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JSeay86
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Jared
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Edited by JSeay86 (11/09/09 03:06 AM)
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RonBurgundy
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It's beautiful!
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llanitedave
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I love that one. I think Phobos is my favorite asteroid so far.
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FAB
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Loc: Blythe, CA USA
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It's been my wallpaper for some time.
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Floie
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Shadowalker
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Loc: Poplarville, MS, USA
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That sure is a stunning photo. I get the impression that the colors are 'real." But earlier photos showed a dark body. Did the MRO processing lab "doctor" this any for enhanced color?
Sort of like some of us did in the "Mineral Moon" threads a couple of years ago.
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ebusinesstutor
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Loc: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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I wonder how big the object that created that crater would have been?
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Garland Coulson
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kraterkid
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Garland,
Good question, based on studies of impact craters across the solar system as well as laboratory experiments, Stickney crater was created by a body in the range of a tenth to a quarter of a mile in diameter (0.25 km to 0.45 km). The calculation for impactor diameter is 0.05% (20 to 1) of the crater diameter. This is based on the assumption of an average impact velocity of 20 km/second.
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RobertED
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Loc: Johnston, RI
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Yes, it does say "enhanced" color!!!
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