Cape Tribulation, Sol 3744 (6Aug'14) - Sol 4077 (15Jul'15) |
Cape Tribulation, Sol 3744 (6Aug'14) - Sol 4077 (15Jul'15) |
Aug 6 2014, 09:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
The ~85m drive on sol 3744 was uphill, starting the long climb of Cape Tribulation.
The sol 3744 Drive: Puts Opportunity about here on a plot with colour for elevation: The view ahead: -------------------- |
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Aug 18 2014, 04:32 PM
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The winter at CY was the only one out of six Oppy needed to hunker down, so even without the intense gusts we've had this winter there's good reason to be optimistic for next winter. But of course they must plan for the possibility.
Finally some new images - here's our first real closeup of the rock face in front of us: |
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Aug 18 2014, 05:10 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 691 Joined: 21-December 07 From: Clatskanie, Oregon Member No.: 3988 |
CODE 03756 11:59:36 189 164 469 p2380.34 4 pancam_Wdowiak_Ridge_pt1_4x1_L257R2 Looks like that image is for the first part of a color panorama. This shall be a scenic one! |
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