Post Conjunction: Santa Maria to Cape York

Post Conjunction: Santa Maria to Cape York, The Journey to 'Spirit Point'

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ElkGroveDan

Feb 8 2011, 03:35 PM

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Starting a new topic to include Eduardo's Google overlay for the rest of the journey to Cape York:

http://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/gmars_ma...41_1775_RED.kml

Follow the link above and it should load right in to your Google Mars features.

I took a low crow's flight along the final 6km this morning. Below in green is what I think the final route will look like. Also an interesting feature along the way that appears to be a cluster of rocks, possibly Santa Maria ejecta, or large meteorite fragments. Note how the dune has evolved around the three (or more) objects. Object is at -2.199395°, -5.396676° -- roughly 3km down range from Santa Maria.

EDIT: bad link replaced, wider context image added for three rocks.

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Stu

Mar 31 2011, 04:09 PM

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Another "not claiming it's accurate, it's just meant to be pretty, ok?!?!" rendering of a sunrise seen by Oppy as she heads for Endeavour...

PS. Brilliant comparisons, Fred, really dramatic differences.

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ElkGroveDan Post Conjunction: Santa Maria to Cape York Feb 8 2011, 03:35 PM

vikingmars QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Feb 8 2011, 04:35 PM... Feb 8 2011, 11:53 PM

SFJCody I can see them making a beeline. I think the path ... Feb 9 2011, 01:35 AM

Stu Members who can't access HiRISE images via the... Feb 9 2011, 06:53 AM

ElkGroveDan There is an open topic on the Geomorphology of Cap... Feb 9 2011, 05:08 PM

Oersted No big scientific musings here, I just have to say... Feb 9 2011, 11:55 PM

centsworth_II QUOTE (Oersted @ Feb 9 2011, 06:55 PM) ..... Feb 10 2011, 01:02 AM

Oersted We agree. It is totally different from what we hav... Feb 10 2011, 09:12 AM

marsophile I would guess the MER team would want to get to En... Feb 10 2011, 05:20 PM

djellison Opportunity, being more equatorial than Spirit, ha... Feb 11 2011, 02:31 AM

marsophile A late summer or fall dust storm could always make... Feb 11 2011, 03:55 AM

djellison Indeed - such an event occurred just before ingres... Feb 11 2011, 06:51 AM

eoincampbell Might the rover drivers forego the climb of ... Feb 19 2011, 06:42 PM

Drkskywxlt Per Ray Arvidson at LPSC, Opportunity will start d... Mar 9 2011, 08:31 PM

Stu Some musings on the road ahead for Oppy... http:/... Mar 16 2011, 02:02 PM

Tesheiner Your blog is always a pleasant reading, Stu, and I... Mar 16 2011, 02:47 PM

pgrindrod It's going to be a pretty flat ride! Mar 17 2011, 09:41 AM

Burmese And an overall downward slope the rest of the way ... Mar 17 2011, 07:33 PM

serpens QUOTE (Burmese @ Mar 17 2011, 07:33 PM) A... Mar 18 2011, 02:16 AM

djellison QUOTE (serpens @ Mar 17 2011, 07:16 PM) H... Mar 18 2011, 06:26 AM

SFJCody 2542 is a driving sol... Mar 19 2011, 09:42 AM

Tesheiner QUOTE (SFJCody @ Mar 19 2011, 10:42 AM) 2... Mar 19 2011, 09:04 PM

fredk QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Mar 19 2011, 10:04 PM)... Mar 19 2011, 10:07 PM

brellis ET, thanks in advance for your ongoing efforts... Mar 17 2011, 10:22 PM

Roby72 I´m just curious - is it possible for Oppy to driv... Mar 19 2011, 12:22 PM

centsworth_II QUOTE (Roby72 @ Mar 19 2011, 08:22 AM) I´... Mar 19 2011, 12:46 PM

brellis The scope of Cape York is kinda amazing to conside... Mar 19 2011, 06:21 PM

centsworth_II Well... Victoria Crater big, anyway. So to exam... Mar 19 2011, 07:03 PM

fredk QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Mar 19 2011, 08:03... Mar 19 2011, 07:41 PM

centsworth_II QUOTE (fredk @ Mar 19 2011, 03:41 PM) ...... Mar 19 2011, 08:41 PM

ngunn QUOTE (fredk @ Mar 19 2011, 07:41 PM) str... Mar 19 2011, 09:44 PM

Phil Stooke Regarding the destination on Endeavour's rim..... Mar 21 2011, 03:40 PM

Drkskywxlt Phil...if I remember correctly from a couple weeks... Mar 21 2011, 05:13 PM

fredk How could Oppy climb up somewhere that she couldn... Mar 21 2011, 05:33 PM

Phil Stooke "Phil...if I remember correctly" Yes, y... Mar 21 2011, 06:59 PM

algorimancer Strictly in terms of topography, my target of choi... Mar 21 2011, 07:46 PM

Tesheiner This is music to my ears. Scott Maxwell tweeted: ... Mar 22 2011, 07:00 AM

ElkGroveDan Buckle up kids. Has everyone used the restroom? Le... Mar 22 2011, 01:47 PM

jvandriel Next stop seen on Sol 2543 with the L2 Pancam. Ja... Mar 22 2011, 03:58 PM

climber QUOTE (jvandriel @ Mar 22 2011, 04:58 PM)... Mar 22 2011, 08:06 PM

djellison I have this catastrophically unhealthy urge to sho... Mar 22 2011, 05:04 PM

BrianL Shotgun! Mar 22 2011, 06:00 PM

volcanopele As a generally passive observer of Opportunity... Mar 22 2011, 08:22 PM

