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 Dec 22 2004, 09:03 AM
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Heatshield AHOY!
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Dec 30 2004, 02:52 AM
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It's hardly surprising that it came down upright -- it was, after all, shaped so that the airflow itself would stabilize the lander during entry. As for its barely penetrating the surface: I repeat that this entire plain, for hundreds of km, is apparently just a layer of basalt sand a few cm thick covering a flat surface of soft rock that's being gradually eroded away by the sand blowing across 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 azstrummer Boy, do I agree with you. They seem to have reall... Dec 23 2004, 04:31 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 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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