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Opportunity Discovers Little Martian Spheres That Don't Taste Like 'Blueberries' September 15, 2012 9:11 am Ainz

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  • First guess: "oolites" by podrock 2012-09-16 08:15:37
    • Sort of like a pearl, but without the oyster? by Ainz 2012-09-17 13:10:14
    • I will swear I've seen similar objects. by bowser 2012-09-15 15:02:21
      • Interesting. by RobVG 2012-09-15 16:21:35
        • On Earth, such spheres are normally formed by accretion in some kind of liquid environment. by TB 2012-09-15 17:46:36
          • I'd like to hear Pod's take on this too... by Ainz 2012-09-16 05:13:29
            • I'll have to get back to y'all soon... by podrock 2012-09-16 08:13:21
              • I've found that ethyl alcohol has an interesting effect on those processes. by alcaray 2012-09-16 12:15:35
            • It was just a wag but... by RobVG 2012-09-15 19:24:45
            • No shootdown-here. by ER 2012-09-15 16:56:55
              • Hailstones by RobVG 2012-09-15 16:46:19
            • Thanks Ainz by RobVG 2012-09-15 10:18:52

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