Oppy's Moving Again! |
Oppy's Moving Again! |
Jun 30 2005, 08:18 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 236 Joined: 21-June 05 Member No.: 417 |
Oppy has finished her investigations at Purgatory Dune, and is about to head... NORTH! (and then east or west
Latest update from Steve Squyres: http://athena.cornell.edu/news/mubss/ |
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Jun 30 2005, 01:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 236 Joined: 21-June 05 Member No.: 417 |
I guess Dr Squyres and Co think it's better to be safe than sorry. No more risk taking! After all, they are dealing with a multi-million dollar baby.
If you look at surface of the terrain north of Purgatory Dune (i.e. where Oppy came from - it's as flat as a wet beach) compared to the area south of it (where Oppy was heading - it's more like a choppy sea), it's quite obvious they can't traverse it. I wonder why it took the operators so long to realize that. So my idea is that they will go east or west, skirting that 'choppy sea' area until they find an acceptable route to the south. |
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Jun 30 2005, 03:16 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
QUOTE (general @ Jun 30 2005, 01:58 PM) it's quite obvious they can't traverse it. Well - it's obvious NOW - but wasnt so obvious before Doug |
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