After Victoria..., .. what next? |
After Victoria..., .. what next? |
May 28 2007, 02:07 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
I know we've had rather light-hearted discussions about this before, with most people agreeing that Oppy is likely to end her days inside or on the edge of Victoria Crater, simply because there's nothing else to investigate within reach, but has Steve S got it in his mind that Oppy will head off somewhere else after Victoria? This report could be read in a way that suggests that...
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Aug 16 2007, 08:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
Speaking of the "Oddysey," or the "Grand Voyage" as I call it, there was a new MRO image a few months ago (PSP_004289_1780_RED) that covered more of the terrain south of Victoria. Maybe some of you noticed it. In the far southeast of the image, there is a type of terrain that I don't remember seeing before in MRO images of the area. It looks dark, almost giving the visual impression of an area that has been "scraped" clean somehow. The area is just southeast of "Mini-Endurance", a slightly smaller twin of Endurance Crater which is about as far south-southeast of Victoria as Endurance is north. I'm not a geologist, but I found it intriguing. A clip of the image from IAS Viewer is attached.
I stared for some time at the potential path south. It seems to me like there are some rough drifts immediately south, but perhaps not much worse than what the rover has already dealt with. I think the path gets better the farther south you go, and around Mini-Endurance the terrain looks about as good as it did around Endurance. Hey, I can dream, can't I ...? |
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Aug 16 2007, 10:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 656 Joined: 20-April 05 From: League City, Texas Member No.: 285 |
....not much worse than what the rover has already dealt with. I think the path gets better the farther south you go... Yes indeed. I came to much the same conclusion back on the last page of this thread. Good to know I'm not the only one looking I wish I were driving. |
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Feb 5 2008, 06:23 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 530 Joined: 21-March 06 From: Canada Member No.: 721 |
So, with the news that it is time to move on, and get back out on the plains, should we resurrect this thread? Perhaps not with the pie in the sky goals previously mentioned (not that there's anything wrong with that) but with a look to some realistic, obtainable targets that people might be willing to speculate on?
Personally, I'm looking forward to some new adventures. I freely admit I'm a sight-see-er, not a scientist. As much as I was thankful to reach the relative safety of Victoria after an eternity in potential Purgatories, and as beautiful and rewarding as it has been, I find myself longing for the daily tension of roving the ripples. Call me mad, just don't call me late for dinner. Brian |
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