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Post by grendel Sun Aug 19, 2012 4:32 am

Here's a great new source, and it's free. Well maybe the shippings a bit expensive.

http://astroengine.com/2012/08/12/sol-3-beautiful-beautiful-mars-dirt-in-color/

A couple of those rocks look really knappable.
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Post by Lumpendoodle Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:19 pm

Do you think they would mind if I took the motorhome there and filled it up with rock?

I wonder what sort of mpg I'd get in that atmosphere........
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Post by the barnacle Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:02 am

now you would be shocked if you did spot a bit of knapped rock on the pic.
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Post by Lumpendoodle Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:34 pm

I don't know, can you see something in the top right hand corner?

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Post by Lumpendoodle Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:43 pm

Maybe I can get a bigger image, hang on....

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Post by Lumpendoodle Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:47 pm

It's blurry, but it's definately an arrowhead!

Lordy! The martians were FLINT KNAPPERS!

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Post by the barnacle Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:08 pm

Laughing Very Happy
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Post by grendel Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:55 pm

I've been misled all these years by Hollywood into believing Martians had ray guns.
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Post by Lumpendoodle Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:59 pm

Yes, they were actually armed with sharpened Ishi sticks.
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