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Marco2001

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Regolit pits - idea
« on: May 23, 2010, 07:21:20 PM »


Regolit pits

On Mars there exists a very common and DEADLY! phenomenon colled "Regolit pit".
As you know - Mars is full of dust (seen for example during "Dust storms").
The thing is that the avarage dust particle size differs from that on Earth.
They are MUCH SMALLER (thus - dangerous to mechanical equipement).
When a hole exists on Mars (for instance: a meteorite hole) it will gather all of the regolit dust that sediments there day after day.
Over time it will be filled with that small particle dust.
That's where it starts to be deadly.
Regolit pits are more deadlier versions of a quick-sand.
You will instantly fall inside becouse the dust gathered there behaves more like water then a solid matter.
Someone might drive a rover inside one of those holes and not only destroy it but also make it stuck there permanently.
Also the driver will have one hell of a problem to get outside the rover...
The same goes for a player that doesn't looks where he steps, and falls inside.
Moving inside that pit is very hard, and you do it in complete darkeness. If you were not hurt from falling inside there, you will die of lack of oxygen/power or dehydration.

The only good thing about regolit pits is that they have a different colour then the rest of the ground, so if you are carefoul walking/driving even at night or during sand-storms, you should see them from distance and be just fine.

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I'am an Astrobiology/Biology student.

geoffcartwright

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Re: Regolit pits - idea
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2010, 01:50:50 PM »
nice idea marco but i for one have enough to watch out for when driving walking lol...

thedubman

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Re: Regolit pits - idea
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2010, 01:51:28 PM »
real nice idea! Allthough I would expect Marco to jump straight in, just to test the depth lol joking ;D

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Re: Regolit pits - idea
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2010, 10:16:42 PM »
They probably would not be impossible to climb out of in the reduced gravity of mars, however you could certainly break a leg falling into one... and a rover in one would probably be there for the duration....

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« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2010, 11:25:15 PM »
lol some of us have enough crashes now without a driving into a pit

Marco2001

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« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2010, 04:37:30 AM »
It doesn't matter if someone like's it or not - I'am just seying that's a commonly phenomenon on Mars that is real.  :)

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geoffcartwright

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« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2010, 03:47:28 PM »
once again nice research there marco