Concepción, The freshest crater yet to be explored |
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 Mar 1 2010, 08:42 PM
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Maybe the impact rattled and fluffed up the dunes a bit and that's why there might be more wheel sinkage than usual.
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Mar 1 2010, 09:43 PM
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Thanks for the summary, Tesheiner. It might be worth it for some readers to stress that "dinosaur bone" here means "something of interest" - no one on the team would think there may be real bones about.
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Mar 1 2010, 11:20 PM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Seriously, I'm always honoured when AJS Rayl uses any of my images in her excellent reports. I hope new members will click on that link and read the latest; like many of Emily's posts on TPS blog, it's a textbook example of how to write up a scientific news story.
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Mar 3 2010, 04:14 AM
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Just noticed this. Was wondering if anyone knew what it was, and why it moved in one of the most recent rear hazcam shots.
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Mar 3 2010, 06:29 AM
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Kapton tape?
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Mar 3 2010, 07:40 AM
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QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Mar 2 2010, 11:14 PM)  Just noticed this. Was wondering if anyone knew what it was... The first place I see it show up is sol 1547. Then on sols 1550, 1552, and 1557 there are sub-frame isolation shots. The updates show that this is the period when Opportunity escaped a sand trap in Duck Bay, Victoria Crater which it entered trying to reach the base of Cape Verde. Also, Opportunity had just spent a few immobile weeks while issues with the gimpy arm joint were investigated.The number of haz-cam images taken of "this" when it first appears could be a coincidence as the updates refer to imaging of cleat marks in the sand to gauge the success of moving on from the sand trap. |
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Mar 3 2010, 07:40 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Mar 3 2010, 07:54 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1431 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
To me, it looks a bit thick for tape, but I'm not really sure.
Interesting, centsworth_II. Earlier, I did a similar search through images from Opportunity and did indeed first see it while she was in Victoria. Never saw it on Spirit. -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Mar 3 2010, 03:28 PM
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Don't remember seing it mentioned here but looks like that after Concepción we are heading in the direction of a crater named Santa Maria, Mini-Endurance?
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Mar 3 2010, 03:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
If they follow the path plotted by Tim Parker we'll first visit the "twin craters" and then move east towards Mini-Endurance. Has it been officially named Santa Maria?
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Mar 3 2010, 03:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 293 Joined: 22-September 08 From: Spain Member No.: 4350 |
QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Mar 3 2010, 05:14 AM) Just noticed this. It got loose in february 2009. http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...&pid=138980 |
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Mar 3 2010, 04:12 PM
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This is from June 3, 2008 -- Sol 1550.
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Mar 3 2010, 05:52 PM
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Steve just used the name Santa Maria in his LPSC talk this morning.
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Mar 3 2010, 06:09 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Yes, I know Phil, but I don't know to which specific crater he was referring to...
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Mar 3 2010, 08:04 PM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ Mar 3 2010, 01:09 PM) Yes, I know Phil, but I don't know to which specific crater he was referring to... According to Emily's very active twitter feed-- and she's on phone-only, no wifi, so probably not posting here-- Santa Maria is the crater where the proposed route bends. |
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