InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
 Nov 26 2018, 08:20 PM
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 Merciless Robot  Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602  |
Congratulations to the InSight team on a successful landing! We'll discuss the remainder of the mission here.
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Dec 1 2018, 08:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2519 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
The dust on the ICC lens makes me wonder how dusty the Phoenix MARDI would have been had we ever managed to get a post-landing image out of it. Unfortunately there was a sequence glitch in the one attempt that was made, and PHX died before we could try again.
-------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Dec 1 2018, 08:25 PM
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Moment of well-meaning pedantry here: Weight and mass have been mentioned several times and there's that factor of 2.64 difference between Earth and Mars, as well as the distinction between weight (in, eg, Newtons) and mass (kg). For any given object, its mass, weight on Earth, and weight on Mars are three different numbers. I'm not sure that anyone has made any mistakes in the posts above, but there's a lot of potential confusion here.
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Dec 1 2018, 09:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2519 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
QUOTE (JRehling @ Dec 1 2018, 12:25 PM)  I'm not sure that anyone has made any mistakes in the posts above, but there's a lot of potential confusion here. If you say that something weighs X kilograms, you really mean that it has a mass of X kilograms. I've never heard anyone in aerospace try to use some other verb than weigh in this context. Using "mass" as a verb ala Heinlein has never caught on. Units of force are a different matter and in my experience that's where the confusion comes in. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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nprev InSight Surface Operations Nov 26 2018, 08:20 PM
nprev Big error on the graphic in that article, though; ... Dec 1 2018, 01:18 AM
MahFL QUOTE (nprev @ Dec 1 2018, 01:18 AM) Big ... Dec 1 2018, 01:33 AM Deimos Still dusty on ICC, but coolness above: https://ma... Dec 1 2018, 02:28 AM nprev Is the ICC cover still on, then? Dec 1 2018, 02:37 AM ddeerrff QUOTE (nprev @ Nov 30 2018, 08:37 PM) Is ... Dec 1 2018, 02:53 AM mcaplinger QUOTE (nprev @ Nov 30 2018, 06:37 PM) Is ... Dec 1 2018, 03:20 AM James Sorenson I think the wind is already starting to clean the ... Dec 1 2018, 03:22 AM Phil Stooke No, the circular outline is gone - dust must have ... Dec 1 2018, 03:24 AM propguy QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Nov 30 2018, 08:24 P... Dec 1 2018, 03:55 AM hendric QUOTE (propguy @ Nov 30 2018, 09:55 PM) I... Dec 1 2018, 07:42 AM fredk QUOTE (hendric @ Dec 1 2018, 08:42 AM) St... Dec 1 2018, 03:09 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (propguy @ Nov 30 2018, 07:55 PM) I... Dec 1 2018, 10:06 AM Explorer1 QUOTE (RoverDriver @ Dec 1 2018, 05:06 AM... Dec 1 2018, 02:48 PM PaulH51 Nice work James
Also from sol 4
Arm / Scoop moveme... Dec 1 2018, 03:27 AM James Sorenson Propguy,
I think we will deal. If it weren't ... Dec 1 2018, 04:02 AM jccwrt Tried some debanding on one of the new MarCO-B ima... Dec 1 2018, 04:13 AM nprev Real curious now to see just how much dust might... Dec 1 2018, 10:51 AM propguy QUOTE (nprev @ Dec 1 2018, 03:51 AM) Real... Dec 1 2018, 04:28 PM Steve G Latest raw images showing the arm getting it's... Dec 1 2018, 02:13 PM pospa QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Dec 1 2018, 04:48 PM) ... Dec 1 2018, 03:11 PM MahFL QUOTE (pospa @ Dec 1 2018, 04:11 PM) Of c... Dec 1 2018, 05:08 PM Decepticon Im confused.
