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Mars
Science Laboratory (Curiosity) has sent back some high
quality color images of Gale Crater on Mars. These images show some interesting
things. As the process of discovery continues it looks like it is only going to
get more interesting.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
The first point of interest are areas where the shy-cranes rockets blasted away
some the overlaying dust possibly exposing the underlying rock. The grayish
color is consistent with granite the same rock that makes up the Earth's
continental crust; however it is still too early to say for sure. This will
probably be one of the first places examined by Curiosity at which point
we will find out what it is.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
This color image shows
Gale Crater's
central peek which is where Curiosity is heading the dark area is
part of the dark material in the crater. One possibility is that this is a
result of present day seepage of under ground water however it could just
indicate a past seepage of under ground water. In any case if this has any thing
to do with water it would support the
Catastrophic theory of Martian Geology and an underground
source of the water that once flooded the
Meridiani Planum region. In any event the parliamentary data
looks promising. |
