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sranderson

Oct 18 2005, 05:47 PM

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Spaceweather (www.spaceweather.com) is reporting a dust storm on Mars visible in amateur telescopes. Hope we don't get too much dust-fall on the solar panels....

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vikingmars

Oct 18 2005, 08:18 PM

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Hope this one will NOT reach any MER rover !
Here is how it really looked like at Viking 1 landing site at Chryse on sol 324 of its mission during a storm (with image taken on sol 282 as a comparison)...
Enjoy ! (if I may say...)

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helvick

Oct 18 2005, 09:30 PM

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QUOTE (vikingmars @ Oct 18 2005, 09:18 PM)

Hope this one will NOT reach any MER rover !
Here is how it really looked like at Viking 1 landing site at Chryse on sol 324 of its mission during a storm (with image taken on sol 282 as a comparison)...
Enjoy ! (if I may say...)

Ooh - nasty. Here's a chart of the Solar Panel output of a hypothetical MER-V1 roving around the Viking-1 site in 1976\77. If such a beast occurs Oppy and MER will see solar panel output reduce by about 75%.

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sranderson Dust Storm Oct 18 2005, 05:47 PM

helvick Worth keeping an eye on but hopefully this will be... Oct 18 2005, 06:28 PM

ljk4-1 QUOTE (helvick @ Oct 18 2005, 01:28 PM)Worth ... Oct 18 2005, 07:18 PM

vikingmars Hope this one will NOT reach any MER rover ! H... Oct 18 2005, 08:18 PM

sranderson Wow. Gets dark doesn't it. Are those piles o... Oct 18 2005, 09:12 PM

vikingmars QUOTE (sranderson @ Oct 18 2005, 09:12 PM)Wow... Oct 19 2005, 05:22 AM

helvick Handy site to keep an eye on this storm feature as... Oct 19 2005, 10:25 AM

helvick QUOTE (vikingmars @ Oct 18 2005, 09:18 PM) Ho... Oct 18 2005, 09:30 PM

pioneer QUOTE (vikingmars @ Oct 18 2005, 08:18 PM) Ho... Oct 19 2005, 02:36 PM

fredk Update on dust storm here with short interview wit... Oct 20 2005, 11:45 PM

sranderson Looks like the storm is getting bigger and it appa... Oct 22 2005, 02:32 PM

ljk4-1 QUOTE (sranderson @ Oct 22 2005, 09:32 AM)Loo... Oct 24 2005, 07:00 PM

SigurRosFan Latest storm picture from Ed Lomeli of Sacramento,... Oct 24 2005, 06:55 PM

ElkGroveDan QUOTE (SigurRosFan @ Oct 24 2005, 06:55 PM)La... Oct 24 2005, 08:04 PM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Oct 24 2005, 09:04 PM)I... Oct 24 2005, 09:34 PM

deglr6328 How frequently do global dust storms occur on Mars... Oct 24 2005, 09:31 PM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (deglr6328 @ Oct 24 2005, 10:31 PM)How ... Oct 24 2005, 09:37 PM

jamescanvin QUOTE (deglr6328 @ Oct 25 2005, 07:31 AM)How ... Oct 25 2005, 01:01 AM

helvick QUOTE (deglr6328 @ Oct 24 2005, 10:31 PM)How ... Oct 29 2005, 02:49 PM

slinted There is fresh activity being seen VERY close to O... Oct 28 2005, 11:09 AM

Nirgal QUOTE (slinted @ Oct 28 2005, 01:09 PM)There ... Oct 28 2005, 09:19 PM

djellison I wonder what imagery Damien Peach has managed to ... Oct 28 2005, 11:23 AM

