Curiosity Sol 1384 Composite: Landform in the Pahrump Hills

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8 years 2 weeks ago - 7 years 10 months ago #7112 by Todd

Curiosity Sol 1384 Composite: Landform in the Pahrump Hills was created by Todd

This is a composite made from sixteen right mastcam images taken on sol 1384 of a landform in the Pahrump hills. I'm amazed at the mass of layered materials, some with right angles, that appear to make up the "buttes" in the Pahrump Hills. The images were processed from the PDS raw DRCL .img files.

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7 years 10 months ago #7821 by Haymaker

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In the first mast cam image there is an object that is a bit of a puzzle. The could be an optical illusion but there appears tp be a rock with a protrusion that hangs out over the sand rather than laying on the sand. I have made a quick line drawing to get across what I think I am seeing. If the protrusion does hang over the sand like this there clearly would need to be more of the rock hidden beneath the sand to stop the thing toppling. But still an oddity I thought.

mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=1384MR0067910200701877E01_DXXX&s=1384

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7 years 10 months ago - 7 years 10 months ago #7823 by Todd

Replied by Todd on topic Curiosity Sol 1384 Composite: Landform in the Pahrump Hills

That reminds me of this object from a left Mastcam image taken on sol 931. A similar thing looks like it is happening here, in this case, it looks like a separate layer that is in some way attached to keep the heavier end up off the ground. This is a version processed from the PDS raw DRCL .img file.

0931ML0040940050402875C00_DRCL(chs.1,2,3)-2.png

0931ML0040940050402875C00_DRCL(chs.1,2,3)crp.png

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7 years 10 months ago #7825 by barkingsteve

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I may have been slightly over zealous with my first posts about this gigapan, but it really caught my imagination and there are some very odd shapes all over the place. Thank you for posting this.

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7 years 10 months ago - 7 years 10 months ago #7842 by barkingsteve

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Thought this was interesting,...

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