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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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
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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Aug 11 2009, 11:48 PM
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There's an interesting discussion of BI on the meteorite mailing list. Look for the thread that starts out titled 'Must-see Martian in 3-D'. Very interesting discussion on how Block Island could have soft landed without a denser Martian atmosphere. The description by Sterling K. Webb was quite interesting and contradicts Matt Golombek and the JPL news release. Webb suggests that Mars' atmosphere is more dense than Earth's at high altitudes. Because of lower gravity on Mars, the atmosphere is taller than that of Earth. Can anyone here support the arguments of either Webb or Golombek? -------------------- |
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Aug 12 2009, 12:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4251 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
Can anyone here support the arguments of either Webb or Golombek? I can only make some very general comments. Webb doesn't present any actual calculations of trajectories. Golombek refers to such calculations in the new press release: QUOTE Consideration of existing model results indicates a meteorite this size requires a thicker atmosphere Surely these model calculations would include the difference in height of the Martian atmosphere, and well as many other details. When faced with differing views, I'll go with the guy who actually did a calculation! |
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