Jim Bell Q'n'a, Questions Please |
Jim Bell Q'n'a, Questions Please |
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Founder ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Chairman Posts: 14433 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 ![]() |
Jim Bell's agreed to do a brief Q'n'A in a few days time, so similar to the one I did for Steve, I want your questions! Try and keep it quite 'current' if you can, as we're going to make this more a 'news' outlet than a look back type chat.
We're going to try, if this one works, to do these every couple of weeks or so, a bit of Rover news and a bit of Q'n'A each time, but we'll see how this one goes first! Fire away people ![]() If they're all crap, don't worry, I've got LOADS in mind. Doug |
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Founder ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Chairman Posts: 14433 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 ![]() |
That's one of those questions that's not worth asking, like the end of the Steve Q'n'A - I actually said I wouldnt ask how long they'll last - it's just one of those things you don't know.
When will Oppy reach Victoria Crater is like, how long's a piece of string. I could ask how agressive they intend to be with driving, what sort of thing it would take to flag up a science stop, how the rover is in terms of health - But I don't think anyone knows how long it'll actually take. I've tested Skype, and it's sounding much better now ![]() ![]() Things I intend to cover, some odd Pancam issues ( the white pixels down each side, the frames that are just noise etc ) - how was the resolving power of Pancam chosen - and the development of Pancam from way back in the pathfinder days. And of course, their current status ![]() Doug |
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![]() Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 648 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Subotica Member No.: 384 ![]() |
I could ask how aggressive they intend to be with driving, what sort of thing it would take to flag up a science stop, how the rover is in terms of health Well, I’m not trying to be offensive but, if Jim Bell does know how aggressive they intend to drive and what sort of thing it would take to flag up a science stop, as you sad it then he CAN give approximate date when they will arrive... Thank you anyway! But I don't think anyone knows how long it'll actually take. Just his opinion... P.S. I actually said I wouldnt ask how long they'll last That is whole other question. I think it would be unethical to ask that... -------------------- The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.
Jules H. Poincare My "Astrophotos" gallery on flickr... |
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![]() Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 656 Joined: 20-April 05 From: League City, Texas Member No.: 285 ![]() |
As mentioned previously in this thread, I would be really interested to hear his take on the Jpeg2000 question, noting that HIRISE is apparently using it, and why they went with the proprietary ICER equivalent wavelet compression method instead. For that matter, could they send up a software patch and change to the more portable compression standard even now? Leading up to, it would be really nice to be able to download and view the raw MER images without the requirement of Nasa software.
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