IPB

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

Santa Maria!
Julius
post Dec 15 2010, 11:17 PM
Post #1


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 363
Joined: 13-April 06
From: Malta
Member No.: 741
think it deserves a topic on its own
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
 
 Start new topic
Replies
fredk
post Dec 16 2010, 03:58 PM
Post #2


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 4260
Joined: 17-January 05
Member No.: 152
I was surprized to find some specific plans in the latest update:
QUOTE
Opportunity will conduct an in-situ (contact) science campaign at the crater, which will likely extend through Solar Conjunction (through early February 2011).

In addition to a sophisticated wide-baseline stereo-imaging survey from several positions halfway around the crater, the rover will explore minerals located around the southeast portion of the crater, using the instruments on the end of the rover's robotic arm.

Obviously the mention of the SE rim could only be based on orbital imagery. Perhaps they noticed the circled area in my image, and thought it might provide easier access to layers than the rest of the rim, which seems to drop into the crater pretty abruptly most other places:
[attachment=23311:MERB_Sol...0_1_crop.jpg]
Obviously we're about to find out how it looks from the ground...
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic
- Julius   Santa Maria!   Dec 15 2010, 11:17 PM
- - Stu   On the slope of Santa Maria...   Dec 15 2010, 11:58 PM
|- - fredk   QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 16 2010, 12:58 AM) On th...   Dec 16 2010, 01:46 AM
|- - climber   QUOTE (fredk @ Dec 16 2010, 02:46 AM) Jud...   Dec 16 2010, 08:24 AM
|- - jamescanvin   QUOTE (climber @ Dec 16 2010, 08:24 AM) S...   Dec 16 2010, 10:05 AM
- - Sunspot   Hopefully we will get some close ups of Crocodile ...   Dec 16 2010, 12:46 AM
- - belleraphon1   WHOA!!!! I was 23 when the Viking...   Dec 16 2010, 01:21 AM
- - nprev   Man, did I pick a heckuva day to move!!...   Dec 16 2010, 04:58 AM
- - Bobby   Anyone here see any Rocks the Rover Scientist will...   Dec 16 2010, 06:38 AM
|- - dilo   First rough stitch of Navcam pictures (alignment o...   Dec 16 2010, 07:34 AM
|- - walfy   This crater is way more fascinating than I expecte...   Dec 16 2010, 07:40 AM
- - Astro0   From the most recent monthly Rover report on TPS: ...   Dec 16 2010, 09:51 AM
- - Floyd   Five years ago, Scott was driving Spirit up to Com...   Dec 16 2010, 12:43 PM
- - climber   Thanks James and AstroNAUT, as for the route map, ...   Dec 16 2010, 12:59 PM
- - fredk   I was surprized to find some specific plans in the...   Dec 16 2010, 03:58 PM
- - climber   I'd said this is positive. As you point out ne...   Dec 16 2010, 04:46 PM
|- - mars loon   see my Sol 2450 article and mosaic here plus sever...   Dec 16 2010, 05:06 PM
- - Stu   "Tail Rock"... There are going to be ...   Dec 16 2010, 05:16 PM
- - Toma B   There should be some amazing images coming soon to...   Dec 16 2010, 06:05 PM
- - charborob   We're like a pack of wolves waiting eagerly to...   Dec 16 2010, 06:13 PM
- - Stu   Some personal thoughts on our arrival at Santa Mar...   Dec 16 2010, 06:17 PM
|- - Julius   QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 16 2010, 06:17 PM) Some ...   Dec 16 2010, 06:48 PM
- - Stu   Well, we have our first name... and some colour sh...   Dec 16 2010, 06:26 PM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 16 2010, 07:26 PM) Well,...   Dec 16 2010, 07:34 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   Juan de la Cosa (c.1460-1509) was a Spanish cartog...   Dec 16 2010, 07:40 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Dec 16 2010, 08:40 P...   Dec 16 2010, 08:21 PM
