Duck Bay, Victoria arrival point |
Duck Bay, Victoria arrival point |
Sep 28 2006, 03:15 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 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 28 2006, 07:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
A question: Are we sure that the current view shows us the whole slope continuously down to the dunefield? Could there perhaps be a mini-horizon effect at the entrance of Duck Bay (about the distance of the foot of the Cape Verde cliff) and beyond that a somewhat steeper slope down?
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Sep 28 2006, 09:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4247 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
A question: Are we sure that the current view shows us the whole slope continuously down to the dunefield? Could there perhaps be a mini-horizon effect at the entrance of Duck Bay (about the distance of the foot of the Cape Verde cliff) and beyond that a somewhat steeper slope down? Yeah, if you check out today's navcams it's pretty clear we can see continuously down Duck Bay right to the dunes along the north side of Duck Bay, the side below Cape Verde, and similarly on the south side below Frio. But in between, more or less directly below us, our view is blocked by the upper part of the bay. |
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Sep 29 2006, 02:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
Yeah, if you check out today's navcams it's pretty clear we can see continuously down Duck Bay right to the dunes along the north side of Duck Bay, the side below Cape Verde, and similarly on the south side below Frio. But in between, more or less directly below us, our view is blocked by the upper part of the bay. I thought so. We need a legless Mystery Man! |
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