On The Way To Home Plate, a possible route and calendar |
On The Way To Home Plate, a possible route and calendar |
 Aug 25 2005, 01:21 PM
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As one year ago the question is launched:
Will Spirit make it? http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/ustrax3/hip.jpg If Ultreya reveals to be nothing worthy then it would be faster, but... Any other guesses? -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Aug 25 2005, 01:55 PM
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'Home Plate' seems to be the most likely target, but I would propose a safer, more westerly approach of 'Home Plate':
(BTW, I see that my suggestion to name that little hill near 'Home Plate', "Pitcher's Mound" is catching on  )
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Aug 25 2005, 02:08 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
QUOTE (general @ Aug 25 2005, 01:55 PM) 'Home Plate' seems to be the most likely target, but I would propose a safer, more westerly approach of 'Home Plate': (BTW, I see that my suggestion to name that little hill near 'Home Plate', "Pitcher's Mound" is catching on ) Maybe...But I WANT SO MUCH to go along the foot of Husband Hill!!! Looks much more interesting than heading West... What a better neighbor for Home Plate than the Pitcher's Mound?...
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Aug 25 2005, 02:24 PM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 25 2005, 04:08 PM) Maybe...But I WANT SO MUCH to go along the foot of Husband Hill!!! Looks much more interesting than heading West... Sure, but it also depends on the position of the sun: the rover needs to be in the sunlight all the time. If the foot of Husband Hill and 'Ultreya' itself are in the shade, Spirit can't operate there. Does anyone know more about the sun's trajectory in the coming weeks/months in the Gusev area? |
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Aug 25 2005, 02:27 PM
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QUOTE (general @ Aug 25 2005, 09:24 AM) Does anyone know more about the sun's trajectory in the coming weeks/monts in the Gusev area? I think, the south slope is the most favourable for Spirt since now the Mars is heading to Summer. The sun is now most perpendicular in the south slope. Rodolfo |
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Aug 25 2005, 02:42 PM
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QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Aug 25 2005, 02:27 PM) I think, the south slope is the most favourable for Spirt since now the Mars is heading to Summer. The sun is now most perpendicular in the south slope. Rodolfo Sun...South...Let's give a Summer vacation to Spirit and sent it to the nice, warm sandy Ultreya beach!  When I put 300 and something sols on the way to Home Plate I was thinking in Ultreya as a major interest target... -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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ustrax On The Way To Home Plate Aug 25 2005, 01:21 PM
RNeuhaus QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 25 2005, 09:42 AM)Sun...S... Aug 25 2005, 02:49 PM
Marcel QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 25 2005, 02:42 PM)Sun...S... Aug 25 2005, 02:50 PM ustrax QUOTE (Marcel @ Aug 25 2005, 02:50 PM)So wher... Aug 25 2005, 03:13 PM djellison Totally depends on the strategy they take. If they... Aug 25 2005, 02:10 PM RNeuhaus It is a tough decision. Go East to visit Thira, Go... Aug 25 2005, 02:23 PM Bill Harris I favor the south-and-westward route shown by gene... Aug 25 2005, 08:53 PM RNeuhaus QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Aug 25 2005, 03:53 PM)I ... Aug 25 2005, 09:25 PM Nix Home Plate in stereo cuz...Life should be STEREO... Aug 25 2005, 09:25 PM Bill Harris That right, I meant "too rugged to the _east_... Aug 26 2005, 01:48 AM Bert QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Aug 26 2005, 01:48 AM)I ... Aug 26 2005, 09:03 AM slinted QUOTE (Bert @ Aug 26 2005, 01:03 AM)IMHO, pow... Aug 26 2005, 09:35 AM ustrax QUOTE (slinted @ Aug 26 2005, 09:35 AM)I coul... Aug 26 2005, 09:41 AM Nix Maybe they're counting on regularly positionin... Aug 26 2005, 10:37 AM Bert QUOTE (NIX @ Aug 26 2005, 10:37 AM)Maybe they... Aug 26 2005, 11:29 AM Tman NO NO Spirit have to wait here on the top until wi... Aug 26 2005, 12:04 PM helvick The insolation\orientation question is not al... Aug 26 2005, 02:37 PM Burmese They could climb one of the southern hills, timing... Aug 26 2005, 01:01 PM ilbasso Another factor affecting the amount of solar power... Aug 26 2005, 02:56 PM RNeuhaus Up to now, the topic is going very interesting. Th... Aug 26 2005, 07:09 PM dvandorn One of the greatest conundrums of exploring Mars v... Aug 26 2005, 07:37 PM helvick QUOTE (dvandorn @ Aug 26 2005, 08:37 PM)...On... Aug 26 2005, 10:53 PM RNeuhaus One word of caution, the slope of Columbia Hill to... Aug 26 2005, 07:51 PM |
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