Going To Mogollon..., ...and points South |
Going To Mogollon..., ...and points South |
Jan 20 2006, 02:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3008 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Jan 20 2006, 05:38 AM) It was already said that those structures seen on previous hazcam pics (well, in all sort of cameras and filters...) were delicate. [attachment=3535:attachment] (138k) But what about these ones? It looks like the smallest touch could broke them. [attachment=3536:attachment] (138k) PS: It's time to open a new thread, don't you think so? Good idea. That topic was "tired" and had the cord showing. Delicate, to be sure. One thing I've noticed is that the "ledge-forming" rocks are a layer and extend to the right and left of where we camped out. I wonder if that feature is related to the bluff at Mogollon Rim? We need to check out the "mobile dust" at that site and see if there has been more movement during the stopover. --Bill -------------------- |
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Feb 20 2006, 03:21 AM
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It would be nice to have the IDD instruments, but with reconnaisance geology the primary thing one needs is boots and eyes (ie, a mobile Rover with functional Pancams); the handlens and scratchplate are useful but not essential. Oppy needs to stow the IDD and get to the next outcop... --Bill Bill: I am in total agreement. They need to find a way to stow it and get moving again. I doubt we will find anything so totally different that we can't visually understand it. Ben |
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Feb 20 2006, 04:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1229 Joined: 24-December 05 From: The blue one in between the yellow and red ones. Member No.: 618 |
Bill: I am in total agreement. They need to find a way to stow it and get moving again. I doubt we will find anything so totally different that we can't visually understand it. Ben Ahhhh. I think I detect a gauntlet hurled to the dust! Visual vs. Analytical Geology. I love it! I wonder how that debate might have fared in Gusev Crater - up until we arrived at Home Plate. I wonder if Victoria will become the HP of Meridiani. P.S. I hope we are all praying fervently for the recovery of Exploratorium. Where there's life there's hope. -------------------- My Grandpa goes to Mars every day and all I get are these lousy T-shirts!
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Feb 20 2006, 04:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
I wonder if Victoria will become the HP of Meridiani. [/i][/color] Eagle Crater was the HP of Meridiani. I'm curious if the arm is snapped off and wires get "crossed" can they isolate the system so it isn't a constant power drain.. If they have the ability to adjust the current to just one motor in the complex arm, then my guess is yes, they have the ability to isolate any circuit. That said, a lot of things may happen, but short of a direct hit from a meteorite, I can't imagine anything in Opportunity's present environment that would cause the arm to "snap off". The present arm joint concerns center around functionality. This is a craft that was designed to mechanically withstand the g-forces of an interplanetary launch as well as the subtantial g's of the air bag bounce and roll. I am told there are MER's made of LEGO, but this isn't one of them. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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