Sunspot Whoah !!! thats close. Would Opportun... Oct 28 2005, 11:29 AM

Marcel QUOTE (Sunspot @ Oct 28 2005, 11:29 AM)Whoah ... Oct 28 2005, 11:41 AM

JRehling QUOTE (Sunspot @ Oct 28 2005, 04:29 AM)Whoah ... Oct 28 2005, 09:24 PM

Bill Harris BTW, by convention, and I presume that they still ... Oct 28 2005, 12:32 PM

slinted QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Oct 28 2005, 04:32 AM)BT... Oct 28 2005, 08:16 PM

akuo I think this dust storm is already on top of Oppy.... Oct 28 2005, 12:42 PM

ljk4-1 QUOTE (akuo @ Oct 28 2005, 07:42 AM)I think t... Oct 28 2005, 01:01 PM

Rakhir "Opportunity has seen some signs of the dust ... Oct 28 2005, 09:26 PM

Tman On the ASO website http://www.arksky.org/asoimglib... Oct 28 2005, 01:49 PM

alan QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Oct 28 2005, 01:01 PM)Th... Oct 28 2005, 02:13 PM

Rakhir "The storm has seven appendages that stretch ... Oct 28 2005, 07:50 PM

paulanderson QUOTE (Rakhir @ Oct 28 2005, 11:50 AM)"T... Oct 28 2005, 08:49 PM

mike QUOTE (paulanderson @ Oct 28 2005, 12:49 PM)T... Oct 28 2005, 09:37 PM

Tman Mike, you have to start with the link and guidance... Oct 28 2005, 09:55 PM

Vladimorka http://www.arksky.org/smf/index.php?topic=833.0 Oct 28 2005, 09:57 PM

helvick Just wondering if the "extraordinary" br... Oct 28 2005, 10:56 PM

Bill Harris On the FwdHazcam and RearHazcam images from Sol 62... Oct 29 2005, 01:59 AM

RNeuhaus QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Oct 28 2005, 08:59 PM)On... Oct 29 2005, 03:02 AM

Sunspot I wish we could get to see some dust storm images ... Oct 29 2005, 10:45 AM

slinted Dr. Sherrod has captured the storm activity again ... Oct 29 2005, 11:36 AM

Bill Harris Could the dust storm be a serious matter for our i... Oct 29 2005, 11:46 PM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Oct 30 2005, 12:46 AM)Co... Oct 30 2005, 12:41 AM

helvick QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Oct 30 2005, 01:41 AM)Bill:... Oct 30 2005, 09:39 AM

Nirgal QUOTE (helvick @ Oct 30 2005, 11:39 AM)We... Oct 30 2005, 12:37 PM

helvick QUOTE (Nirgal @ Oct 30 2005, 01:37 PM)Questio... Oct 30 2005, 02:57 PM

jamescanvin QUOTE (Nirgal @ Oct 30 2005, 10:37 PM)ok, I... Oct 30 2005, 11:58 PM

Bill Harris That's what I was afraid of... --Bill Oct 30 2005, 01:27 AM

dot.dk Ok, the dust storm has hit Meridiani Good lu... Oct 30 2005, 07:51 PM

djellison Youcha. I think a lot of that is because of the lo... Oct 30 2005, 09:58 PM

OWW There IS more dust over meridiani: Taken from htt... Oct 30 2005, 10:25 PM

djellison Obviously MOC WA will be catching this lot, but it... Oct 30 2005, 10:40 PM

Bill Harris It may not be curtains. This is a plucky little r... Oct 30 2005, 11:08 PM

Sunspot When I go to the JPL RAW site all I see are broken... Oct 30 2005, 11:18 PM

Ames QUOTE (Sunspot @ Oct 31 2005, 12:18 AM)When I... Oct 30 2005, 11:29 PM

Sunspot Weird, they dont show up for me in any browser I t... Oct 30 2005, 11:35 PM

dot.dk You have to insert "%23%23" in the filen... Oct 30 2005, 11:36 PM

Bill Harris Heck, let's sit back and watch the storm. Pas... Oct 31 2005, 12:58 AM

CosmicRocker On earth, dust storms can definitely reduce availa... Oct 31 2005, 05:39 AM

Ames new pictures... http://nasa.exploratorium.edu/mar... Oct 31 2005, 10:16 AM

dot.dk QUOTE (Ames @ Oct 31 2005, 10:16 AM)new pictu... Oct 31 2005, 10:32 AM

Tman This Rear Hazcam is additional one from sol 627: ... Oct 31 2005, 03:17 PM

ljk4-1 Did it ever show if the dust that accumulated on t... Oct 31 2005, 03:29 PM

tedstryk QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Oct 31 2005, 03:29 PM)Di... Oct 31 2005, 03:49 PM

