Duck Bay, Victoria arrival point |
Duck Bay, Victoria arrival point |
Sep 28 2006, 03:15 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Now yes - while it's fair to say we have arrived at the rim of Vic - the rule were that the 'arrival' date would be the sol at which the rover arrives at the point from which the mother-of-all-pans is taken... so we're not there yet. (i.e. We'll probably take photos when we arrive in Valencia on Sat PM - but personally, I wont feel I've arrived till the following morning when I have a look out the window....and you're right Fred - it's that FIRST big MOAP that is the important one )
But that doesn't mean we can't have a new thread Doug |
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Sep 29 2006, 04:18 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4256 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
Well, now that we've "officially" arrived, the mystery men have come out of hiding. They were a little shy at first, hiding amongst the cliffs, but have emerged to welcome us to Vicky with their amicable waves.
Notice the men down in the dunes and those scattered along the far rim - navcam can barely resolve them at those distances. The pan is from Michael Howard's superb sol 952 navcam pan. Horton, I think your man on Frio matches my man's height almost exactly! |
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Sep 29 2006, 05:35 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
Notice the men down in the dunes and those scattered along the far rim - navcam can barely resolve them at those distances. Wow, now that is amazing, especially the figures on the drifts. I could hardly believe it, so I had to verify it. By my math, a 1.8m (6ft) individual on the far rim (800m away) would have an angular size of 0.13 degrees, or about 3 Navcam pixels. The figures on the drifts are around half that distance away, so it makes sense they would be pretty small too. Looks like you are spot-on. A figure on the far rim would be an enormous 8 pixels high as seen by Pancam. |
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Sep 29 2006, 10:18 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 877 Joined: 7-March 05 From: Switzerland Member No.: 186 |
Wow, now that is amazing, especially the figures on the drifts. Yea, so far I was oblivious of those dune size on the ground of Victoria - they are big! Maybe that big that Oppy wouldn't be able to look over them if he stand between. -------------------- |
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