And May is to be found about 1800 miles off the coast of Brittany

May wee.

Not a clue There will be a PDF somewhere - and it'll be huge, and on page 1874 - it'll tell you.

Whilst waiting for something else to render, I spat this out just to test the concept myself.

If our duck-pond revelation in another thread is true - then a specular reflection is going to be TINY and thus probably unresolvable.

I've said it before, here and elsewhere, it really is getting tiring repeating it and it's entirely off topic for this thread and this forum as a whole. However - I'll say it again.

If someone doesn't think we went to the moon, then LROC images are not going to change their mind. Indeed, they're the opposite of 'independent' evidence.

As for this place getting quiet? Visits to UMSF are steady.

Jan, 72k Feb 75k. Mars 79k. Apr 77k. May 88k. Jun 72k. Jul 80k. Aug looks like it'll be about 70-72k.

308 registrations in 2009 so far. 2008 saw 394 in total.

It is natural that when there's not much going up 'up there' - there isn't much going on 'down here'. Spirit's not moved in months, Opportunity has sat infront of a rock for a fortnight. Cassini is quiet after the equinox. September, LRO in final orbit and a Messenger flyby. October, LCROSS. November, two Enceladus flybys and a Rosetta Earth Flyby. etc etc. And hopefully - Opportunity foot to the floor and Spirit kicking up the dirt in the not too distant future.

Still fine here ( Chrome, Firefox, Safari )

Yes it is - it's made from two LROC NA images, M102064759 and M102057602

To give people just a LITTLE bit more information - this is the first LROC DEM from near the A16 landing site.

Minus the ducks. Their wake would have ruined the 3mm factor

There is a difference between the testing going badly (i.e. no extraction) and the testing going well ( i.e. extraction) but not replicating the vehicle dynamics as best as they think they can.

That's what they've got to do - get the ISIL to match Gusev as well as possible.

Wrong? Who knows.

Jumping to conclusions? Ohhhh yes.

That video is from quite...err...close. Wow.

Worth going for the hq vid for the good sound

Because if we don't hit exactly the same dunes in exactly the same place, we don't know what might happen.. Indeed, even driving back over the same tracks still provides potential for trouble.

This isn't the terrain for record breaking.

Dust factor remained the same though - which is good.

Read the updates from JPL etc - motion is expected in September.

Voltages on a solar array - just as she 'sees' them now. Back then a cruise stage solar array, now a rover solar array - but it would have been 'sensed' just the same.

I was simply making a point - if Brian wants to play the pedantic party pooper - then there will ALWAYS be someone to take it one step further, so it's best not to start playing that game.

TECHNICALLY the coast phase of the launch resulted in one sunrise - making 2000.

So NER NER NER NER.

As ever

The date was the important thing. This isn't a revelation - Glycerine in space was found 5 years ago.

Aug 11, 2003

http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/18059


Courtesy of Nick posting at THZ.

My Arrow Yagi has arrived. Heard AO19 again, very loud. Missed Amsat Echo - but will be listening out over the next few days.

Anyone has the RIGHT to. But that doesn't mean it's right to. Given the number of images released whilst LRO is still commissioning - the LROC team has more than ticked all the boxes for outreach. Bitching at this point is unjustified.

Would it be nice to see every LROC image make it to the web in near realtime like MER. Sure. But we're not even in the final orbit yet. Give them time.

Have they release every single image taken?
No.

Have they released plenty of images given that they're still in a comissioning phase?
Yes.

We know they intended to make a quick and dirty polar mosaic for the LCROSS team. It's not going to be a nice outreach product. It's not going to be especially earth shattering ( as we have polar mosaics from several missions already, at similar resolutions). Quite what grounds for bitching Cowing has this time, I don't know. But he doesn't usually need a reason.

That's your best work yet James - nice job.

Remember - they don't have the full use of the arm - so careful targeting requires moving the rover.