Cape St Mary, aka the beacon |
Cape St Mary, aka the beacon |
 Oct 5 2006, 05:50 PM
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Nov 3 2006, 01:22 PM
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An extract from the same status report:
Once we do start moving Opportunity again -- probably early next week -- our direction will be toward the east and north... clockwise around the crater. We haven't decided how far we'll go in that direction, but it seems clear that some of the most intriguing geology we can see from the rim is to be found that way. So that's where we're headed for now. The next big topographic feature in that direction is a tall promontory that's one of the highest spots on the rim. We've named it Cape St. Mary. |
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Nov 4 2006, 12:30 AM
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QUOTE ...clockwise around the crater. We haven't decided how far we'll go in that direction, but it seems clear that some of the most intriguing geology we can see from the rim is to be found that way. This strikes me as quite an odd thing to say, as at this point the beacon hides a lot of the clockwise rim. It's no surprise that CStM is the next target  , but I would have reserved a decision on clockwise vs anticlockwise till we got there and could actually see more of the the north rim. Then again they do have the HiRise.  A 360 from the beacon please Jim/Steve.   James -------------------- |
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Nov 4 2006, 06:02 PM
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QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Nov 3 2006, 07:30 PM)  ... at this point the beacon hides a lot of the clockwise rim. ...Then again they do have the HiRise. I wonder how much the decision to continue clockwise was affected by the MRO image. Maybe it was almost entirely based on that image? |
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fredk Cape St Mary Oct 5 2006, 05:50 PM
kungpostyle
Here is a look inside the shadow on the the face... Oct 5 2006, 06:00 PM Stu
Wow... Oct 5 2006, 06:12 PM
RedSky QUOTE (Stu @ Oct 5 2006, 02:12 PM)
Wow.... Oct 5 2006, 06:54 PM Stu Where IS everyone??? I thought there'd be imag... Oct 5 2006, 06:42 PM Tesheiner I was saying that the view from the Beacon Cape wo... Oct 5 2006, 07:50 PM Phil Stooke Special processing of the shadowed cliff under the... Oct 5 2006, 07:51 PM Stu QUOTE (diane @ Oct 5 2006, 07:55 PM) (my ... Oct 5 2006, 08:00 PM jamescanvin CODE967 p2594.16 1 1 0 0 1 3 pancam_cape... Oct 12 2006, 06:00 AM ustrax I know I'm pleased...
10th of January, 1520,... Oct 12 2006, 08:38 AM tty QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 12 2006, 10:38 AM) An... Oct 12 2006, 09:42 AM climber QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 12 2006, 10:38 AM) I ... Oct 12 2006, 11:30 AM kungpostyle Cape St. Mary Rocks?
http://nasa.exploratorium.ed... Oct 13 2006, 11:47 PM Sunspot QUOTE (kungpostyle @ Oct 14 2006, 12:47 A... Oct 13 2006, 11:55 PM dilo QUOTE (Sunspot @ Oct 13 2006, 11:55 PM) W... Oct 14 2006, 12:07 AM dilo Is worth to make a enhanced/sharpened version:
Cl... Oct 14 2006, 12:20 AM dilo The two frames were taken 1.5 hours apart, so in t... Oct 14 2006, 12:33 AM MarkL QUOTE (dilo @ Oct 14 2006, 12:20 AM) Is w... Oct 16 2006, 01:54 AM mhoward Context: Oct 14 2006, 01:22 AM ronatu Astonishing!
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/g... Oct 14 2006, 05:25 PM aldo12xu Holy crap!
From sol 967:
Have they alread... Oct 14 2006, 06:23 PM fredk QUOTE (aldo12xu @ Oct 14 2006, 06:23 PM) ... Oct 14 2006, 08:08 PM kanalje QUOTE (aldo12xu @ Oct 14 2006, 07:23 PM) ... Oct 15 2006, 09:01 AM djellison QUOTE (kanalje @ Oct 15 2006, 10:01 AM) B... Oct 15 2006, 09:21 AM kungpostyle New pan cams are down, many shots of the Cape St. ... Oct 15 2006, 01:18 AM kungpostyle My try at martian color
Oct 15 2006, 01:28 AM dilo QUOTE (kungpostyle @ Oct 15 2006, 01:28 A... Oct 15 2006, 06:30 AM alan The large rock on the lower left has some interest... Oct 15 2006, 01:42 AM aldo12xu Thanks, Fred! Man, oh, man, I turn my head aw... Oct 15 2006, 02:05 AM RNeuhaus I don't believe that Oppy has already descende... Oct 15 2006, 03:25 AM mhoward Here's your image at home, Dilo... Oct 15 2006, 03:46 PM dilo QUOTE (mhoward @ Oct 15 2006, 03:46 PM) H... Oct 15 2006, 07:37 PM alan Since posts about Cape St. Mary were getting scatt... Oct 15 2006, 04:43 PM kungpostyle New pancams, nothing more on Cape St. Mary yet. It... Oct 16 2006, 01:34 AM Aldebaran QUOTE (kungpostyle @ Oct 16 2006, 01:34 A... Oct 16 2006, 01:44 AM jamescanvin Looks like we're back to work guys.
Take a... Nov 1 2006, 02:44 AM Gray Yahoo!! Nov 1 2006, 02:56 AM dilo Look also to this sharpened and contrast enhanced ... Nov 1 2006, 07:53 AM WindyT Thanks, Dilo! There's something in that s... Nov 1 2006, 05:40 PM Nirgal good to see Oppy back at work again
here is a ... Nov 1 2006, 06:02 PM fredk A beautiful jumbled mess on the cliffs of St Mary ... Nov 1 2006, 04:19 PM nprev Hmm...lots of scattered rocks (ejecta?) out beyond... Nov 1 2006, 06:31 PM Bobby Maybe the Near Rimmers Maskot can help Oppy get in... Nov 1 2006, 06:53 PM dilo In the following stitch I used the great Nirgal co... Nov 1 2006, 08:27 PM MarkL QUOTE (dilo @ Nov 1 2006, 08:27 PM) In th... Nov 2 2006, 06:38 PM Gray WindyT.
