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madtom1999 wrote:base-to-peak height --> base-to-peak ratio

APOD Robot wrote:... Mt. Sharp, the unusual central peak of Gale Crater, ...

smitty wrote:What are scientists saying about the two rather distinct, more or less parallel "game trails" leading away from the rover's location toward Mt. Remarkable's summit?

smitty wrote:
I'd guess that the fine sand is simply a wind-blown dune, but that's just a quick, off-the-cuff guess.

The dune strikes me as less odd than the two "game trails." Will be eager to read what the experts have to say!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_transhumance wrote:
<<Alpine transhumance is transhumance as practiced in the Alps, that is, a seasonal droving of grazing livestock between the valleys in winter and the high mountain pastures in summer (German Alpwirtschaft, Almwirtschaft from the term for "seasonal mountain pasture", Alp, Alm). Seasonal migration to high pastures is still practiced in Bavaria, Austria, Slovenia, Italy and Switzerland. In some places, cattle are taken care of by local farmer families who move to higher places. In others, this job is for herdsmen who are employees of the cooperative owning the pastures.>>

Nitpicker wrote:... Not sure what a base-to-peak ratio is.

FloridaMike wrote:

Nitpicker wrote:... Not sure what a base-to-peak ratio is.

Base to peak ratios are influenced by the material composition of the feature and gravitational constant of the moon or planet it is located on.

APOD Robot wrote:
Explanation: Dubbed Mount Remarkable, the rolling robot has chanced upon this notable 5-meter tall mound during its continuing journey around and, eventually, up 5.5-kilometer high Mt. Sharp. Mt. Sharp, the unusual central peak of Gale Crater, has a similar base-to-peak height as Earth's Mt. Everest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everest,_Mount wrote:
<<Reasonable base elevations for Everest (also known in Nepal as Sagarmatha ["sky-head"] and in Tibet as Chomolungma ["Holy Mother"]) range from 4,200 m on the south side to 5,200 m on the Tibetan Plateau, yielding a height above base in the range of 3.65 to 4.65 kilometer.

By this measure, Mount McKinley (native name Denali ["The High One"]), in Alaska, is taller than Everest. Despite its height above sea level of only 6,168 m, Denali sits atop a sloping plain with elevations from 300 to 900 m, yielding a height above base in the range of 5.3 to 5.9 kilometer ; a commonly quoted figure is 5.6 kilometer.>>

Mt. Sharp, the unusual central peak of Gale Crater, has a similar base-to-peak height as Earth's Mt. Everest

APOD Robot wrote: Dubbed Mount Remarkable, the rolling robot has chanced upon this notable 5-meter tall mound during its continuing journey around and, eventually, up 5.5-kilometer high Mt. Sharp.

Guest wrote:It never works well to use Everest as an example as base to peak height, since there are so many other much lower mountains with similar or greater relief (Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea being the kings since their base is well below seal level, giving them net relief of nearly 30,000 feet).

neufer wrote:

smitty wrote:
I'd guess that the fine sand is simply a wind-blown dune, but that's just a quick, off-the-cuff guess.

The dune strikes me as less odd than the two "game trails." Will be eager to read what the experts have to say!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_transhumance wrote:
<<Alpine transhumance is transhumance as practiced in the Alps, that is, a seasonal droving of grazing livestock between the valleys in winter and the high mountain pastures in summer (German Alpwirtschaft, Almwirtschaft from the term for "seasonal mountain pasture", Alp, Alm). Seasonal migration to high pastures is still practiced in Bavaria, Austria, Slovenia, Italy and Switzerland. In some places, cattle are taken care of by local farmer families who move to higher places. In others, this job is for herdsmen who are employees of the cooperative owning the pastures.>>

Canadian Grandma wrote:My mind translates 5 meters as about 16 feet. Is that correct? If so ,then "Baby Remarkable" is about the size of a bungalow, and the 'game trails' are fairly narrow. I think I see another 'trickle trail' coming down from the right (as we look at it) shoulder, and ending just to the right of the end of the ridge of that nice little dune. Does any one else see it?
Joyce

Nitpicker wrote:

madtom1999 wrote:base-to-peak height --> base-to-peak ratio

I think you might be wrong about that. Not sure what a base-to-peak ratio is.