Where Is Erebus Highway?, Can we see it on MER images? |
Where Is Erebus Highway?, Can we see it on MER images? |
Aug 24 2005, 01:09 PM
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Oppy has already arrived at the etched terrain but not exactly at the "Erebus Highway".
It is currently located (as of sol 562) here: This image (a previous version was posted here) is a combination of Dilo's vertical projections and MOC imagery in which I tried to identify some of the outcrops and also remark the Erebus Highway. Now, Oppy as just turned left (east) to catch the highway instead of going straight ahead to Erebus (which would mean crossing about 100m of dunes, leaving the outcrops behind). But can we see the Erebus Highway on the MER images? I think so. The lower section of the image above is a navcam panorama taken on sol 562, in which I pinpointed some of the same outcrops seen on the first picture. The upper section is part of a pancam pano taken on the same sol, in which I remarked what I believe is a section of the Erebus highway. The features seen there are at about 50m range, which is consistent with the distance to the highway based on MOC images. |
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Aug 24 2005, 01:46 PM
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http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...00P1311L0M1.JPG
Oppy has started to head SE, hopping one dune so far. |
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Aug 24 2005, 02:09 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 531 Joined: 24-August 05 Member No.: 471 |
Burmese: This was the Sol 562 drive.
And here's my updated traverse map. http://xs43.xs.to/pics/05342/Opportunity_Sol_562.gif -------------------- - blue_scape / Nico -
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Aug 24 2005, 02:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 562 Joined: 29-March 05 Member No.: 221 |
hey dude welcome to the board.
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