Exploring Murray Ridge, Sol 3600 - 3743 (March 11, 2014 - August 5, 2014) |
Exploring Murray Ridge, Sol 3600 - 3743 (March 11, 2014 - August 5, 2014) |
Apr 15 2014, 01:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 754 Joined: 9-February 07 Member No.: 1700 |
The ~absolutely gorgeous~ pic assembled by Ant103 in Post #254 shows the crater I've always wanted to be named the Far Side Crater in honor of Gary Larsen. True?
Fun fact - I premiered a concerto for electronic keyboards and orchestra with the LA Phil in 1989. Someone taped this cartoon to the curtain where I was to pass thru to receive my soloist's applause. LOL It's the higher crater, IIRC. |
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Apr 15 2014, 02:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
New pictures are down today, the occasion to complete the full panoramic over Endeavour crater
Thank you James -------------------- |
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Apr 15 2014, 07:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2836 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
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Apr 16 2014, 07:49 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 691 Joined: 21-December 07 From: Clatskanie, Oregon Member No.: 3988 |
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Apr 16 2014, 10:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
Now as I was hoping we see the horizon to westward included in the pan. I assume the blip near the middle of this image is the same feature discussed in posts 235-8 above but still awaiting firm ID.
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...LCP2415L7M1.JPG I see no very distant features here such as Bopolu or Miyamoto. Perhaps we're still not high enough even on this summit, or perhaps the air is just not clear enough at present. |
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Apr 16 2014, 04:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1074 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Québec, Canada Member No.: 3908 |
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Apr 16 2014, 05:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 866 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 196 |
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Apr 16 2014, 07:57 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10173 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
-------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PD: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Apr 17 2014, 08:18 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
Thanks Phil. From your circular pan we can now see that the blip on the horizon is on a bearing close to 241 degrees. This means it can't be 'Rockaway' which should be near 272 degrees. My best guess for the blip is now a crater about half the size of Victoria and about 15 km distant. If I'm matching up the contour map with CTX correctly that crater and 'Rockaway' are located on the same gentle N-S rise which I think forms our western skyline from this viewpoint.
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Apr 17 2014, 05:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 810 Joined: 3-June 04 From: Brittany, France Member No.: 79 |
@James : really nice colour mosaic! I'm looking forward to the final panorama
@atomoid : there is a really good 3D effect on your xeye particularly between the foreground and the background. I love these little dunes -------------------- |
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Apr 17 2014, 10:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 866 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 196 |
...best guess for the blip is now a crater about half the size of Victoria and about 15 km distant... So the 'blip' crater would seem to be this apparently younger one (arrow), not the eroded scalloped one (Rockway?) closer in. @neo56: if only I could get the clumsy sw I have to not mangle the seams, I was trying for a bit wider vantage of that scene.. |
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Apr 18 2014, 01:04 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 691 Joined: 21-December 07 From: Clatskanie, Oregon Member No.: 3988 |
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Apr 18 2014, 06:35 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
Atomoid: That's the one I'm suggesting but I'm using nothing more sophisticated than a school protractor laid on my computer screen. I'm awaiting confirmation or just as likely correction by someone with better tools. I note that this crater has wind streaks extending southeastward from each side suggesting there is significant relief there. The larger crater farther east is more eroded and furthermore lies in a hollow so I don't expect to see it.
[Incidentally 'Rockaway' is not that crater but the much smaller fresh one that appears as a dark spot at the top of your image almost directly above the arrowed feature. If you're interested you can find its original ID in post 259 of 'Distant Vistas' and a good view of it from near Concepcion in post 201 of that same thread.] EDIT: And the contour map in post 123. |
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Apr 18 2014, 08:58 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
The larger crater farther east is more eroded and furthermore lies in a hollow so I don't expect to see it. Maybe I'm wrong about that. Checking the latest images I see a feature which could be that crater just below the horizon and just to the right of the foreground slope: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...MZP2417R1M1.JPG |
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Apr 18 2014, 02:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2836 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
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