El Dorado, The place formerly known as Ultreya |
El Dorado, The place formerly known as Ultreya |
 Dec 15 2005, 08:30 PM
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Steve has a new update:
http://athena1.cornell.edu/news/mubss/ And it looks like the official name for the Ultreya Abyss now is "El Dorado" I looked up El Dorado and the poem is actually quite fitting  by Edgar Allan Poe (1849) Gaily bedight, A gallant knight, In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado. But he grew old- This knight so bold- And o'er his heart a shadow Fell as he found No spot of ground That looked like Eldorado. And, as his strength Failed him at length, He met a pilgrim shadow- "Shadow," said he, "Where can it be- This land of Eldorado?" "Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied- "If you seek for Eldorado!" -------------------- "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"
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Dec 17 2005, 08:46 PM
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Comanche is big!
From memory Comanche is about 10 meters distance. Comanche is about 15 meters wide and mayby 3- 5 meters high Commanche Flicker Warnig: File Size 500 Kb [attachment=2888:attachment] |
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Dec 18 2005, 02:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 19-March 05 From: Princeton, NJ, USA Member No.: 212 |
QUOTE (stewjack @ Dec 17 2005, 08:46 PM) Comanche is big! From memory Comanche is about 10 meters distance. Comanche is about 15 meters wide and mayby 3- 5 meters high  Comanche is about 2 1/2 meters high according to Steve Squyres comment at the Hayden on 12/12/05 Comanche is big! Thank you for those glorious pictures and flickers |
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Dec 18 2005, 10:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 252 Joined: 5-May 05 From: Mississippi (USA) Member No.: 379 |
QUOTE (mars loon @ Dec 18 2005, 10:00 AM) Comanche is about 2 1/2 meters high according to Steve Squyres comment at the Hayden on 12/12/05 Comanche is big! Thank you for those glorious pictures and flickers I can't argue with the 2 1/2 meter height measurement. My width measurement was not done at the same point as my multiple distance measurements. Consequently, the parallax converters width number varied with each distance measurement. I'm still a little surprised that my guesstimated height was that far off, but at least it is taller than Spirits mast! 
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Dec 19 2005, 11:12 AM
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Like I was saying on the Comanche thread...:
With Doug's and Nico's anaglyph we can see that behind Comanche the terrain descents abruptaly...If you compare the distance to Gusev's floor from the patch of terrain right aside Comanche and the one where the dark sand rules there's is a great difference over there...It looks like El Dorado is divided in three diferent areas, the dark sand unit, a more homogenous area with almost no boulders in it and, closer to Comanche a depression with more irregular terrain... So...the dark dune field is just a part of the formar Ultreya shadow...I guess, like this: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/ustrax/123.jpg -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Dec 19 2005, 03:57 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
Edgar Alan Poe |
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Dec 19 2005, 04:39 PM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 19 2005, 04:57 PM) El Dorado fully at sight!
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dot.dk El Dorado Dec 15 2005, 08:30 PM
TheChemist Although part of me was hoping Ultreya would someh... Dec 15 2005, 11:25 PM
mhoward QUOTE (TheChemist @ Dec 15 2005, 11:25 PM)Alt... Dec 15 2005, 11:34 PM djellison It may be subtle and obscure, but there's a no... Dec 15 2005, 11:29 PM ustrax QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 15 2005, 11:29 PM)It m... Dec 16 2005, 09:44 AM Bert QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 16 2005, 09:44 AM)I can t... Dec 16 2005, 10:12 AM dilo A couple of PanCam images from Sol693 are enhanced... Dec 15 2005, 11:30 PM mars loon Wow Dilo,
I think TheChemists quote is on target... Dec 15 2005, 11:39 PM edstrick That semi-regular sand-ripple pattern texture in e... Dec 16 2005, 05:49 AM CosmicRocker Well I'll be damned! "El Dorado... Dec 16 2005, 06:42 AM ustrax QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Dec 16 2005, 06:42 AM)W... Dec 16 2005, 09:54 AM dvandorn It concerns me that Squyres says in his latest upd... Dec 16 2005, 06:55 AM Bert QUOTE (dvandorn @ Dec 16 2005, 06:55 AM)... t... Dec 16 2005, 09:44 AM atomoid yes, now im cornfused, put-put around on part of m... Dec 16 2005, 08:45 AM Bert QUOTE (atomoid @ Dec 16 2005, 08:45 AM)what d... Dec 16 2005, 09:48 AM Bill Harris I was amused with the formal naming of this featur... Dec 16 2005, 08:56 AM dvandorn Ummm... El Dorado, Bill. Not El Diablo.