Astro0 As another well known backseat driver would always... Mar 22 2011, 09:55 PM

eoincampbell I back the wind too, c'mon wind, g'luck Op... Mar 23 2011, 04:54 AM

brellis It continues to amaze me that Endeavour is almost ... Mar 23 2011, 11:15 AM

Stu QUOTE (brellis @ Mar 23 2011, 11:15 AM) I... Mar 24 2011, 04:48 PM

belleraphon1 Great ride so far and the best is yet to come... Mar 23 2011, 12:00 PM

hendric Like a leaf in the wind! Mar 23 2011, 04:37 PM

Stu http://astropoetry.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/museum... Mar 23 2011, 07:42 PM

ElkGroveDan As noted previously I have been attempting to coin... Mar 24 2011, 05:36 PM

Arkarch QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Mar 24 2011, 09:36 A... Mar 24 2011, 05:46 PM

DFinfrock QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Mar 24 2011, 05:36 P... Mar 24 2011, 10:26 PM

Nomadd22 QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Mar 24 2011, 01:36 P... Mar 26 2011, 06:14 PM

nprev "OMG!!! Are those, like, you know... Mar 25 2011, 03:44 AM

CosmicRocker RE: Post Conjunction: Santa Maria to Cape York Mar 25 2011, 06:17 AM

Stu Ladies and gentlemen, we are pleased to announce... Mar 26 2011, 12:31 PM

ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 26 2011, 04:31 AM) Ladie... Mar 26 2011, 01:52 PM

Tesheiner And the navcam thumbnails pointing south. Flat ... Mar 26 2011, 01:11 PM

Stu Imaginary HiRISE view of Oppy's departure, bas... Mar 26 2011, 02:24 PM

ElkGroveDan You realize of course, we are now going to expect ... Mar 26 2011, 02:31 PM

Stu I'll do it for every meteorite we stop at... ... Mar 26 2011, 02:37 PM

Stu Sigh... ***hate*** it when the image pipeline drie... Mar 28 2011, 08:30 AM

ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 28 2011, 01:30 AM) Sigh.... Mar 28 2011, 01:23 PM

Stu Best I can do with what's available... Mar 28 2011, 10:49 AM

Stu I know, I know... and I'm not being ungrateful... Mar 28 2011, 01:27 PM

Art Martin There wasn't a photographer on the Columbus tr... Mar 28 2011, 01:46 PM

Stu Closer view... Mar 28 2011, 05:52 PM

brellis One thing missing in the comparison to the SF Vall... Mar 28 2011, 07:44 PM

fredk Exploratorium's back! http://qt.explorator... Mar 28 2011, 07:57 PM

Stu ...and how...! Mar 28 2011, 08:05 PM

Stu Rough 'n ugly Santa Maria departure panorama..... Mar 28 2011, 09:31 PM

mhoward Fond farewell... Mar 28 2011, 09:49 PM

eoincampbell Maybe it's because we're on the road again... Mar 28 2011, 11:25 PM

Stu Rodrigo de Escobar... ... and in 3D... http://... Mar 28 2011, 11:43 PM

Phil Stooke Mhoward's farewell pan in circular form... Ph... Mar 29 2011, 12:55 AM

mhoward I wanted a desktop version. 100 degree field of vi... Mar 29 2011, 01:55 AM

ElkGroveDan QUOTE (mhoward @ Mar 28 2011, 06:55 PM) (... Mar 29 2011, 04:41 AM

Astro0 A colourised version for good measure....goodbye S... Mar 29 2011, 04:21 AM

paxdan Looks like the twin peaks and yogi from pathfinder... Mar 29 2011, 02:14 PM

stevesliva QUOTE (paxdan @ Mar 29 2011, 10:14 AM) Lo... Mar 29 2011, 08:34 PM

fredk There was discussion a while ago of a low region j... Mar 31 2011, 04:09 PM

Stu Another "not claiming it's accurate, it... Mar 31 2011, 04:09 PM

DFinfrock QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 31 2011, 05:09 PM) it... Mar 31 2011, 10:26 PM

mhoward I like this area as well. P.S. Nice, Stu, ver... Mar 31 2011, 07:19 PM

Stu Animated those changes Fred, thanks again for poin... Mar 31 2011, 11:21 PM

fredk As of 2554, we've almost made it to the stretc... Apr 1 2011, 08:01 PM

Tesheiner QUOTE (fredk @ Apr 1 2011, 10:01 PM) A bi... Apr 1 2011, 08:34 PM

mhoward QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Apr 1 2011, 02:34 PM) ... Apr 1 2011, 09:05 PM

Poolio QUOTE (Scott Maxwell)At my instigation, we're ... Apr 1 2011, 10:16 PM

Sunspot hmmm a cryptic tweet QUOTE At my instigation, we... Apr 1 2011, 10:17 PM

djellison If you look at the kapton cable wrapping - that FR... Apr 1 2011, 10:51 PM

Astro0 Well Oppy's back in Maxwell-motion mode again.... Apr 2 2011, 03:05 AM

ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Astro0 @ Apr 1 2011, 08:05 PM) Wel... Apr 2 2011, 04:20 AM

eoincampbell Thanks for those updates here, just good to know (... Apr 2 2011, 05:36 AM

Astro0 I think Scott's talking about the JPL logo on ... Apr 2 2011, 05:41 AM

CosmicRocker QUOTE (mhoward @ Apr 1 2011, 03:05 PM) ..... Apr 2 2011, 05:50 AM

Hungry4info On the topic of the kapton tape peeling, I threw t... Apr 2 2011, 06:29 AM

nprev I have little love for kapton. It's very good ... Apr 2 2011, 06:56 AM

Stu Climbing up out of the local "dip"... Th... Apr 2 2011, 01:06 PM

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