The western route, 5th leg after stop at Absecon / Reeds Bay |
The western route, 5th leg after stop at Absecon / Reeds Bay |
Jul 11 2009, 05:57 PM
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Time for a new thread.
After moving southwards for ages, the "detour" by the western path has started with a 60+ meters drive on sol 1942. There are no images yet --they should be available on the next update-- so this image was calculated solely based on the rover's mobility info. I'll update the route map later. |
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Jul 20 2009, 06:35 AM
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Check the navcams taken during sol 1950: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...cam/2009-07-19/
There are a few mini-craters in sight. The one to the right (NW) was named "Alvin". |
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Jul 24 2009, 03:53 AM
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There are a few mini-craters in sight. The one to the right (NW) was named "Alvin". Could it be Alvin was a target near the crater? Here they seem to refer to that crater as "Kaiko." |
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Jul 24 2009, 08:18 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Could it be Alvin was a target near the crater? Here they seem to refer to that crater as "Kaiko." Mmm, strange... There were two pancam shots taken at that site, the first named Alvin pointing to the crater at the NW (right) and the second named Dolphin pointing to another one at the WSW (left). Here's an MMB snapshot with the images in context. 01950::p2385::20::9::0::0::9::1::19::pancam_Alvin_L257 01950::p2386::20::3::0::0::3::1::7::pancam_Dolphin_L257 So, perhaps it should be named Alvin/Kaiko; both are vessels used in deep sea exploration. |
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