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Really Great Science at Namib Dune, Mars

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 2:01

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Last Updated on Feb. 5, 2016
Really great science reported by Astrogeology Science Center:

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/news/astrogeology/sol-1242-last-analyses-of-the-dump-piles

Great science there includes understanding the chemistry, mineralogy and morphology of ooid sand at Namib Dune. Well-preserved Martian ooids are shown in
http://wretchfossil.blogspot.tw/2016/01/well-preserved-ooids-at-namib-dune-mars.html

and in this photo:

NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity took this image on Feb. 3, 2016 (Mission Sol 1242) at Namib Dune in Gale Crater, Mars. Red arrows point to ooids. One pixel in this image is about 18 microns. Image source: mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=1242MH00056200104…

Added on Feb. 5, 2016: Most of These Particles Are Ooids.

NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity acquired the above microscopic image on Feb. 3, 2016 (Mission Sol 1242) at Namib Dune in Bagnold Dunes, Gale Crater, Mars. Most of the particles in the image are ooids. Red arrows point to well-preserved ooids. Highest resolution:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fossil_lin/24463145459/sizes/o/ , which is 200% of source image mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=1242MH00057400004…

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