Sol 22 and after, Digging in Wonderland |
Sol 22 and after, Digging in Wonderland |
Jun 17 2008, 03:07 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10229 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Here's a Sol 22 image of the new trenching area at the extreme right edge of the work area. I brightened the shadow to show the whole trench.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Jun 24 2008, 07:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4256 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
I estimate the heatshield is about 150 metres away, from the hirise images. The top of Oppy's heatshield was at roughly 1 metre above the ground. At 150 metres, a 1 metre tall object would span nearly 30 pixels in a full frame SSI image:
So either the heatshield has flattened dramatically, or there is some pretty dramatic topography out there (metre-scale, rather than the roughly 10cm scale we have nearby, I believe), or some combination of both of course. On the other hand, it wouldn't be surprizing if the heatshield slid/rolled into a local low point/trough after impact. Just as a reminder, here's an image of Oppy's heatshield from a comparable distance: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...00P2356L7M1.JPG Of course, that was on the almost-atomically-flat tarmac! |
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Jun 25 2008, 09:41 AM
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