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 Dec 5 2010, 12:16 AM
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Hey, I just opend 4 doors at once today, and yeah, Oppy is faster than ever ...
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Dec 5 2010, 03:02 AM
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"Anatolia's"
We have not seen such a long, dramatic, and open, crack in the ground since then--the first months of Oppy's mission. There seemed to be hints of them in this area, but nothing to "fall into". Has anyone seen a scientific treatment of this feature, plus any relation to the ground we are currently traversing? |
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Dec 5 2010, 10:52 AM
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QUOTE (MarkG @ Dec 5 2010, 04:02 AM)  "Anatolia's" We have not seen such a long, dramatic, and open, crack in the ground since then--the first months of Oppy's mission. There seemed to be hints of them in this area, but nothing to "fall into". Has anyone seen a scientific treatment of this feature, plus any relation to the ground we are currently traversing? I just found this paper a long time ago: "POSSIBILITY OF KARST MORPHOLOGY ON THE MARTIAN SURFACE AT THE MERIDIANI LANDING SITE FROM COMPARISON WITH TERRESTRIAL ANALOGS" (http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2005/pdf/1051.pdf), but I haven't heard anything new about this. Could be interesting, if the cracks were really dolines. -------------------- Need more input ...
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Dec 5 2010, 11:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2836 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
Here is the Navcam view taken on Sol 2438.
Jan van Driel
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Dec 5 2010, 11:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2836 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
and the pancam view taken on Sol 2438.
Jan van Driel
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Dec 6 2010, 11:54 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2836 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
Pancam view of small crater on Sol 2436.
Taken with the L2 cam. Jan van Driel
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 Dec 6 2010, 01:04 PM
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Looks like more than 140 meters driven today!!!
 
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Dec 6 2010, 01:16 PM
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139m according to the tracking data.
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Dec 6 2010, 02:51 PM
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Metre by metre, stone by stone, Santa Maria is being revealed...
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Dec 6 2010, 02:56 PM
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Santa Maria from ~700 meters away!
Looks even better in Phil-o-visioned version!
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Dec 6 2010, 03:34 PM
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Now clearly visible in the Navcam view.
 
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Dec 6 2010, 04:07 PM
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Dec 6 2010, 04:32 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 910 Joined: 4-September 06 From: Boston Member No.: 1102 |
If we have moved 139 m, then we should be almost right next to "Invisible" crater that is crossed by the 4 kmE grid line. I'm guessing it is just next to us on the left, maybe a bit NE. Guess we will see when more navcams or pancams come down.
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Dec 6 2010, 04:36 PM
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Santa Maria really makes me appreciate the value of having detailed orbital imagery of the route. Can you imagine if Oppy was 'flying blind' with just her cams, encountered what looks like an innocent small ridge like what we're seeing right now, and just kinda drove over it...?
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Dec 6 2010, 05:04 PM
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QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 6 2010, 02:51 PM) Santa Maria is being revealed... And the annoying bump in the topography that has been obstructing our view of it for so long is now also being revealed in its true role as the perfect grandstand. |
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