Winter campaign at Cook Haven, Sol 3512 - 3599 (December 13, 2013 - March 10, 2014) |
Winter campaign at Cook Haven, Sol 3512 - 3599 (December 13, 2013 - March 10, 2014) |
Dec 13 2013, 04:31 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
She's there! Opportunity drove down to the "Cook Haven" bright outcrops on Sol 3512.
Even better, news via Twitter that currents on the front right wheel are back to normal. Phew. |
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Jan 19 2014, 08:51 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Doug, you may know this: Is someone actually compiling MRO data to derive an impact probability for a given location on Mars within so-and-so many meters or km over a fixed timespan? If so, I'd guess that they're still acquiring data to firm up the model.
I agree with Fred in any case; odds are overwhelmingly in favor of this being an uprooted rock that was transported for a bit. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jan 19 2014, 10:00 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Doug, you may know this: Is someone actually compiling MRO data to derive an impact probability for a given location on Mars within so-and-so many meters or km over a fixed timespan? If so, I'd guess that they're still acquiring data to firm up the model. Already done, put to paper, peer reviewed and published http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic...019103513001693 Walfy's animation seemed to me to suggest it was just a steering actuator bashing something out the way - which I hope we all agree is just not going to happen. The notion that rover motion (of any sort) could end up 'popping' a rock into motion is fine. This all falls under the tiddlywinks category, surely? It's really not a separate means of flinging material |
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