The West Valley Route |
The West Valley Route |
Mar 18 2009, 12:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4280 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Here're the latest navcam pictures taken during sol 1850: http://nasa.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/navcam/2009-03-18/
Spirit is no longer stuck, but I think the attempt to go on top of HP via the NE path is finished and we are going to the West Valley. A pancam mosaic of the western route is planned for tosol. |
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Mar 24 2009, 07:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
It looks like Spirit's trying to build a canal.
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Mar 25 2009, 12:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 236 Joined: 5-June 08 From: Udon Thani Member No.: 4185 |
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Mar 25 2009, 02:02 AM
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Member Group: Admin Posts: 978 Joined: 29-September 06 From: Pasadena, CA - USA Member No.: 1200 |
I wonder if Mars will manage to erase this. No questions about it. Give it 30-50 years and all tracks from both vehicles will be erased. Even Purgatory and Tyrone. The RAT holes will last longer. Hopefully someONE will see them in person before they get erased. It is quite intimidating thinking that the holes I helped drill on Mars will last quite a bit more than I will. Paolo -------------------- Disclaimer: all opinions, ideas and information included here are my own,and should not be intended to represent opinion or policy of my employer.
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Mar 25 2009, 02:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
The RAT holes will last longer. .... It is quite intimidating thinking that the holes I helped drill on Mars will last quite a bit more than I will. Even on Earth you can find chiseled graffiti from hundreds of years ago in very exposed soft rocks. I can imagine a rat hole in basalt on Mars lasting a thousand years. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM18ZQ -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Mar 25 2009, 05:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 23-October 04 From: Greensboro, NC USA Member No.: 103 |
Even on Earth you can find chiseled graffiti from hundreds of years ago in very exposed soft rocks... ...or from 4,600 years ago... http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp155/t...09/IMG_3734.jpg -------------------- Jonathan Ward
Manning the LCC at http://www.apollolaunchcontrol.com |
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