Comments on: Landing Sites for Mars Science Lab Narrowed to Six http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/landing-sites-for-mars-science-lab-narrowed-to-six/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:15:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mike White http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/landing-sites-for-mars-science-lab-narrowed-to-six/comment-page-1/#comment-10667 Mike White Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:38:14 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/landing-sites-for-mars-science-lab-narrowed-to-six/#comment-10667 I've seen various posting around the web. Some include Jezero crater, i.e. the Nili Fossae crater SE of the trough, on the list of six sites and some (including here) do not. Can you help to straighten this out for me? I've seen various posting around the web. Some include Jezero crater, i.e. the Nili Fossae crater SE of the trough, on the list of six sites and some (including here) do not. Can you help to straighten this out for me?

]]> By: Stefan Lamoureux http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/landing-sites-for-mars-science-lab-narrowed-to-six/comment-page-1/#comment-7168 Stefan Lamoureux Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:11:46 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/landing-sites-for-mars-science-lab-narrowed-to-six/#comment-7168 Eberswalde Crater would be a suitable place to start. From the point of view that the rover then can head for Holden crater and strike two stones in one hit. Geologicaly all the landing sites are facinating and will surely be of great help for futur exploration and understanding of the planet. S.L. Geography student at University of Turku, Finland Eberswalde Crater would be a suitable place to start. From the point of view that the rover then can head for Holden crater and strike two stones in one hit. Geologicaly all the landing sites are facinating and will surely be of great help for futur exploration and understanding of the planet.

S.L. Geography student at University of Turku, Finland

]]> By: Nancy Atkinson http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/landing-sites-for-mars-science-lab-narrowed-to-six/comment-page-1/#comment-7086 Nancy Atkinson Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:13:23 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/landing-sites-for-mars-science-lab-narrowed-to-six/#comment-7086 "John den Haan Says: January 7th, 2008 at 11:16 am Note that the clay deposits in Marwth Vallis were first discovered using Mars Express' OMEGA instrument. CRISM has since been used to refine composition." Thanks, John for pointing that out -- that was an oversight and error on my part. Nancy "John den Haan Says:
January 7th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Note that the clay deposits in Marwth Vallis were first discovered using Mars Express' OMEGA instrument. CRISM has since been used to refine composition."

Thanks, John for pointing that out — that was an oversight and error on my part.
Nancy

]]> By: Neil Marsh http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/landing-sites-for-mars-science-lab-narrowed-to-six/comment-page-1/#comment-7084 Neil Marsh Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:24:42 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/landing-sites-for-mars-science-lab-narrowed-to-six/#comment-7084 This may be a longshot, but I would suggest Mie crater. Mie is way out on the Northern plains, nearby to the pole. Its age may not put it in line for coexistence with the last putative 'wet' stage, but its generally lower temps might have conspired to preserve evidences of this. Otherwise stratigraphic studies might show something useful. The long streak of darker dunes is intriguing, & has been studied in past photographic scans. Astronomy student. This may be a longshot, but I would suggest Mie crater.
Mie is way out on the Northern plains, nearby to the pole. Its age may not put it in line for coexistence with the last putative 'wet' stage, but its generally lower temps might have conspired to preserve evidences of this.
Otherwise stratigraphic studies might show something useful. The long streak of darker dunes is intriguing, & has been studied in past photographic scans.

Astronomy student.

]]> By: Luis Saldarriaga http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/landing-sites-for-mars-science-lab-narrowed-to-six/comment-page-1/#comment-7024 Luis Saldarriaga Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:10:03 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/landing-sites-for-mars-science-lab-narrowed-to-six/#comment-7024 I feel Holden Crater would be the best place to look for past martian life because it contains impressive evidence of persistent water flows, probably going from Argyre (crater) into the northern, lower lands. Liquid water is a prerequisite for life in Exobiology. Luis Saldarriaga Amateur exobiologist - Cali, Colombia - (South America) I feel Holden Crater would be the best place to look for past martian life because it contains impressive evidence of persistent water flows, probably going from Argyre (crater) into the northern, lower lands. Liquid water is a prerequisite for life in Exobiology.

Luis Saldarriaga
Amateur exobiologist – Cali, Colombia – (South America)

]]> By: John den Haan http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/landing-sites-for-mars-science-lab-narrowed-to-six/comment-page-1/#comment-7017 John den Haan Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:16:59 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/landing-sites-for-mars-science-lab-narrowed-to-six/#comment-7017 Note that the clay deposits in Marwth Vallis were first discovered using Mars Express' OMEGA instrument. CRISM has since been used to refine composition. Note that the clay deposits in Marwth Vallis were first discovered using Mars Express' OMEGA instrument. CRISM has since been used to refine composition.

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