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Gigantic Wood Cells on Mars

Sunday, May 19, 2024 10:18

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All articles by Wretch Fossil are here: http://www.wretch.cc/blog/lin440315&category_id=0

Above photo also shown at https://www.flickr.com/photos/fossil_lin/53712125752/in/dateposted-public/

NASA’s original photo: https://mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/1332329/?site=msl

NASA’s description: NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image using its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), located on the turret at the end of the rover’s robotic arm, on May 10, 2024, Sol 4180 of the Mars Science Laboratory Mission, at 02:16:57 UTC. When this image was obtained, the focus motor count position was 14056….

In the above figure, red arrows point to gigantic wood cells on Mars. They are vessel elements (also called vessel members), which are a type of wood cells. On Earth, they can be as large as 250 microns across (note 1). Earthly vessel elements for comparison:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fossil_lin/53678406005/in/dateposted-public/

Context: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fossil_lin/53713270235/in/dateposted-public/

More context: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fossil_lin/53714075677/in/dateposted-public/

Note 1: “VESSELS are like pipes that transport water from roots to leaves. Their diameter is larger than other wood cells, and they differ tremendously across species, ranging from around 15 to 250 µm. ” (quoted from the 4th paragraph in https://arboretum.harvard.edu/stories/wood-under-the-microscope/ )

See also: 1. an album about wood cells of Mars:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fossil_lin/albums/72177720309621950/

2. an album about engineered wood of Mars:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fossil_lin/albums/72177720309883374/

Reference: Earthly wood cells:https://www.flickr.com/photos/fossil_lin/albums/72177720296071690/

Microscopic wood anatomy: https://www.wsl.ch/land/products/dendro/mic_long.html

Modern engineered wood:https://www.flickr.com/photos/fossil_lin/albums/72177720296339478/

My albums: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fossil_lin/albums/

Wretch Fossil’s website:http://wretchfossil.blogspot.com/

Source: https://wretchfossil.blogspot.com/2024/05/gigantic-wood-cells-on-mars.html

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