Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Lander returns close-up pics of Martian dust
Martian dust shows up as dark flecks on a sticky silicone surface in this mosaic of four side-by-side microscope images, acquired by an instrument suite on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. One of the images is a color composite. The round surface is 3 millimeters wide, or just a little wider than the head of a pin. Some particles were as small as one-tenth the diameter of a human hair. Source.
NASA PICS, of course, LOL!
Here's a fascinating diary explaining the ambitious study of Mars' 4 billion year old surface, with enough water, no doubt to support life.
How that manages(/ might manage) in the dust storms is a puzzle!
Asher
Martian dust shows up as dark flecks on a sticky silicone surface in this mosaic of four side-by-side microscope images, acquired by an instrument suite on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. One of the images is a color composite. The round surface is 3 millimeters wide, or just a little wider than the head of a pin. Some particles were as small as one-tenth the diameter of a human hair. Source.
NASA PICS, of course, LOL!
Here's a fascinating diary explaining the ambitious study of Mars' 4 billion year old surface, with enough water, no doubt to support life.
How that manages(/ might manage) in the dust storms is a puzzle!
Asher