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 Sep 23 2008, 09:08 AM
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> Any driving plans in the works? Still trying to get to the bright patch? Exiting out?
Today (sol 1659). And based on Paolo's comments I would say we are leaving this site. |
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Sep 23 2008, 09:37 PM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Sep 24 2008, 09:12 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Ladies and Gentlemen, fasten your seat belts because our trip will start soon. Next stop is, mmm, Sputnik? Cabo Frio?
Navcam mosaic from sol 1659.
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Sep 24 2008, 09:34 AM
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QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Sep 24 2008, 10:12 AM)  Ladies and Gentlemen, fasten your seat belts because our trip will start soon. Next stop is, mmm, Sputnik? Cabo Frio? Hoo-rah!!!  Next stop?... The cobble just ahead...and study it for like...three months...  -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Sep 24 2008, 10:14 AM
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 Member Group: Admin Posts: 976 Joined: 29-September 06 From: Pasadena, CA - USA Member No.: 1200 |
QUOTE (dilo @ Sep 21 2008, 06:43 AM) I made this comparison between navcam images of wheel tracks taken now and 1 year ago, almost in the same position... to aid, you see some referring points (d location is tentative): [attachment=15691:timepaths.jpg] Interesting to see that track degradation is small (consider that farthest tracks are 2 years old!). D is probably under the deck in the 1286 navcam. I also think that this place is seeing too much traffic. We need to get a traffic light installed. Paolo -------------------- Disclaimer: all opinions, ideas and information included here are my own,and should not be intended to represent opinion or policy of my employer.
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Sep 24 2008, 10:22 AM
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Member Group: Admin Posts: 976 Joined: 29-September 06 From: Pasadena, CA - USA Member No.: 1200 |
QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Sep 23 2008, 01:08 AM) > Any driving plans in the works? Still trying to get to the bright patch? Exiting out? Today (sol 1659). And based on Paolo's comments I would say we are leaving this site. 1659 has been a good sol on Mars. Yanked Oppy from the ripple and covered about 10m. Yes, I know it is not 100m, but at least we have "proven" that in case of an embedding event she can be out in a single drive. Both because we are near VC rim, and also because we still need to set our minds for really loooong drives it will take some time to see the first 100m drive. Paolo -------------------- Disclaimer: all opinions, ideas and information included here are my own,and should not be intended to represent opinion or policy of my employer.
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Sep 25 2008, 10:18 AM
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La lunga crociera ha cominciato! Speriamo di arrivare ben in porto dopo di traversare con successo gli oceani di sabbia....
(Ho vissuto quattro anni a Firenze, é per quello che parlo un po' d'italiano...) |
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Sep 25 2008, 11:29 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
And for anyone without a Babel fish in their ear...
 A straight Google translation... The long cruise has begun! We hope to arrive well into port after successfully navigate the oceans of sand .... (I lived four years in Florence, is what I speak a little 'd'Italian ...) Very nice words Oersted. |
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Sep 25 2008, 11:46 AM
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QUOTE (Astro0 @ Sep 25 2008, 01:29 PM) And for anyone without a Babel fish in their ear... Those who do have such a device might be interested in listening to RoverDriver interviewed by the AstronautiCAST and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Pod podcasts, both in Italian, I'm afraid. QUOTE (Astro0 @ Sep 25 2008, 01:29 PM) A straight Google translation... The long cruise has begun! We hope to arrive well into port after successfully navigate the oceans of sand .... (I lived four years in Florence, is what I speak a little 'd'Italian ...) Very nice words Oersted. I hope the Italian navigator will land in the new world--will let us know how the natives are. Very nice words indeed, thanks. Paolo Amoroso -------------------- Avventure Planetarie - Blog sulla comunicazione e divulgazione scientifica
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Sep 25 2008, 05:28 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
If Oppy's in an "ocean of sand" (fantastic words, Oersted!) she was in danger of becoming becalmed here...
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Sep 25 2008, 07:29 PM
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I'm not so sure. It was clearly a deliberate manoeuvre into a deep ripple, so perhaps it was a test of the latest autonomous driving /anti-slip functions? RoverDriver's said there are sure to be "embedding events" out there on the plains in future; 100m worth of driving into the same dune, Purgatory style, would be Bad. Automated backing-out if embedding's detected, perhaps?
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Sep 25 2008, 07:32 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Good point. I'm still glad she turned back tho.
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Sep 25 2008, 07:46 PM
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Member Group: Admin Posts: 976 Joined: 29-September 06 From: Pasadena, CA - USA Member No.: 1200 |
QUOTE (imipak @ Sep 25 2008, 11:29 AM) I'm not so sure. It was clearly a deliberate manoeuvre into a deep ripple, so perhaps it was a test of the latest autonomous driving /anti-slip functions? RoverDriver's said there are sure to be "embedding events" out there on the plains in future; 100m worth of driving into the same dune, Purgatory style, would be Bad. Automated backing-out if embedding's detected, perhaps? This was done intentionally. No we are not crazy. There was a pretty compelling IDD target in front of the rover but the excessive slip prevented the rover from getting there (we were about 1.5m short). We knew very well this could have resulted in a mini-embedding event but believed the risk of getting stuck there permanently was very low. Paolo -------------------- Disclaimer: all opinions, ideas and information included here are my own,and should not be intended to represent opinion or policy of my employer.
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Sep 26 2008, 08:03 PM
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Go Oppy Go!
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Sep 26 2008, 09:52 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
QUOTE (dilo @ Sep 26 2008, 10:03 PM) Go Oppy Go! Have you noticed that the little ripples in front of us in dilo's image are visible in the HiRise image of the route map by Eduardo (post 2345) of today? I'm confident, once the general path will be decided, it should "easy" to navigate using the upcoming HiRise imagery... So, at this stage, on top of "Go Oppy Go", I'll say "Go UMSF image wizards, Go"... -------------------- |
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