Endeavour Drive - Drivability analysis |
Endeavour Drive - Drivability analysis |
Sep 18 2008, 11:05 AM
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Sep 20 2008, 11:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4280 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Do we have DEM data of this area?
Doug, what about a fly-by movie of the journey from VC to Endeavour? |
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Sep 20 2008, 01:15 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Arabia Terra Member No.: 12 |
The hematite signature is weak at the centre of Endeavour. Now this could be due to dark basaltic drift deposits... or it could be due to an exposure of the (phyllosilicate bearing) material underlying the sulphate/hematite plains!
Edit: Looking at this pre MER landing image of the hematite signal strength it seems one of the two images (either this one or the one from the MSL Landing site workshop) is misaligned. If the older image is correct the low hematite signal is in the eastern rim of Endeavour. Edit 2: I'm convinced the older map is the correct one, and that the map attached to this post from the MSL Landing site workshop is incorrectly georeferenced (areoreferenced?) |
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Sep 20 2008, 01:35 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
The hematite signature is weak at the centre of Endeavour. Now this could be due to dark basaltic drift deposits... or it could be due to an exposure of the (phyllosilicate bearing) material underlying the sulphate/hematite plains! Of course you're not thinking we'll make THAT far?... Regarding the signature, it seems to correspond, roughly, to the lower part of the terrasses we can see in this image. Click this one for the full context. If Miyamoto was almost out of MSL landing site race now it is done for good...Oppy will make it there!... Astro0...damn you for coming up with stuff like this...beautiful! -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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