Past Bahia Blanca, onto Cabo Corrientes |
Past Bahia Blanca, onto Cabo Corrientes |
Feb 8 2007, 06:16 AM
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Tesheiner, I read about the 10K mark, and was hoping that you had updated the route map to show the excursion that put us over the mark -- and you didn't disappoint!
By the way, I'm thinking that Oppy's getting ready to head back to Duck Bay, which looks like the past entry path, plus nice vertical cliffs to examine on the way in . . . |
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Feb 24 2007, 07:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2837 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
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Feb 25 2007, 07:54 AM
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Nice shot! Thanks for posting it.
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Feb 25 2007, 12:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2837 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
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Feb 26 2007, 01:12 PM
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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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Feb 26 2007, 08:07 PM
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Nice local noon shadows and great colour!
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Feb 26 2007, 09:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
While waiting for some fresh images --today's downlink was a bit sparse-- just say that Opportunity has started its sol 1100.
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Feb 27 2007, 06:23 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
Tesheiner: "...a bit sparse..." That is such a nicely diplomatic way to say it. There are so many fascinating images waiting in the queue, especially pancams, that I am dying to see. Among those are the Ralls of Madrid and Alava, and...Oh heck, I'll just continue to wait unless someone has a better suggestion. I think praising the 1100th sol is a good reason to celebrate.
... Lot of dark sand too, with some tiny dark "rays" that seams to feed it from above. That has really fascinated me since it was first imaged from the other side of the bay. It appears to be a patch of dark material eroding from a layer between the ejecta and the "relatively intact bedrock." It truly reminds me in many ways of the dark material we previously discussed in the Halfpipe formation topic. If that stuff really is some kind of patchy residual soil from an earlier period of erosion, it may not be so surprising to discover another patch of it here. -------------------- ...Tom
I'm not a Space Fan, I'm a Space Exploration Enthusiast. |
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Feb 27 2007, 09:01 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
There are so many fascinating images waiting in the queue, especially pancams, that I am dying to see. Among those are the Ralls of Madrid and Alava, and...Oh heck, Exactly. Here below is a list of images/mosaics on the queue. 01096::p2373::10::16::0::0::16::2::34::pancam_cape_good_hope_longbaseline_L257R2 01096::p2374::10::8::0::0::8::2::18::pancam_dunes_2x1_L257R2 01097::p2375::10::2::0::0::2::1::5::pancam_dunes_2x1_L2 01097::p2376::10::4::0::0::4::1::9::pancam_cape_good_hope_longbaseline_L2 01097::p2579::17::13::13::0::0::2::28::pancam_madrid_L234567Rall 01097::p2580::17::13::13::0::0::2::28::pancam_alava_L234567Rall Given that the plan for sol 1099 was almost all untargeted imaging I thought we would finally see those past sols mosaics downlinked at full resolution, not only via the thumbnails, but it wasn't the case. We'll have to wait and, hope I'm wrong, probably it won't be today because sol 1100 imaging plan is drive-related and that takes priority over other data. PS: For those who haven't seen it, those "pancam_dunes_2x1" mosaics point to the dark dunes at the base of capes D1-D5. |
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Feb 27 2007, 07:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2837 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
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Feb 28 2007, 06:12 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
I wasn't up to starting a new thread, but this is past Bahia Blanca. The hoped for pancams are not yet down, but the Sol 1100 look back is one of the best ever. Here is my interpretation of this panorama.
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Feb 28 2007, 06:21 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
STUNNING, Cosmic Rocker, thanks! A great way to start the day... even if I do have to head out to work in 20 mins...
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Feb 28 2007, 08:31 AM
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Best shot of Victoria from the ground yet Cosmic Rocker.
More capes than a Batman convention. Roy F |
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Feb 28 2007, 04:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
While looking at the images from sol 1100 I found that they tested what is called VTT (Visual Target Tracking, one of the new software capabilities) during the drive in that sol. There are some references about VTT on the net, including this one on the status report of sol 992:
QUOTE During the drive on Sol 992, rover planners performed the first step of the in-flight checkout of one of the rover's new technologies: visual target tracking (VTT). This first checkout included picking a target to track, driving, and testing the rover's knowledge of how its position changed relative to the target. The rover performed this activity as planned. The next step will be to execute a drive to a VTT target. Here below is a navcam image from sol 1098. The rover moved on that direction on sol 1100, passing by a group of peebles seen on the top/right quadrant. (click to enlarge) That group of rocks was the target, as can be seen on this pancam from sol 1100 named "pancam_VTT_1_L2R2" and taken immediately after starting the driving manouver. The same group was imaged again at mid-drive (pancam sequence "pancam_VTT_2_L2R2"), then Opportunity left for its destination in the middle of Cape of Good Hope. It looks like it was "right on the money". In any case, I hope they don't use this feature on the "lump" or "Hoy". Just in case. |
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Feb 28 2007, 06:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 242 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Ohio, USA Member No.: 34 |
Ahh, I was wondering why they were focussing on those rocks. (It's the geologist in me). Thanks for the explanation.
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Mar 1 2007, 02:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Tosol (1102) imaging plan includes this sequence:
01102::p2379::10::12::0::0::12::2::26::pancam_cape_good_hope_pt1_3x1_L257R2 Part #1? Are we seeing the first part of a 180º color mosaic? I hope so. |
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