Endeavour Drive - Drivability analysis |
Endeavour Drive - Drivability analysis |
Sep 18 2008, 11:05 AM
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Sep 22 2008, 09:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1229 Joined: 24-December 05 From: The blue one in between the yellow and red ones. Member No.: 618 |
Hot diggity dam', you guys are proposing the Manhatten Project of MER exploration! Given our vast manpower resources - We have the tools; we have the talent! - it could probably be done on time and under budget, but is it really necessary? Don't the best HiRise images show clearly the places we want to avoid and the sites we ought to visit? Given aerials of that quality, can't somebody just take a pencil (with an eraser) and sketch out a viable track that gets us down the road a decent interval each sol, and passes a point of interest at least every few sols?
After all, it's the journey to Ithaca, not the arrival time that matters, right Rui? -------------------- My Grandpa goes to Mars every day and all I get are these lousy T-shirts!
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Sep 22 2008, 09:57 PM
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I think that what Paolo is after is not a fixed track, but rather a comprehensive analysis that will help him and the other rover drivers determine which track they'll finally opt for. Just pinning down one particular route won't help much.... But I could be wrong of course.
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