- - Stu   Santa Maria crew names here... http://www.immigra...   Dec 16 2010, 07:53 PM
- - jamescanvin   Wow thats one big hole! http://qt.exploratori...   Dec 16 2010, 08:41 PM
- - fredk   What a chasm! And some mighty fine rover driv...   Dec 16 2010, 08:42 PM
- - elakdawalla   WOW! (that is all)   Dec 16 2010, 08:43 PM
- - Burmese   The interior, what we can already see, does indeed...   Dec 16 2010, 08:46 PM
- - Explorer1   Worth the wait, eh? Any estimates how deep it i...   Dec 16 2010, 08:48 PM
- - charborob   Partial pan.   Dec 16 2010, 08:51 PM
- - Tesheiner   Watch your step, baby! PS: updated map, tomor...   Dec 16 2010, 08:56 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Dec 16 2010, 09:56 PM)...   Dec 16 2010, 09:02 PM
- - NickF   *peer*   Dec 16 2010, 08:57 PM
- - climber   Will not be very easy to get closer here or somewh...   Dec 16 2010, 09:01 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   Hey Scott remember to set the parking brake.   Dec 16 2010, 09:02 PM
- - jamescanvin   A quick stitch   Dec 16 2010, 09:12 PM
- - climber   We're driving forward again: http://qt.explora...   Dec 16 2010, 09:17 PM
- - Stu   What a place...   Dec 16 2010, 09:18 PM
|- - belleraphon1   QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 16 2010, 04:18 PM) What ...   Dec 17 2010, 02:23 AM
|- - vikingmars   QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 16 2010, 10:18 PM) What ...   Dec 17 2010, 08:18 AM
- - Julius   Magnificent Mars!   Dec 16 2010, 09:22 PM
- - PDP8E   Opportunity spun around this sol and started to dr...   Dec 16 2010, 09:25 PM
- - jvandriel   Partial Navcam view on Sol 2451. I will add more i...   Dec 16 2010, 09:30 PM
- - mhoward   RE: Santa Maria!   Dec 16 2010, 09:32 PM
- - fredk   That fhaz view is absolutely stunning. It looks l...   Dec 16 2010, 09:38 PM
- - jamescanvin   A quick attempt at matching features. My normally ...   Dec 16 2010, 09:44 PM
- - climber   Looks like there are some "fractures":   Dec 16 2010, 10:28 PM
- - Hungry4info   Looks far too steep to take the rover in.   Dec 16 2010, 10:39 PM
- - fredk   Those ID's look good, James. Following your l...   Dec 16 2010, 10:41 PM
- - brellis   It's like a whole new mission! This time,...   Dec 16 2010, 10:46 PM
- - Ant103   AMAZING crater ! I didn't had the time to ...   Dec 16 2010, 10:52 PM
|- - Nirgal   just ... WOW !   Dec 16 2010, 11:48 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (Ant103 @ Dec 16 2010, 11:52 PM) AM...   Dec 17 2010, 07:18 AM
- - Stu   Really nice shout-out for UMSF from Jim Bell on Tw...   Dec 16 2010, 10:52 PM
- - mhoward   Here's an animation of the approach on YouTube...   Dec 16 2010, 11:11 PM
|- - ustrax   And Oppy did it again...what a D-A-Y! Play th...   Dec 16 2010, 11:14 PM
- - MoreInput   Today is Christmas time ... can't wait any lon...   Dec 16 2010, 11:17 PM
- - jasedm   It's really hard (for me at least ) to get a s...   Dec 17 2010, 01:00 AM
- - SFJCody   What a beauty! This is far more picturesque th...   Dec 17 2010, 01:01 AM
|- - Explorer1   Gosh those were the days, before Endeavor was name...   Dec 17 2010, 01:25 AM
- - MERovingian   Oh my God! It's like Opportunity has lande...   Dec 17 2010, 02:21 AM
- - nprev   It's times like this that I feel lucky just to...   Dec 17 2010, 03:09 AM
|- - MERovingian   UNNECESSARY QUOTING REMOVED - ADMIN That's ju...   Dec 17 2010, 03:33 AM
- - fredk   A bit more detail about the SE rim of Santa Maria ...   Dec 17 2010, 04:19 AM
- - lyford   OMG I CAN'T *clink* BELIEVE HOW *clink* BEAUTI...   Dec 17 2010, 04:26 AM
- - Bobby   I think of all the Craters Opportunity has visited...   Dec 17 2010, 04:48 AM
|- - Oersted   QUOTE (Bobby @ Dec 17 2010, 05:48 AM) I t...   Dec 17 2010, 11:23 AM