Marcel QUOTE (tedstryk @ Oct 31 2005, 03:49 PM)This ... Oct 31 2005, 03:56 PM

helvick QUOTE (Marcel @ Oct 31 2005, 04:56 PM)Did Pat... Oct 31 2005, 04:08 PM

tedstryk It spotted a few...I have some images somewhere...... Oct 31 2005, 10:19 PM

RNeuhaus QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Oct 31 2005, 10:29 AM)Di... Oct 31 2005, 05:07 PM

Cugel But the shadow of the rover still looks sharp and ... Oct 31 2005, 03:28 PM

Tman QUOTE (Cugel @ Oct 31 2005, 05:28 PM)But the ... Oct 31 2005, 03:42 PM

Bill Harris This didn't quite show what I'd hoped it w... Oct 31 2005, 03:30 PM

Ames The latest hazcam pictures show the shadow as bein... Oct 31 2005, 03:44 PM

tedstryk I imaging the stretching of the "raws" w... Oct 31 2005, 03:46 PM

helvick QUOTE (tedstryk @ Oct 31 2005, 04:46 PM)I ima... Oct 31 2005, 04:32 PM

Bill Harris Here is another evaluation of the sky brightness. ... Oct 31 2005, 05:01 PM

DEChengst Some info from the CNN website: "Lemmon said... Oct 31 2005, 05:48 PM

djellison CODE4. What EDRs did we request? Expected EDRs by... Oct 31 2005, 09:24 PM

Sunspot QUOTE (djellison @ Oct 31 2005, 09:24 PM)CODE... Oct 31 2005, 11:40 PM

RNeuhaus Yes, it will only be looking a narrow angle from w... Oct 31 2005, 09:50 PM

djellison QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Oct 31 2005, 09:50 PM)It mi... Oct 31 2005, 10:41 PM

jamescanvin QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Nov 1 2005, 07:50 AM)Yes, i... Oct 31 2005, 11:10 PM

RNeuhaus QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Oct 31 2005, 06:10 PM)Th... Nov 2 2005, 04:17 PM

ilbasso The Pathfinder did indeed image several dust devil... Oct 31 2005, 10:53 PM

tedstryk I worked with some of those Patfinder images once.... Oct 31 2005, 11:45 PM

djellison Ted have you ever found the equiv of Pathfinder R... Nov 1 2005, 08:13 AM

Bill Harris From the Mission Status at the NASA/JPL site: QUO... Nov 1 2005, 11:04 AM

general Oppy's dusty weekend http://marsrovers.jpl.... Nov 2 2005, 08:01 PM

Burmese always a new twist for the programmers: "...... Nov 2 2005, 08:11 PM

avkillick Now that's a concept! Miss the alarm - so... Nov 2 2005, 10:12 PM

ljk4-1 FOR RELEASE: 9;00 am (EST) November 3, 2005 PHOT... Nov 3 2005, 02:37 PM

Tman Has anybody seen a new picture of the dust storm? ... Nov 2 2005, 09:58 PM

Tman Woow, that's another highlight from Hubble... Nov 3 2005, 06:20 PM

jamescanvin QUOTE (Tman @ Nov 4 2005, 05:20 AM) Woow, tha... Nov 4 2005, 12:20 AM

Bill Harris There does not appear to have been a dust depositi... Nov 18 2005, 04:36 AM

jaredGalen QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Nov 18 2005, 05:36 AM)Su... Nov 18 2005, 09:27 AM

lyford This would be good news - seems the answer is blow... Nov 18 2005, 07:37 AM

edstrick I was looking at that marking on the left side of ... Nov 18 2005, 10:25 AM

slinted The bright ...splotch is a persistant feature that... Nov 18 2005, 11:19 AM

Bill Harris I have no idea what that white "splat" i... Nov 18 2005, 01:29 PM

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