Although... Dec 16 2005, 09:19 AM djellison I'm still waiting for Erebus to be renamed to ... Dec 16 2005, 10:14 AM ustrax Dear forum participants, followers of Ultreya saga... Dec 16 2005, 11:29 AM Toma B Amazing!!!!!! ... Dec 16 2005, 11:42 AM ustrax QUOTE (Toma B @ Dec 16 2005, 11:42 AM)Amazing... Dec 16 2005, 11:44 AM chris QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 16 2005, 11:29 AM)Here, a... Dec 16 2005, 01:26 PM ustrax QUOTE (chris @ Dec 16 2005, 01:26 PM)Ustrax, ... Dec 16 2005, 01:40 PM djellison QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 16 2005, 11:29 AM)...when... Dec 16 2005, 03:55 PM Tesheiner Ustrax, that's really impressive!!... Dec 16 2005, 12:22 PM ustrax QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Dec 16 2005, 12:22 PM)... Dec 16 2005, 12:29 PM mars loon QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 16 2005, 12:29 PM)Teshein... Dec 16 2005, 01:26 PM Bill Harris QUOTE Ummm... El Dorado, Bill. Not El Diablo.
Now... Dec 16 2005, 01:27 PM RNeuhaus Ustrax, Many congratulations to you! I am very... Dec 16 2005, 02:48 PM aldo12xu Congratulations, Ustrax!! It is a special... Dec 16 2005, 05:02 PM Reckless Well done Ustrax and thanks to Doug Ellison it... Dec 16 2005, 05:22 PM ustrax According to a very SSpecial update...
Q: Now, a ... Dec 16 2005, 09:26 PM dot.dk QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 16 2005, 09:26 PM)Accordi... Dec 16 2005, 09:38 PM Bill Harris QUOTE sort of an eolian cul-de-sac
That is my fav... Dec 16 2005, 10:10 PM djellison I can well understand why Steve wouldnt want to vi... Dec 16 2005, 10:19 PM dilo This is another 3x stretch, now from NavCam mosaic... Dec 16 2005, 10:55 PM ustrax Bill Harris...That was my first supposition, but w... Dec 17 2005, 01:46 AM mars loon a looney request.
while we ponder "El Dora... Dec 17 2005, 02:08 AM ustrax QUOTE (mars loon @ Dec 17 2005, 02:08 AM)a lo... Dec 20 2005, 08:51 PM Mizar Hi there..
I'm a very newbie here... but I hav... Dec 16 2005, 11:08 PM dilo Welcome Mizar, beautiful words! Dec 16 2005, 11:20 PM bergadder Congratulations, Ustrax
Been doing some serious l... Dec 16 2005, 11:46 PM Bill Harris I dunno, but here's his blog: http://ultreyam... Dec 17 2005, 02:58 AM glennwsmith Doug, Ustrax, and all --
I love it!
And dot.... Dec 17 2005, 04:52 AM dot.dk QUOTE (glennwsmith @ Dec 17 2005, 04:52 AM)An... Dec 17 2005, 05:35 AM CosmicRocker QUOTE (Bert @ Dec 16 2005, 03:48 AM)The shado... Dec 17 2005, 07:24 AM general QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Dec 17 2005, 08:24 AM)S... Dec 17 2005, 08:46 AM mars loon QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Dec 17 2005, 07:24 AM)S... Dec 17 2005, 01:15 PM mhoward Here it is in all its glory, I guess: on the right Dec 17 2005, 04:09 PM stewjack A glimpse of El Dorado?
This flicker is composed ... Dec 17 2005, 09:12 PM ustrax QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 19 2005, 03:57 PM)El Dora... Dec 19 2005, 04:02 PM ustrax Thanks A LOT Tesheiner...
I was expecting that... Dec 19 2005, 04:40 PM Reckless Two great flickers Stewjack
Keep them coming.