|- - dilo   I want to celebrate the event with a wallpaper...   Dec 17 2010, 01:18 PM
- - Arkarch   Very Nice! Congrats to the MER Team. While t...   Dec 17 2010, 05:57 AM
- - neo56   WHAO !!! That's the kind of landsc...   Dec 17 2010, 07:52 AM
- - remcook   Wow! And love the image of the 'opposite s...   Dec 17 2010, 08:14 AM
- - peter59   Look to the left - sol 2451.   Dec 17 2010, 09:44 AM
- - kenny   Peter, did you mean to give us a better image or a...   Dec 17 2010, 10:18 AM
|- - peter59   QUOTE (kenny @ Dec 17 2010, 11:18 AM) Pet...   Dec 17 2010, 10:26 AM
- - Stu   That's the view I'm REALLY looking forward...   Dec 17 2010, 10:25 AM
- - Stu   stamp images panorama...   Dec 17 2010, 03:12 PM
- - climber   Very high quality, Dilo, right on the mission...   Dec 17 2010, 03:16 PM
- - fredk   Thanks for the thumbnail pans, guys! (It...   Dec 17 2010, 03:50 PM
- - elakdawalla   Scott Tweets he has the images! Can't wai...   Dec 17 2010, 05:54 PM
|- - peter59   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Dec 17 2010, 06:54 P...   Dec 17 2010, 06:05 PM
- - Tesheiner   T - 40 minutes and counting...   Dec 17 2010, 07:55 PM
- - Julius   whats the countdown for??must be missing something...   Dec 17 2010, 07:59 PM
- - djellison   The normal refresh times for the image archive at ...   Dec 17 2010, 08:02 PM
- - Tesheiner   And, as far as I can see, we should get not only t...   Dec 17 2010, 08:16 PM
- - climber   Now starts the 6 minutes of terror   Dec 17 2010, 08:29 PM
|- - MoreInput   QUOTE (climber @ Dec 17 2010, 09:29 PM) N...   Dec 17 2010, 08:36 PM
|- - brianc   Woah I'm staking a claim to this place to open...   Dec 17 2010, 08:48 PM
- - jamescanvin   OMG! http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportun...   Dec 17 2010, 08:36 PM
- - Julius   AWESOME!   Dec 17 2010, 08:43 PM
- - jamescanvin   And don't forget the front hazcams after gawpi...   Dec 17 2010, 08:46 PM
- - SteveM   What strikes me about these pictures -- or about m...   Dec 17 2010, 08:46 PM
- - peter59   The interior of the crater is not available for Op...   Dec 17 2010, 08:50 PM
- - craigmcg   Steep and deep!   Dec 17 2010, 08:50 PM
- - Tesheiner   Beautiful! Here's a quick mosaic.   Dec 17 2010, 08:51 PM
- - climber   Very very close from the edge indeed! If you d...   Dec 17 2010, 08:52 PM
- - NickF   Now that's a fine-looking crater edit - newe...   Dec 17 2010, 08:52 PM
- - Julius   This place is amazing...we have rock layers to stu...   Dec 17 2010, 08:54 PM
7 Pages V   1 2 3 > » 

« Next Oldest · Opportunity · Next Newest »
 

Reply to this topicStart new topic

 

Display Mode: Switch to: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

RSS Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 31st October 2024 - 11:04 PM
Powered By IP.Board © 2024  IPS, Inc.
RULES AND GUIDELINES
Please read the Forum Rules and Guidelines before posting.

IMAGE COPYRIGHT
Images posted on UnmannedSpaceflight.com may be copyrighted. Do not reproduce without permission. Read here for further information on space images and copyright.

 OPINIONS AND MODERATION
Opinions expressed on UnmannedSpaceflight.com are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of UnmannedSpaceflight.com or The Planetary Society. The all-volunteer UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderation team is wholly independent of The Planetary Society. The Planetary Society has no influence over decisions made by the UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderators.		 SUPPORT THE FORUM
Unmannedspaceflight.com is funded by the Planetary Society. Please consider supporting our work and many other projects by donating to the Society or becoming a member.