This surface seems whipped about like dunes.. is it scorched from an impact? The region doesn't keep the shape of a crater exactly, but it might be a high-temp impact area after the blackened sand was tossed about a bit. What I thought to be interesting is how the "veins" of darker material radiate from the dark spot in a manner similar to blown dust. I don't know, it is really odd. The more I look at it the more puzzled I get. Kris

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bau@desnews.com 12/03/02 12:57 PM >>> Dear astronomy friends, here's a view I stumbled across today. Apparently it was just released by NASA. Click on the image to the left. I am very curious about what you all think is shown. The large dark area looks like moist ground or, I hesitate to even think it, vegetation. Thanks, Joe Bauman

http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20021203a.html Joe Bauman science & military reporter Deseret News bau@desnews.com (801) 237-2169 _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy