Winter Quarters, at Low Ridge Haven |
Winter Quarters, at Low Ridge Haven |
Apr 14 2006, 02:00 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 166 Joined: 20-September 05 From: North Texas Member No.: 503 |
Since Spirit is no longer "Running for the Hills" and it appears that she will be staying at Low Ridge Haven for the next eight months or so, it seems like a good time to start a new topic.
I thought we could start with the great panorama stitched by jvandriel, and then altered by Tesheiner. We are going to become very familiar with this view in the coming months. David [attachment=5107:attachment] (286k) |
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Apr 15 2006, 01:52 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 19-June 04 Member No.: 85 |
Cool image, Phil. Aesthetically and science wise. The Low Ridge layering seems to strike east-west below the rover and then changing to a more northeasterly strike. But the rocks exposed near Mitchelltree (which should be on strike) seem to have curved formed. Or is this an optical effect created by the polar projection? I'll try to sketch some images after the long weekend to clarify what I mean.
Here's a view of the Mitchelltree curvilinear bedding I was referring to, Navcam from sol 806. By the way, is there any chance Spirit would be able to make a quick run to the north facing slopes of Pitcher's Mound during the winter months? -------------------- |
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