Getting to 'Big Crater', A little premature speculation |
Getting to 'Big Crater', A little premature speculation |
Sep 21 2006, 11:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Arabia Terra Member No.: 12 |
Opportunity is not quite at Victoria yet, but on the horizon is a tantalising goal for the future- the big eroded crater to the south-east, the rim of which is already visible. This is the first 'large scale' topography of the mission so far. Wouldn't it be great if Opportunity could get to these hills and uncover their secrets?
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sfjcody2/route_to_big.jpg |
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Sep 21 2006, 12:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3008 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
Actually, the "Leg B of the etched terrain" might be feasible unless Oppy gets bogged down in Victoria. That would get us stratigraphically lower and would make for good science but not photo-ops.
--Bill -------------------- |
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Sep 21 2006, 12:40 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
And I was hesitating on starting talking about this...
Beyond!: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/ustr...ondvictoria.jpg EDITED: And for what I'm seing that 'Big Crater' doesn't have a name...yet... -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
Edgar Alan Poe |
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Sep 21 2006, 09:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 477 Joined: 2-March 05 Member No.: 180 |
And I was hesitating on starting talking about this... Beyond!: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/ustr...ondvictoria.jpg EDITED: And for what I'm seing that 'Big Crater' doesn't have a name...yet... Time to start a poll for the arrival at Big Crater. Let's see, I'll give maybe 400 sols to Victoria if we hurry. So that'll be somewhere around Sol 1350 for departure. It took almost 900 Sols to explore Endurance and then get to Victoria, minus some time at Purgatory. Assuming 1 stopoff at MiniEndurance, and only 100 Sols there.....let me see here. Leave Sol 1350. Drive days, lots of drive days. No science. 400 days to get to MiniEndurance, Sol 1750. 100 Sols of exploration. 1850. Another 400 to get to Big Crater. 2250. Add in times for getting stuck, and more time for science stops that really should be made. Maybe push Sol 2500. Plus possible wheel problems similar to Spirit's, Sol 3000. While I'd love to see it happen, I think that that's pushing it a little. |
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