In an earlier Phoenix topic:
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Originally Posted by 01101001
Is this like a melted flat smooth rock under Phoenix (under a thruster)?
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June 12 APOD is a nice mosaic of the Ice Queen tableau rock and a lander leg.
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In fact, the apparent holes or depressions in the Snow Queen's otherwise flat surface are located just under the thrusters.
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(But still, I've heard speculated that maybe the thrusters didn't sculpt Snow Queen's dimples with heat, but maybe the blast just revealed their long existence, or dislodged rocks formerly occupying the spaces.)