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 Dec 22 2004, 09:03 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 24-March 04 From: Finland Member No.: 63  |
Heatshield AHOY!
 :-) -------------------- Antti Kuosmanen
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Dec 23 2004, 04:31 AM
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Rover Driver Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 2-May 04 From: Litchfield Park, Arizona (Phoenix area) Member No.: 71 |
Boy, do I agree with you. They seem to have really precise control over positioning of the rovers except on big slopes and in deep sand. They can get as close as they want. It's not like the thing is going to attack them. Now the Martian with the raygun behind it........
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akuo Heatshield Dec 22 2004, 09:03 AM
OWW What a mess! Dec 22 2004, 10:05 AM djellison Wow - lots of chunks
I think somebody flushed th... Dec 22 2004, 10:21 AM Sunspot From the long range images of it - it didnt seem t... Dec 22 2004, 10:34 AM djellison There you go ladies
I've labelled the big bi... Dec 22 2004, 10:50 AM Sunspot RE: Heatshield Dec 22 2004, 11:03 AM Sunspot Could the object you labeled C in your picture act... Dec 22 2004, 11:08 AM OWW This is one mangled piece of metal. When I look at... Dec 22 2004, 11:17 AM dot.dk Now where did that BIG trench go
How can it be... Dec 22 2004, 11:37 AM Sunspot Here's the pancam image of the hole :
http://... Dec 22 2004, 11:42 AM dot.dk So it jumped out of the impact hole and did not ma... Dec 22 2004, 11:44 AM djellison When I was refering to C and D - I meant the two p... Dec 22 2004, 11:45 AM djellison RE: Heatshield Dec 22 2004, 12:00 PM djellison It'd make a LOT of sense to approach that rock... Dec 22 2004, 12:01 PM akuo These rocks seem to attract Crap from Outer Space.... Dec 22 2004, 12:17 PM djellison I think it might be two springs over by B - so tha... Dec 22 2004, 12:29 PM mhoward QUOTE (akuo @ Dec 22 2004, 12:17 PM)As you al... Dec 22 2004, 01:46 PM jamescanvin Why am I reminded of Beagle 2 when I look at these... Dec 22 2004, 02:49 PM djellison QUOTE (mhoward @ Dec 22 2004, 01:46 PM)QUOTE ... Dec 22 2004, 03:04 PM azstrummer Great picture Doug. My guess, based on how bent u... Dec 22 2004, 04:31 PM Baltic Great pics! Christmas is early this year! ... Dec 22 2004, 05:55 PM djellison 'technically' - I've got what I asked ... Dec 22 2004, 06:44 PM Decepticon Now I know what the Mars Polar Lander looks like. Dec 22 2004, 07:03 PM azstrummer Happy birthday to Doug....... Dec 22 2004, 07:24 PM Gray That image of the heat shield is another candidate... Dec 22 2004, 07:53 PM Baltic QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 22 2004, 06:44 PM)... Dec 22 2004, 09:06 PM azstrummer Great 3d heatshield pic from Marsunearthed.com:
3D... Dec 22 2004, 10:16 PM djellison QUOTE (azstrummer @ Dec 22 2004, 10:16 PM)Gre... Dec 22 2004, 11:02 PM Mode5 Your work is superb. Thank you Doug.
It would be ... Dec 23 2004, 04:14 AM CosmicRocker Outstanding images...They really allow us to bette... Dec 23 2004, 04:24 AM lyford Awesome color mosaic - and Happy Birthday! Dec 23 2004, 05:50 AM CosmicRocker QUOTE (azstrummer @ Dec 22 2004, 10:31 AM)...... Dec 23 2004, 07:17 AM Baltic Happy Birthday, Doug!
Tom Dec 23 2004, 07:25 AM Stu Happy Birthday Doug!
In honour of all your... Dec 23 2004, 08:07 AM OWW QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 23 2004, 08:07 AM)In honour ... Dec 23 2004, 08:28 AM djellison My point was - you dont want to go up to it when t... Dec 23 2004, 08:59 AM ilbasso Since two of the three craters that Oppy has studi... Dec 23 2004, 07:17 PM Stu QUOTE (ilbasso @ Dec 23 2004, 07:17 PM)why no... Dec 23 2004, 08:28 PM Pando HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY, DOUG!!! Dec 23 2004, 09:18 PM OWW What happened here? Bouncing airbags, bouncing hea... Dec 23 2004, 09:25 PM OWW The heatshield from a different perspective: Dec 23 2004, 09:27 PM akuo One more navcam picture.
Not much of a hole at al... Dec 23 2004, 11:15 PM djellison Ahh - see, there's an 'Ellison' Crater... Dec 23 2004, 11:18 PM Pando I think we're not seeing much of the hole beca... Dec 23 2004, 11:22 PM djellison Happy birthday to me...
