Mars's gravity is less than 40% of Earth's so things subjected to a force on the surface will move substantially farther, all else being equal.
https://www.google.c...s_sm=122&ie=UTF-8
FWIW.
Cheers,
Scott.
Dunno. The NASA guy said it likely wasn't an impact.
Mars's gravity is less than 40% of Earth's so things subjected to a force on the surface will move substantially farther, all else being equal.
https://www.google.c...s_sm=122&ie=UTF-8 FWIW. Cheers, Scott. |
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- (boxley)
- (18)
- Jan. 20, 2014, 05:12:13 PM EST
A rolling stone gathers no moss! :)
-NT
- (a6l6e6x)
- (16)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 10:21:21 AM EST
Anyone seen a report of how big it is?
-NT
- (drook)
- (15)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 10:32:04 AM EST
Size of a jelly doughnut.
- (Another Scott)
- (14)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 11:27:22 AM EST
Baseball-sized rock tossed a meter ...
- (drook)
- (10)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 11:40:53 AM EST
Pinched by a wheel? Might be very porous, low density.
- (Another Scott)
- (9)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 11:51:04 AM EST
Interplanetary tiddlywinks more likely than a meteor strike?
-NT
- (drook)
- (5)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 12:23:43 PM EST
someone tossed a stale donut onto the lot
-NT
- (boxley)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 12:42:08 PM EST
Dunno. The NASA guy said it likely wasn't an impact.
- (Another Scott)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 12:59:46 PM EST
Apparently it's happened before.
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 04:59:57 PM EST
So, to use a golfing term, it's a divot! :)
-NT
- (a6l6e6x)
- (1)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 05:09:14 PM EST
FORE!
-NT
- (drook)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 05:18:50 PM EST
My guess.
- (mmoffitt)
- (2)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 01:14:00 PM EST
I see a Simpsons skit in the making... :-)
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 01:23:38 PM EST
Oh, to be the engineer who hides a Rickroll in a Mars lander
-NT
- (drook)
- Jan. 21, 2014, 02:47:27 PM EST
Saw the Independent.co blurb earlier
- (Ashton)
- (2)
- Jan. 22, 2014, 02:55:38 AM EST
Like cat pee in fresh mulch
- (drook)
- (1)
- Jan. 22, 2014, 10:17:56 AM EST
Aha! ... *Proof*
- (Ashton)
- Jan. 23, 2014, 08:31:23 PM EST
Not so mysterious after all...
- (Another Scott)
- Feb. 14, 2014, 10:57:37 PM EST