Victoria and her features, Okay folks, what can we see already - and what will we see when we get |
Victoria and her features, Okay folks, what can we see already - and what will we see when we get |
Apr 15 2006, 11:28 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
So far images of Victoria - from orbit and from the ground, as Oppy approaches - have been tantalising at best, and frustrating at worst. What does everyone think we've seen so far, and what features do you think we'll see as Oppy approaches and later, when she finally arrives?
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Apr 16 2006, 11:27 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 30-November 05 Member No.: 593 |
Did somebody mention the dark streaks heading N from VC were (reletively) new features?
I have a hypothesis about their origin... Looking at the beautiful 3D view at http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2006/01/24/ I can see a cliff between V2 and V3 descending into the crater. About halfway down the soil abruptly turns dark, perhaps newly exposed soil. The debris in the crater seems devoid of large rocks or boulders so the sides may not be more compressed clay-like soil that is prone to landslides. The dark plumes may be the resulting dust cloud released by a recent slide carried off to the north by the prevalent wind. A slightly older slide might the gully as mentioned before - the dark plume is not as dark having brightened because of sunlight exposure. I'm a longtime lurker and enthousiastic about this mission - so don't be too harsh in tearing this idea apart. |
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Apr 17 2006, 04:21 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 295 Joined: 2-March 04 From: Central California Member No.: 45 |
Looking at the beautiful 3D view at http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2006/01/24/ Whew! I'm not nearly as worried about the apparent steepness of Victoria's walls...if you look at the 3d image of Endurance it looks like a monsterous drop too, but we all know what it was really like. Check out the attachment of Victoria side by side with Endurance. -------------------- Eric P / MizarKey
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Apr 17 2006, 05:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
Whew! I'm not nearly as worried about the apparent steepness of Victoria's walls... Right! With all those kilometers of convoluted rim, there must be some approachable areas. It can't all be impassable. Remember what fun it was to imagine and trace possible paths into Endurance after the first panoramic views from the rim came down? Now multiply that several fold! We'll have plenty of time to mull over potential paths before Opportunity is ready to actually enter the crater. |
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