Is the Protective cap on the camera ... Dec 1 2018, 03:11 PM Explorer1 No; it came off just fine. There just seems to ha... Dec 1 2018, 03:15 PM Steve G I always wondered why MSL rovers aren't equipp... Dec 1 2018, 05:49 PM mcaplinger QUOTE (Steve G @ Dec 1 2018, 09:49 AM) th... Dec 1 2018, 06:00 PM djellison QUOTE (Steve G @ Dec 1 2018, 09:49 AM) th... Dec 1 2018, 07:10 PM Phil Stooke A bit more on the use of the arm for digging etc. ... Dec 1 2018, 07:23 PM marsman2020 With respect to the dust cover effectiveness. Her... Dec 1 2018, 07:57 PM JRehling QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Dec 1 2018, 02:30 PM)... Dec 3 2018, 03:03 AM MahFL QUOTE (JRehling @ Dec 1 2018, 08:25 PM) M... Dec 1 2018, 09:36 PM mcaplinger QUOTE (MahFL @ Dec 1 2018, 01:36 PM) As i... Dec 1 2018, 10:20 PM Ant103 I did a little something on the last ICC image. Ye... Dec 1 2018, 11:25 PM MahFL QUOTE (Ant103 @ Dec 1 2018, 11:25 PM) I d... Dec 2 2018, 02:28 AM marsophile https://mars.nasa.gov/insight-raw-images/su...0000... Dec 2 2018, 01:09 AM mcaplinger QUOTE (marsophile @ Dec 1 2018, 05:09 PM)... Dec 2 2018, 01:22 AM PaulH51 QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Dec 2 2018, 09:22 AM)... Dec 2 2018, 09:02 AM fredk QUOTE (PaulH51 @ Dec 2 2018, 10:02 AM) Do... Dec 2 2018, 05:30 PM Floyd Having the Sun in the corner of the frame often do... Dec 2 2018, 01:15 AM Steve G Great work! The equirectangular projection rea... Dec 2 2018, 01:41 AM fredk Phil-o-vision, 3x vertical, of Ant's reproject... Dec 2 2018, 01:59 AM ronatu
Mars.... Dec 2 2018, 03:13 AM djellison The IDC moves. That range data would only be vali... Dec 2 2018, 03:20 PM Ant103 QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Dec 2 2018, 02:22 AM)... Dec 2 2018, 07:21 PM PDP8E I cleaned up all the fisheye 'lens cover... Dec 3 2018, 02:17 AM xflare QUOTE (PDP8E @ Dec 3 2018, 02:17 AM) I cl... Dec 3 2018, 06:44 AM peter.neaum QUOTE (xflare @ Dec 3 2018, 06:44 AM) Is ... Dec 3 2018, 07:27 AM Phil Stooke Because 'weight' is ambiguous - might refe... Dec 3 2018, 04:59 AM serpens Mass is a constant. Weight is a locational variab... Dec 3 2018, 06:25 AM Station I decided not to wait any longer for Mars' dus... Dec 3 2018, 09:09 AM Decepticon Great work! Dec 3 2018, 09:36 AM Floyd If static charge is a problem attracting particles... Dec 3 2018, 12:07 PM nprev Very nicely done, Station!
Re static charge, ... Dec 3 2018, 01:27 PM JRehling QUOTE (nprev @ Dec 3 2018, 06:27 AM) Re s... Dec 3 2018, 06:15 PM HSchirmer QUOTE (JRehling @ Dec 3 2018, 06:15 PM) M... Dec 3 2018, 07:30 PM elakdawalla I asked Justin Maki what is happening to the image... Dec 3 2018, 05:13 PM Mercure It is a bit ironic that Humanity put a lander on M... Dec 3 2018, 08:27 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (Mercure @ Dec 3 2018, 12:27 PM) It... Dec 3 2018, 08:54 PM atomoid The apparent descent thruster scour marks seem to ... Dec 3 2018, 09:27 PM Phil Stooke Good point about the rock!