You've identified an interesting featu... Nov 2 2006, 02:34 PM Ant103 Hi
After a one week internet black out, I... Nov 2 2006, 04:48 PM kenny Truly wonderful pictures. The smooth slopes of pla... Nov 3 2006, 08:52 AM Bill Harris QUOTE How did the slope get to be so uniformly smo... Nov 3 2006, 09:58 AM akuo For those who haven't noticed yet, there is a ... Nov 3 2006, 12:33 PM fredk QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Nov 3 2006, 01:22 PM) ... Nov 3 2006, 07:22 PM Indian3000 my version of Cape St Mary
Nov 3 2006, 02:58 PM MarkL
Perhaps those sculpted cliffs in the northeast ri... Nov 3 2006, 08:29 PM kenny Isn't the question mark ( ? ) on MarkL's p... Nov 3 2006, 10:13 PM MarkL QUOTE (kenny @ Nov 3 2006, 10:13 PM) Isn... Nov 7 2006, 07:16 PM fredk The "big boulders" you're talking ab... Nov 3 2006, 11:35 PM CosmicRocker QUOTE (fredk @ Nov 3 2006, 01:22 PM) ... ... Nov 4 2006, 08:29 AM kenny You're right, FredK, the "boulder" I... Nov 4 2006, 09:33 AM Bill Harris Tom, throw a rock in any direction here and you... Nov 4 2006, 11:35 AM tty QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Nov 4 2006, 12:35 PM... Nov 4 2006, 05:33 PM kenny QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Nov 4 2006, 11:35 AM... Nov 6 2006, 08:56 AM fredk Fabulous new images coming down. Here's a ver... Nov 4 2006, 05:55 PM dilo QUOTE (fredk @ Nov 4 2006, 06:55 PM) Fabu... Nov 4 2006, 06:26 PM jamescanvin QUOTE (dilo @ Nov 5 2006, 04:26 AM) Comon... Nov 5 2006, 06:27 AM dilo great work, James! (and yes, pan is a bit of a... Nov 5 2006, 10:08 AM mhoward Heh heh... well I can't really compete, and I ... Nov 5 2006, 06:52 PM Gray fredk
Thanks for posting that image. It shows jus... Nov 4 2006, 06:11 PM fredk Also a beautiful rolling boulder trail in the new ... Nov 4 2006, 06:13 PM CosmicRocker QUOTE (Gray @ Nov 4 2006, 12:11 PM) ... ... Nov 4 2006, 09:09 PM mhoward QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Nov 4 2006, 09:09 P... Nov 4 2006, 09:22 PM sdavies [quote name='Bill Harris' date='Nov 4 ... Nov 4 2006, 09:25 PM fredk Actually the rolling boulder trail can be seen in ... Nov 4 2006, 10:08 PM sranderson QUOTE (fredk @ Nov 4 2006, 03:08 PM) Actu... Nov 5 2006, 12:40 AM leustek QUOTE (fredk @ Nov 4 2006, 06:08 PM) Actu... Nov 5 2006, 07:20 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (leustek @ Nov 5 2006, 11:20 AM) bu... Nov 5 2006, 08:01 PM fredk Interesting features on St Mary cliff: they appear... Nov 4 2006, 11:06 PM BrianL QUOTE (fredk @ Nov 4 2006, 06:06 PM) Inte... Nov 5 2006, 04:22 PM Bill Harris Thanks, Fred, et al-- those are indeed wondrous im... Nov 5 2006, 02:31 AM CosmicRocker QUOTE (mhoward @ Nov 4 2006, 03:22 PM) Th... Nov 5 2006, 05:33 AM MarkL The open question is why are we observing selectiv... Nov 6 2006, 02:38 PM Bill Harris Here is an interesting L257 Pancam from to-Sol... Nov 8 2006, 04:54 AM helvick So what sort of Geological feature is that contact... Nov 8 2006, 06:51 AM jamescanvin It's part of Duck Bay.
Edit: Just left of cen... Nov 8 2006, 05:26 AM CosmicRocker Bill: I saw them. They are really surprising in ... Nov 8 2006, 05:36 AM kenny The gray material is extraordinary. Looks like a s... Nov 8 2006, 08:20 AM helvick QUOTE (kenny @ Nov 8 2006, 08:20 AM) The ... Nov 8 2006, 08:49 AM Bill Harris Ah, I hadn't thought of looking as far back as... Nov 8 2006, 11:02 AM Floyd Opportunity has moved. Pancams and navcams are in... Nov 9 2006, 12:44 AM Shaka Beacon as "Edge of Evaporite Slab on Near Rim... Nov 9 2006, 01:43 AM dilo QUOTE (Shaka @ Nov 9 2006, 02:43 AM) Beac... Nov 9 2006, 07:21 AM MarkL They're heading for the tip of the cape by the... Nov 9 2006, 02:25 AM fredk Beautiful! Our first really good look at the ... Nov 9 2006, 03:08 AM MarkL QUOTE (fredk @ Nov 9 2006, 03:08 AM) Beau... Nov 9 2006, 06:14 PM Shaka If Beacon is the last fragment of an evaporite lay... Nov 9 2006, 05:50 AM Burmese an interview with Steve Squyres by the BBC
http:/... Nov 9 2006, 05:38 PM fredk Yeah, I meant 70 metres above the lowest part of t... Nov 9 2006, 11:07 PM |
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