 
> 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 
> 
> NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission 
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