Phil Dec 3 2018, 09:33 PM kenny Emily quotes Justin Maki above as saying : Once t... Dec 3 2018, 10:20 PM djellison The ICC cover has been opened. The current dust i... Dec 3 2018, 10:41 PM MahFL A new image is down.
https://mars.nasa.gov/insigh... Dec 3 2018, 11:53 PM PaulH51 QUOTE (MahFL @ Dec 4 2018, 07:53 AM) A ne... Dec 4 2018, 01:36 AM elakdawalla It's great that dust is flying off, but until ... Dec 4 2018, 06:21 AM elakdawalla I'm actually really intrigued by how deep the ... Dec 4 2018, 06:22 AM HSchirmer QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Dec 4 2018, 07:22 AM... Dec 4 2018, 10:00 AM vikingmars QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Dec 4 2018, 07:22 AM... Dec 4 2018, 10:08 AM pioneer QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Dec 4 2018, 07:22 AM... Dec 4 2018, 06:00 PM HSchirmer QUOTE (pioneer @ Dec 4 2018, 06:00 PM) A ... Dec 4 2018, 08:15 PM atomoid QUOTE (HSchirmer @ Dec 4 2018, 12:15 PM) ... Dec 4 2018, 10:11 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (HSchirmer @ Dec 4 2018, 12:15 PM) ... Dec 5 2018, 12:44 AM Paolo am I the only one who sees linear features (thrust... Dec 4 2018, 07:54 AM kenny I think that's correct about other lander foot... Dec 4 2018, 09:09 AM elakdawalla Cool, thanks! Dec 4 2018, 04:15 PM hendric Pretty much. "Real" quicksand requires ... Dec 4 2018, 06:04 PM serpens Regardless of all the data from orbiters there is ... Dec 4 2018, 09:51 PM HSchirmer QUOTE (serpens @ Dec 4 2018, 10:51 PM) Re... Dec 5 2018, 12:18 AM Explorer1 QUOTE (HSchirmer @ Dec 4 2018, 07:18 PM) ... Dec 5 2018, 02:22 AM MahFL QUOTE (serpens @ Dec 4 2018, 09:51 PM) Re... Dec 5 2018, 01:18 AM djellison That’s not how the landing works. At a certain alt... Dec 4 2018, 09:57 PM Phil Stooke "Curiosity did a hole in one in a small crate... Dec 4 2018, 10:00 PM Paolo Propguy will surely know more about this.
my gues... Dec 5 2018, 05:24 AM propguy QUOTE (Paolo @ Dec 4 2018, 10:24 PM) Prop... Dec 5 2018, 05:43 AM HSchirmer QUOTE (propguy @ Dec 5 2018, 06:43 AM) ..... Dec 5 2018, 03:23 PM Ant103 About making a flatfield image of the ICC, how abo... Dec 5 2018, 12:31 PM fredk It's really hard to flatfield fisheyes. I dou... Dec 5 2018, 02:44 PM hendric I recall seeing a NASA Announcement of Opportunity... Dec 5 2018, 04:01 PM HSchirmer QUOTE (hendric @ Dec 5 2018, 05:01 PM) I ... Dec 5 2018, 05:43 PM stevesliva Takeoff? Crazy. On the other hand, venting the ... Dec 5 2018, 04:17 PM nprev ADMIN NOTE: Although this is indeed a very slow-pa... Dec 5 2018, 07:23 PM HSchirmer Ah, well,
is the seismometer active as it sits on... Dec 5 2018, 07:58 PM hendric This article has great info on meteor streams at M... Dec 5 2018, 08:36 PM JRehling I would not expect meteor showers to cause impacts... Dec 5 2018, 09:38 PM paraisosdelsistemasolar We have new images from the SEIS instrument tweete... Dec 6 2018, 08:25 AM climber Yes...but those images are not yet on the raw imag... Dec 6 2018, 12:06 PM PaulH51 QUOTE (climber @ Dec 6 2018, 08:06 PM) Ye... Dec 6 2018, 12:11 PM |
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