From Cambridge Bay to the "parking lot" |
From Cambridge Bay to the "parking lot" |
Aug 31 2010, 08:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
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Aug 31 2010, 11:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Arabia Terra Member No.: 12 |
I felt sure they were going to stay there a little while longer. I guess it's time to get moving again. I'm not complaining!
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Sep 1 2010, 12:00 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Arabia Terra Member No.: 12 |
I think they're now at about the same longitude as Duck Bay.
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Sep 1 2010, 10:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
Since it's now in the thread title could somebody remind us exactly which area is being referred to here as the parking lot. Googling around I find that several different parts of Meridiani have been so described.
I know - I've not been paying attention - but newcomers might welcome clarification too. Is it the large patch of exposed bedrock ahead, the smooth plain beyond, or both? |
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Sep 1 2010, 11:51 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
My understanding (and what I've meant when using it myself) is that the 'parking lot' is the smooth plain after the bedrock ahead. Essentially the large green region on the right of this map.
So this thread will cover the next ~2km east across the bedrock. Then, hopefully in the not too distant future, we'll start another for the 2km dash across the parking lot to Santa Maria. James -------------------- |
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Sep 1 2010, 12:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 530 Joined: 21-March 06 From: Canada Member No.: 721 |
I would prefer it if we continued using tarmac. The last thing we want is for Oppy to park itself.
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Sep 1 2010, 12:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
My first idea was to name the thread "From Cambridge Bay to Santa Maria" but then I thought the crater would be too far away to cover the distance without another "science stop" in the middle.
--- Now checking tosol's imaging plan ... it's driving day. Hope for another 80+ meters. |
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Sep 1 2010, 02:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
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Sep 1 2010, 07:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 754 Joined: 9-February 07 Member No.: 1700 |
@ngunn - there must be some jokes about stale bread and overcooked meat in there too?
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Sep 1 2010, 08:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Today is sol 2348 and we're 40m closer...
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Sep 2 2010, 03:42 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Am I right in thinking we're now just slightly less than 10km from Cape York? Will be great to be in single figures!
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Sep 2 2010, 05:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
If we take a straight line to Santa Maria and another one to Cape York, yes.
Obviously, the odometry will be much more but that's another story. |
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Sep 2 2010, 05:21 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Yeah, very true. I was thinking more of an "emotional" 10km rather than a physical one
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Sep 2 2010, 06:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Am I right in thinking we're now just slightly less than 10km from Cape York? I prefer to think of it as 6.2 miles. The smaller number sounds better. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Sep 2 2010, 07:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1075 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Québec, Canada Member No.: 3908 |
For a smaller number, we could say that we're just over 2 leagues away. (BTW, a league being the distance a person can walk in an hour, does it mean we should be there in a couple of hours?)
<ducks> Seriously, the official Opportunity traverse map for sol 2286 (http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/tm-...ty-sol2286.html) has a progress bar showing that 8km has been covered out of 19km, meaning there was 11km to go. On sol 2341, 1,24 km more had been added to the total, so, yes, I guess we're under 10 km away (depending on the twists and turns to come). |
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