To me it looks like a beach with some mud.

To me it looks like a beach with some mud.

These are from a couple weeks ago - Sol 1094 and 1083.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/01094/opgs/edr/ncam/NRB_494616118EDR_F0492236NCAM00354M_.JPG

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/01083/opgs/edr/ncam/NRB_493640977EDR_F0491396NCAM00385M_.JPG

To me it looks like a beach with some mud.

These are from a couple weeks ago - Sol 1094 and 1083.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/01094/opgs/edr/ncam/NRB_494616118EDR_F0492236NCAM00354M_.JPG

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/01083/opgs/edr/ncam/NRB_493640977EDR_F0491396NCAM00385M_.JPG

Slates that are most likely sedimention.
Yes. Water!

Slates that are most likely sedimention.
Yes. Water!

I don't think there's much doubt about that at this point.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/01092/mcam/1092MR0047930240600674E01_DXXX.jpg

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/01099/mcam/1099MR0048670020600851E01_DXXX.jpg

Doesn't appear to be a way around that river of dark sand. Hope it isn't too soft.

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/01115/mcam/1115MR0049710050601345C00_DXXX.jpg

This is the page with today's mast cam photos. It's a keeper.

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?s=1117&camera=MAST_

Curiosity hasn't sent much so I thought I'd check in on Opportunity, which is still going strong - after 4,157 days of it's 90-day mission.

http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/gallery/all/1/n/4155/1N497057668EFFCOFIP0643L0M1.JPG

Thought some of you might be interested
Humans Orbiting Mars
http://hom.planetary.org/

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Slates that are most likely sedimention.
Yes. Water!

I don't think there's much doubt about that at this point.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/01092/mcam/1092MR0047930240600674E01_DXXX.jpg

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/01099/mcam/1099MR0048670020600851E01_DXXX.jpg

Definitely. Nice. :~)

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Thought some of you might be interested
Humans Orbiting Mars
http://hom.planetary.org/

Thanks for the link! Great idea.

Thought some of you might be interested
Humans Orbiting Mars
http://hom.planetary.org/

that is not wise @ all...Mars is without magnetic field, so they'll be unprotected there!

it's better they go to Venus?
or Jupiter & Saturn...
;)

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Thought some of you might be interested
Humans Orbiting Mars
http://hom.planetary.org/

that is not wise @ all...Mars is without magnetic field, so they'll be unprotected there!

it's better they go to Venus?
or Jupiter & Saturn...
;)

Do Curiosity and Opportunity have radiation dosage meters to determine the risks to humans?

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Do Curiosity and Opportunity have radiation dosage meters to determine the risks to humans?

I don't know, but I don't think anyone's too worried about radiation levels for people. If you're exposed it means you don't have your suit on, and in that case radiation is the least of your problems.

Do Curiosity and Opportunity have radiation dosage meters to determine the risks to humans?

I don't know, but I don't think anyone's too worried about radiation levels for people. If you're exposed it means you don't have your suit on, and in that case radiation is the least of your problems.

Solar storm!
Look for a cave.

Solar storm!
Look for a cave.

They'd plan for that - everyone will be required to carry an umbrella.

Solar storm!
Look for a cave.

They'd plan for that - everyone will be required to carry an umbrella.

U might need more than that on Mars! ;)

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Finally on the move again.
"The weekend drive was successful, placing us nicely on an overlook of the “Meeteetse” area. The focus for Sol 1146 is to get some good color stereo images of the whole area, including “Big Sky,” “Greenhorn,” and “Meeteetse”. Mastcam will take a 16x3 mosaic of the Meeteetse area, plus a 12x1 right-eye mosaic of some nearby resistant ridges. It will also measure the amount of dust in the atmosphere by looking at the sun, and take a documentation image of the target “Belle Fourche” after ChemCam analyzes it. ChemCam also has a “passive sky” observation, where we use the ChemCam spectrometers to stare at the sky and measure the abundance of gases in the atmosphere."

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/01144/mcam/1144ML0051850230501510E01_DXXX.jpg

Finally on the move again.
"The weekend drive was successful, placing us nicely on an overlook of the “Meeteetse” area. The focus for Sol 1146 is to get some good color stereo images of the whole area, including “Big Sky,” “Greenhorn,” and “Meeteetse”. Mastcam will take a 16x3 mosaic of the Meeteetse area, plus a 12x1 right-eye mosaic of some nearby resistant ridges. It will also measure the amount of dust in the atmosphere by looking at the sun, and take a documentation image of the target “Belle Fourche” after ChemCam analyzes it. ChemCam also has a “passive sky” observation, where we use the ChemCam spectrometers to stare at the sky and measure the abundance of gases in the atmosphere."

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/01144/mcam/1144ML0051850230501510E01_DXXX.jpg

I wonder what those circular things are that look like vent openings?

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From the somewhat conical shape one might surmise that Mars was once quite volcanic.

From the somewhat conical shape one might surmise that Mars was once quite volcanic.

until it's core stopped... ;)

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