In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:49:16 -0800: Hi,
I wonder what the temperature is? Could the white substance be dry-ice? (Given that the atmosphere is primarily CO2). [snip] > >http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/phoenix/images.php?fileID=14060 > >Some of the objects in the above black and white photos appear to >move sideways, not just sublimate. More than just ice? Stuff >growing? Small moving things at the bottom of the photo, just beyond >the end of the trench, look like little balls on top of growing >stalks. The the effect is not just due to a changing sun angle. Two >stalks at the bottom lip of the right hand trench move in opposed >directions. > >http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/phoenix/release.php?ArticleID=1756 > >http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/phoenix/images.php?fileID=14120 > >Best regards, > >Horace Heffner >http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/ > > >