In a message dated 3/14/2004 2:21:31 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> The dust around the rock and the object > has > >sharp breaks instead of the wind worn dusty look. Compare the dust > >around the large rock with the dust surrounding the smaller rocks. > > At first glance, I thought it was an impression made by the Lander > as it bounced or a print from a lander leg or something. But the > closeup definitely looks like something under ground. Weird. > > I wonder if the rover might have moved those rocks? > > The big rock is sinking, as it picks up more heat from the sun, it's evaporating the water content of the soil, slowly dropping it down. The half circle proves that the Martians were just as stupid as humans. If we spent the time excavating the area, we'd probably find the nut and screw that went with this half buried washer. Shouldn't have bought that cheep Rigelian import.... William Taylor -------------------- Happy to be wrong on both counts. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