Happy birthday, to me..... Dec 23 2004, 11:39 PM MizarKey Happy birthday Doug, didn't realize you were s... Dec 24 2004, 12:00 AM Sunspot Hope you had a nice Birthday Doug
I like this ... Dec 24 2004, 12:10 AM lyford QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 23 2004, 11:39 PM)Does... Dec 24 2004, 01:22 AM BruceMoomaw It's been very clear from the start of MER-B... Dec 24 2004, 01:40 AM Stu QUOTE (Sunspot @ Dec 24 2004, 12:10 AM)I like... Dec 24 2004, 10:24 AM djellison QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Dec 24 2004, 01:40 AM)Th... Dec 24 2004, 10:51 AM djellison I assume this will be part of a 3 x 2 mosaic or so... Dec 24 2004, 11:29 AM Decepticon In what image does it show Opps heading after the ... Dec 24 2004, 01:59 PM djellison This sort of direction
Due south basically
Dou... Dec 24 2004, 02:29 PM BruceMoomaw Latest shot of the heatshield is at http://qt.expl... Dec 24 2004, 04:46 PM djellison I wonder what one of those springs would fetch on ... Dec 24 2004, 05:07 PM Pando QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 24 2004, 10:07 AM)I wo... Dec 24 2004, 05:13 PM djellison 'Buyer Collects'
Actually - didnt the R... Dec 24 2004, 05:25 PM Pando In that case the heck with the spring, go with the... Dec 24 2004, 05:44 PM djellison HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!
Now sod... Dec 25 2004, 08:41 AM volcanopele Turkey not done yet :mad: But look at all that j... Dec 25 2004, 09:43 PM cassioli I'm no more reading this forum since several m... Dec 26 2004, 05:24 PM Analyst "Genesis" ist the poor little solar wind... Dec 26 2004, 06:43 PM pioneer QUOTE BTW, is there any news on the sample quality... Dec 26 2004, 09:54 PM BruceMoomaw Opinions seem to vary on whether the Genesis sampl... Dec 26 2004, 11:32 PM tedstryk This is all good to hear. After reading his recent... Dec 27 2004, 04:23 AM jamescanvin That picture is a great Christmas present Doug. Th... Dec 27 2004, 12:01 PM BruceMoomaw In my own experience, Bell is right about 80-90% o... Dec 27 2004, 02:10 PM BruceMoomaw Latest shots fo the heatshield at http://qt.explor... Dec 27 2004, 02:12 PM Sunspot Do you think it would be safe enough to drive the ... Dec 27 2004, 03:25 PM ilbasso Anybody have a guess at the heatshield's appro... Dec 27 2004, 03:41 PM BruceMoomaw Yes, I have since been taken to the woodshed by an... Dec 28 2004, 01:27 AM BruceMoomaw Has the rover rolled right up to one of the heat s... Dec 28 2004, 01:40 AM mhoward QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Dec 28 2004, 01:40 AM)Ha... Dec 28 2004, 02:18 AM Mode5 The tread mark track at the 11 o'clock positio... Dec 28 2004, 02:39 AM Pando QUOTE (Mode5 @ Dec 27 2004, 07:39 PM)The trea... Dec 28 2004, 03:09 AM Pando Also, this image shows the assembly -- it does loo... Dec 28 2004, 03:34 AM mhoward QUOTE (Pando @ Dec 28 2004, 03:09 AM)This ima... Dec 28 2004, 03:50 AM BruceMoomaw Oog. That same guy on the Planetary Sciences webs... Dec 28 2004, 09:10 AM Sunspot No time to stop.............. they've driven p... Dec 28 2004, 10:34 AM mhoward I love that you can see Endurance Crater in the ba... Dec 28 2004, 04:48 PM ilbasso Looking at the new view of the main shield fragmen... Dec 28 2004, 05:40 PM dot.dk Can't see if the fragment has the protective s... Dec 28 2004, 05:46 PM ilbasso Looks to me like this piece is twisted. The fragm... Dec 28 2004, 06:43 PM Pando QUOTE I would bet that those blankets could blow a... Dec 28 2004, 08:02 PM Mode5 Eagle Crater! Egads, thanks for the correction... Dec 29 2004, 08:34 AM dot.dk Looks like they are approaching the fragment Dec 29 2004, 11:07 AM Sunspot Looks like burnt toast ..... kind of crispy. Dec 29 2004, 11:13 AM mhoward In 3D: Dec 29 2004, 02:27 PM mhoward Pancam closeup anaglyph: Dec 29 2004, 02:28 PM remcook belated happy birthday doug!
by the way:
n... Dec 29 2004, 02:32 PM mhoward Whoah! Color. Dec 29 2004, 04:32 PM alan The ablative material looks like scorched carpet Dec 29 2004, 06:16 PM Pando Latest: There are indications that there is a poss... Dec 29 2004, 07:28 PM dot.dk QUOTE (Pando @ Dec 29 2004, 07:28 PM)Latest: ... Dec 29 2004, 07:38 PM ilbasso Interesting mosaic of the heatshield impact crater... Dec 29 2004, 07:55 PM BruceMoomaw It's hardly surprising that it came down uprig... Dec 30 2004, 02:52 AM dot.dk Up close and personal Dec 30 2004, 11:19 AM
mhoward Real up close and personal! Dec 30 2004, 03:00 PM |
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