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 |
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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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![]() The Poet Dude ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 ![]() |
MizarKey, that 3D view is stunning... sorry Nico and Doug, missed your refs first time round... and I agree, it actually makes Victoria look a rather less threatening place than I'd previously thought. All the detail around and beneath the outcrops makes them look a lot less dangerous and menacing than on other images - in fact, V4 now looks like a very convenient smooth ramp down into the crater... crying out to be called "The Valley Without Peril"!
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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 530 Joined: 21-March 06 From: Canada Member No.: 721 ![]() |
MizarKey, that 3D view is stunning... sorry Nico and Doug, missed your refs first time round... and I agree, it actually makes Victoria look a rather less threatening place than I'd previously thought. All the detail around and beneath the outcrops makes them look a lot less dangerous and menacing than on other images - in fact, V4 now looks like a very convenient smooth ramp down into the crater... crying out to be called "The Valley Without Peril"! ![]() Won't the south facing slope at V4 pose a problem during the winter, which I assume it will still be when it gets there given the current breakneck pace. Brian |
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