Last stops around Victoria, before the Long Trek |
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Last stops around Victoria, before the Long Trek |
 Oct 9 2008, 08:43 PM
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 The Poet Dude  Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60  |
Quick anaglyph... not much depth of field I'm afraid... sorry...
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Oct 9 2008, 08:45 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1229 Joined: 24-December 05 From: The blue one in between the yellow and red ones. Member No.: 618 |
Yes, I'll go with Endurance, at least until Tesh shows us on the orbital map. I shouldn't have trusted my memory without checking a map.
Bad! (raps own knuckles)  -------------------- My Grandpa goes to Mars every day and all I get are these lousy T-shirts!
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Oct 9 2008, 08:51 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2920 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
I'm not longer from you side, Shaka.
There's no way on Ear... er, Mars we can see Endurance from where we are. When coming to Victoria, I've understood that the near side was higher than the far side so I guess we are a little bit going down at the moment and Endurance disapeared from view a looong time ago. Let see what the specialists have to say. -------------------- |
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Oct 9 2008, 08:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 111 Joined: 14-March 05 From: Vastitas Borealis Member No.: 193 |
Yes it's true it cannot be the Beacon, on Cape St Mary, which is outside of the frame. But also not Endurance, instead it's one of those hefty drifts at the 'lip' of Duck Bay. In the stitched image you can see several similar but smaller dunes framing the various bays of Victoria. (It's somewhat amazing to me that on Mars the biggest dunes always tend to gather themselves on the highest spots of the local topography.)
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Oct 9 2008, 09:02 PM
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QUOTE (marswiggle @ Oct 9 2008, 10:56 PM)  ... instead it's one of those hefty drifts at the 'lip' of Duck Bay. Exactly. QUOTE (peter59 @ Oct 9 2008, 10:08 PM) and Cape Victory http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...CUP0605R0M1.JPG When I saw that picture I said: What the hell!!! Are we going IN again?!? Must check the latest mobility info but it seems we are on the next cape following Victory. Does it have a name? Edited: Check the latest map update. 
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Oct 9 2008, 10:02 PM
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QUOTE (BrianL @ Oct 9 2008, 08:45 PM) Is that a crater rim sticking above the horizon in the middle frame? It's the dune that was at the entry to Duck Bay. |
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Oct 10 2008, 02:35 AM
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Oct 10 2008, 05:32 AM
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What a view!
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Oct 10 2008, 05:38 AM
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Some nice details in the shadows of that Cape.
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Oct 10 2008, 06:11 AM
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It is fascinating to see how differently the new capes appear to us. They are driving very quickly these days. I guess we need to move our eyes southward as we catch a few last glimpses of lovely Victoria.
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Oct 10 2008, 08:12 AM
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The view in full res
 It's a very impressive place which is remembers me Valley Without Peril 
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Oct 10 2008, 10:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
Nice work Ant and Tesh. Here's my shot at this view.
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Oct 10 2008, 01:33 PM
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QuickTime VR version (2.3 MB) of the Sol 1674 view (done using MMB and PTGui). The initial view direction is north.
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Oct 10 2008, 01:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2920 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Do yu think we could see Oppy's path at Ducks bay ?
Actually, Duck's Bay is seen over the tip of the previous Cape in the panorama, right? -------------------- |
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Oct 10 2008, 03:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
A little hard to have a good result, and I think it's pretty good.
The same pano but in stereo  (Hugin&Gimp )
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