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I noticed a long time ago too that a lot of streaks started at a crater. I have glided before but just on a winch, not hill soaring. |
| Forum: Spirit · Post Preview: #6543 · Replies: 436 · Views: 286779 |
| Posted on: Mar 10 2005, 05:03 PM | |
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Last time I checked Oppy was using her instruments on the rocks of Vostok crater. http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...00P1110L0M1.JPG  |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #6380 · Replies: 3597 · Views: 3531676 |
| Posted on: Mar 9 2005, 04:53 PM | |
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I don't think it will take 6 months to ge to Victoria, with the new s/w they might be able to drive 200m per day. Also to the SE of Victoria are some what look like drainage channels which would be interesting to look at. |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #6302 · Replies: 3597 · Views: 3531676 |
| Posted on: Mar 9 2005, 03:55 PM | |
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I think the etched terrain will be easy to drive over. I also think the rocks will be the same as at Endurance, confirming the whole plain was once wet. Victoria will just be a larger version of Endurance. The huge crater to the bottem right looks shallow so won't be all that interesting to look at imho. Where to next ? |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #6296 · Replies: 3597 · Views: 3531676 |
| Posted on: Mar 9 2005, 12:57 PM | |
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When the rovers landed I don't think we thought for 1 min that they would travel outside of thier landing elipses. Is the well defined crater north of Victoria in the elipse Endurance crater ? |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #6288 · Replies: 3597 · Views: 3531676 |
| Posted on: Mar 9 2005, 11:34 AM | |
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1374 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11
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Looks like another crater in the distance, could it be the larger flatter one before Victoria or Victoria herself, or looking at it more something entirely different lol. ? http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...00P1785L0M1.JPG |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #6281 · Replies: 3597 · Views: 3531676 |
| Posted on: Mar 2 2005, 11:59 AM | |
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Thanks for that heads up, I had no idea this was being attempted. I sure hope he succeeds. |
| Forum: Past and Future · Post Preview: #6052 · Replies: 13 · Views: 11779 |
| Posted on: Feb 25 2005, 02:32 AM | |
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I think they did turn right as if you notice the tracks that are at an angle slightly disappear but the tracks that are aligned with the camera are more visible. http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...00P0680R0M1.JPG So tracks at 90 degrees to the camera will be invisible at that kind of distance as they will be hidden by the height of the dunes. |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #5856 · Replies: 3597 · Views: 3531676 |
| Posted on: Feb 25 2005, 12:09 AM | |
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1374 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11
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Midnight Mars Browser is stalling with a "Java Heap Space" error. Win2k, sp4. Java 1.5.0. Does this after downloading quite a few images. |
| Forum: Tech, General and Imagery · Post Preview: #5849 · Replies: 945 · Views: 730015 |
| Posted on: Feb 18 2005, 05:56 PM | |
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Darn, no Martians yet............ |
| Forum: Mars Express & Beagle 2 · Post Preview: #5581 · Replies: 8 · Views: 8374 |
| Posted on: Feb 18 2005, 05:49 PM | |
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I am sure I remember at one of the press conferences when Spirit had the memory problem it was said that if the rover has flat batteries it can operate on solar power alone, this is of course if the warm electronics box is not damaged due to the cold, which of course it can be. |
| Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #5580 · Replies: 11 · Views: 9332 |
| Posted on: Oct 3 2004, 03:32 AM | |
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The Rovers sure were built well. Can't wait till they drive more and more. |
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