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6 years 3 months ago #13265 by Todd
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A really interesting sample here from Sol 1981 with a unique, somewhat folded over, appearance. It seems quite different than the mineral vein material we usually see. It would be hard to fathom what life may have looked like in an ancient Martian lake or sea, but it wouldn't surprise me, if this piece and especially the fragmented pieces around it, were somehow a representation of ancient fossilized Martian life. This image was processed from the PDS raw DRCX .img file, enlarged enhancement below.





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Also from Sol 1981, a composite view of the Mount Sharp area from the Mastcam and a ChemCam composite showing a complex layer of material leading to the Mount Sharp area. The Mastcam composite was processed from the PDS raw DRCX .img files, the ChemCam composite was created from the raw .tif files.



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6 years 3 months ago #13277 by dude
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I'm sorry Todd, but I just don't see any hint of fossilized life in these images. in this case I think you assuming too much. just my opinion.

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6 years 3 months ago #13278 by Todd
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The mineral sample and the surrounding material were likely formed in a similar process to most of the other mineral vein samples we see, by accumulating in the cracks of the rock, probably from many years of run-off water flow. The question I'm really speculating about is, what was jammed in there with it to create the fragmented shapes? I find these pieces (among others), in the enlarged enhancements below, specifically of interest based on their appearance only. It is merely speculation though, like so much of this stuff unfortunately has to be.







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