And, Ron, didn't one of the Rovers actually image a meteor earlier in the mission?
Mark > > Even though Mars has a thin atmosphere, ablation still occurs. That's > why all of our Mars landers have heat shields - so that they don't burn > up in the atmosphere during descent. Opportunity has spent the past > couple of weeks inspecting its own heat shield including closeup looks > of the ablation effects. > > Ron Baalke > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- CoreComm Webmail. http://home.core.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
