Strange Mi Images |
Strange Mi Images |
Nov 26 2005, 09:39 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 578 Joined: 5-November 04 From: Denmark Member No.: 107 |
All the latest MI images from Opportunity shows this part of the rover:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...KCP2957M1M1.JPG The only thing I can think of is that it is an image taken with the IDD stowed. Actually the front hazcam pictures confirms this. What can the reason for this be? A problem with the IDD so it didn't unstow, but somehow the MI carried out its tasks? -------------------- "I want to make as many people as possible feel like they are part of this adventure. We are going to give everybody a sense of what exploring the surface of another world is really like"
- Steven Squyres |
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Dec 3 2005, 07:40 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
It look as though they're making the most of the pseudo 'down' time anyway - a full 360 Pancam mosaic, and a deck pan. They're already AT new terrain. Yes - it'd be nice to be doing 200m/sol and be at Victoria by Christmas, but sometimes things are just not possible.
Remember - for all we know, the IDD may have moved just enough to be considered un-parked and thus driving CAN'T be done. (infact, I think that's quite likely) - read the updates and it says that it stayed park on the first sol, then the second sol it recorded a small ammount of motion. To make the anaology more appropriate, would you head out for the grand canyon to do geology without first checking you had your rock hammer and lens in your bag, and that your bag wasnt going to fall off the back of the truck on the way? Oh - and the Truck is parked on top of the first significant layering you've seen in 200 sols... get my point? Yes - I can see why some would say "get moving" - but I can see why it may not even be possible ( so the argument is mute ) and I can see why they would want to look at what they're parked infront of. Doug |
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