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What cause this little "explosion". January 23, 2013 7:54 pm RobVG

Check out the broken ‘ridge’ and ‘blast’ pattern.

  • Why not a small meteor hitting it obliquely? by bowser 2013-01-27 22:04:59
    • I believe that would be "meteorite" :) by RobVG 2013-01-28 18:58:35
      • All of that is true, and I considered it carefully before making my reasoned post. by bowser 2013-01-28 19:13:55
        • Well then, correct ye may be... by RobVG 2013-01-28 20:13:31
    • a single outcrop is worth a thousand words, or more... by podrock 2013-01-25 18:56:10
      • Mystery solved by SteveS 2013-01-25 08:08:47
        • Is this in a frequent frost zone? I've seen places on earth where freeze expansion has busted rocks open. by TB 2013-01-24 11:56:13
          • A bigger picture by Robert 2013-01-24 10:59:53
            • lower-left detail by Robert 2013-01-24 11:14:45
            • Drilling gone wild? by SteveS 2013-01-24 07:57:16
              • I dont know, It just looked mechanical to me and there doesn't appear to be any rover tracks or scratches by RobVG 2013-01-24 08:15:46
                • Actually when I think about it by SteveS 2013-01-24 09:12:03

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