Distant vistas, Endeavour, Iazu, and beyond |
Distant vistas, Endeavour, Iazu, and beyond |
Jan 27 2010, 09:31 PM
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To answer Ustrax's querries from the other thread, I think we can now see more of the
The leftmost (Endeavour north rim) and middle (far rim) features look similar. But it looks like we can see more stuff on the right, which is Endeavour south rim and Iazu. The view we had a few sols ago (2133) of Iazu was still partly obscured by dunes, so it makes sense that we can see more now. I can't see Bopolu in the navcams, though it could be there and buried in the jpeg noise... |
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Feb 8 2010, 11:25 PM
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Ngunn, using the proposed route we've seen from the abstract, I agree that we'd turn east before reaching the "crater beyond twin craters". But nothing stands out for that crater (it doesn't look especially fresh, eg), and I'm sure we'll encounter more similar sized ones on our trek. Of course we have to keep in mind that that's only a proposed route - we're not commited to it. Also the resolution of the proposed map isn't great.
In terms of the view, according to the contour map, the best views will be between the south and east. The rise around "crater beyond twin craters" is towards the SSW, so it shouldn't block our views towards the south to east. I don't know what kind of view we'll get to the SW (eg Bopolu), since I haven't seen a topo map in that direction. |
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