This reminds me of how GA red clay, when saturated with water, would have ice columns grow during the freezing night and lift a layer of clay. The little white column growing on the right looks just like one of those ice columns.
Terry On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 6:18 PM, Horace Heffner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Compare: > > Sol 68, time 10:40:06, position 23077, FOCUS 49111, illumination blue: > > http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?gID=17626&cID=198 > > to the micrograph: > > Sol 93, time 17:21:00, position 23104, focus 49111, illumination blue: > > http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?gID=25876&cID=259 > > The stage location is significantly shifted so it takes some sliding of the > registration before toggling between photos. Things have changed so much it > is difficult to pick out landmarks to do the registration. I picked the > dark spot adjacent to a large white spot and a small white spot, located > half way down and a bit to the right of center. A photo of it is attached. > > > > > > > I found it useful, once proper registration of the two windows was achieved, > to position the cursor near something of interest so as to be sure of the > location after toggling. > > Over the 25 days some things have remained an place but tendrils attached > have moved. Some things have moved slightly and changed shape. Some things > have changed color. Some things have not changed position or appearance. > Some things have disappeared, and some new things have arrived. Some white > things have grown larger. Taken all together this looks like a pretty good > indication of life. Where oh where are the atomic force microscope images! > The original mission duration is over and yet no meaningful AFM photos?? > > Best regards, > > Horace Heffner > http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/ > > > > > >