Rec... Dec 17 2005, 10:21 PM Gonzz whoa, just read it, fantastico, parabens Ustrax, c... Dec 18 2005, 04:26 AM CosmicRocker Regarding Home Plate. I'm still keeping my fi... Dec 18 2005, 07:14 AM RNeuhaus From Commanche rock to El Dorado is very flat, per... Dec 19 2005, 04:13 PM djellison I'd agree - it'd be the work of 2 sols at ... Dec 19 2005, 04:20 PM kanalje I can only say, besides "Greetings", tha... Dec 19 2005, 04:28 PM ustrax http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/ustrax/rted... Dec 19 2005, 04:36 PM Burmese I think it is a given that they will check out Hom... Dec 19 2005, 04:50 PM djellison Yes - I think the decision between El-D and the ot... Dec 19 2005, 04:52 PM ustrax QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 19 2005, 04:52 PM)Yes ... Dec 19 2005, 04:59 PM Burmese Is there actually anyone here in favor of the ... Dec 19 2005, 05:02 PM ustrax QUOTE (Burmese @ Dec 19 2005, 05:02 PM)Is the... Dec 19 2005, 05:08 PM ustrax http://appl.nasa.gov/ask/issues/16/overvie...ector... Dec 19 2005, 08:40 PM atomoid my person favorite shot so far of the Ultreya dust... Dec 19 2005, 10:32 PM Nirgal Hi all,
I finally recovered from a computer crash... Dec 19 2005, 10:36 PM mars loon QUOTE (Nirgal @ Dec 19 2005, 10:36 PM)Hi all,... Dec 20 2005, 05:09 AM dilo Finally, you're back, Nirgal!
I'm happ... Dec 20 2005, 05:52 AM Zeke4ther QUOTE (Nirgal @ Dec 19 2005, 06:36 PM)So here... Dec 20 2005, 06:22 AM ustrax QUOTE (Nirgal @ Dec 19 2005, 10:36 PM)Hi all,... Dec 20 2005, 09:29 AM Nix glad you got your rig fixed to continue your work ... Dec 20 2005, 09:25 AM Tesheiner Yesterday, when looking to those fresh sol 697 nav... Dec 20 2005, 09:28 AM Nirgal QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Dec 20 2005, 11:28 AM)Yest... Dec 20 2005, 08:41 PM ustrax QUOTE (Nirgal @ Dec 20 2005, 08:41 PM)Hi Tes ... Dec 20 2005, 08:44 PM Tesheiner QUOTE (Nirgal @ Dec 20 2005, 09:41 PM)Hi Tes ... Dec 21 2005, 09:52 AM Nix QUOTE (kanalje @ Dec 19 2005, 06:28 PM)I can ... Dec 20 2005, 09:33 AM kanalje QUOTE (NIX @ Dec 20 2005, 09:33 AM)OR -maybe ... Dec 20 2005, 04:21 PM Toma B Autostiched panorama : Sol 697
Dec 20 2005, 01:19 PM Tesheiner QUOTE (Toma B @ Dec 20 2005, 02:19 PM)Autosti... Dec 20 2005, 01:30 PM Toma B QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Dec 20 2005, 04:30 PM)Toma... Dec 20 2005, 03:35 PM mhoward RE: El Dorado Dec 20 2005, 03:40 PM djellison I cant help thinking of a Mid '90's TV ser... Dec 20 2005, 04:01 PM sdavies Hi. I'm a constant reader of y'all's c... Dec 20 2005, 06:11 PM lyford Surf's Up!
And this is where I first enco... Dec 20 2005, 08:13 PM ustrax QUOTE (lyford @ Dec 20 2005, 08:13 PM)Surf... Dec 20 2005, 08:34 PM Mongo This is from today's update by Steve Squyres:
... Dec 23 2005, 07:47 PM RNeuhaus Thanks Bill.
Today Spirits' sol is 702. The ... Dec 23 2005, 08:22 PM silylene I wish we could get closer to the ElDorado dune ri... Dec 26 2005, 05:25 PM djellison QUOTE (silylene @ Dec 26 2005, 05:25 PM)I wis... Dec 26 2005, 05:26 PM Bill Harris From Spirit's Sol 699 Pancam offering, here is... Dec 23 2005, 09:22 PM dvandorn I can understand why they want to check out El Dor... Dec 25 2005, 08:11 AM Myran QUOTE dvandorn said: I can understand why they wan... Dec 25 2005, 03:52 PM dvandorn Exactly. And if mini-TES can give us a general id... Dec 25 2005, 07:52 PM |
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