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   Message 380 of 1,217   
   Chosp to All   
   Re: Question about the 'sleepy hollow' c   
   07 Jan 04 13:05:07   
   
   From: chosp@cox.net   
      
   "Deepan Majmudar"    
   wrote in message news:dRYKb.11797$sa2.9380@news.cpqcorp.net...   
   > Recent photos from the rover have shown a shallow crater nicknamed 'sleepy   
   > hollow' not far from Spirit's landing site. In fact there appear to be   
   > several such shallow bowls thought to be impact craters. Here's my   
   (stupid)   
   > question: What are the chances that some of these craters were created by   
   > the bouncing airbags themselves?   
   > Apparently 'sleepy hollow' is 30 ft across. Anyone know what the size of   
   the   
   > airbags is ? Just curious ....   
   >   
   >   
      
   There is not a chance that the landing   
   produced Sleepy Hollow. There are marks   
   within Sleepy Hollow that appear to have   
   been caused by the airbags - but certainly   
   not Sleepy Hollow itself.   
      
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