Erebus/victoria Entry & Exploration, Would it be worth it? |
Erebus/victoria Entry & Exploration, Would it be worth it? |
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Apr 25 2005, 08:30 AM
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I think we're getting a little ahead of ourselves here, Opportunity has to reach Victoria Crater first, something I don't think will be easy. I'd be elated if Opportuntiy made it to Victoria and sent back a nice panoroma of it.
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Apr 25 2005, 02:02 PM
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QUOTE (Sunspot @ Apr 25 2005, 04:30 AM) I think we're getting a little ahead of ourselves here, Opportunity has to reach Victoria Crater first, something I don't think will be easy. I'd be elated if Opportuntiy made it to Victoria and sent back a nice panoroma of it. Well Spirit was able to drag itself part of the way up the Columbia Hills with one wheel not doing anything, and that's pretty rough terrain. Opportunity is in much sandier terrain, so it might dig itself in if it tried the exact same thing. However, it seems that the right front wheel can still move. It's just not directed the right way. So they could possibly drive backwards, with the wheel spinning, but just program the rover to make occasional course corrections, as they did with Spirit. Are we ever going to get an update on any progress (or lack of it even) on that bum wheel actuator? |
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Apr 25 2005, 02:34 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 17-March 05 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 209 |
QUOTE (Sunspot @ Apr 25 2005, 04:30 AM) I think we're getting a little ahead of ourselves here, Opportunity has to reach Victoria Crater first, something I don't think will be easy. I'd be elated if Opportuntiy made it to Victoria and sent back a nice panoroma of it. I agree - it should be a wonderful set of images should Oppy make it, and I've got my fingers crossed. Semi-related, I've gotten frustrated trying to find MSSS images taken of Oppy's environs at www.msss.com. Their page for the MER missions seems incomplete, as I've seen images posted in these forums that aren't there. That leaves me poking around in the date-based galleries, which I find is hit-or-miss, given my limited knowledge of what passes happend when. I know we don't have detailed coverage for the entire Oppy area, but it sure would be nice for a "mapquest" style interface to browse around the images we do have. Or am I just missing something? How do you guys find your orbital images? Thanks for any help... -------------------- --O'Dave
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Apr 25 2005, 03:02 PM
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Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
If it would be of any help I have made an overview on my site of rover's location orbital imagery. There is more data for Spirit indeed. There is a lotta stuff from Odyssey however I need to check up on too.
Nico -------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
http://500px.com/sacred-photons & |
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Apr 25 2005, 03:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 17-March 05 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 209 |
QUOTE (NIX @ Apr 25 2005, 11:02 AM) If it would be of any help I have made an overview on my site of rover's location orbital imagery. There is more data for Spirit indeed. There is a lotta stuff from Odyssey however I need to check up on too. Nico Yes - it's a great help. Thanks a lot! -------------------- --O'Dave
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Apr 25 2005, 03:32 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14433 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
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Apr 25 2005, 04:02 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 9-April 04 Member No.: 66 |
I wonder what's going on on Mars. Squires gave a piddly little update about dust devils in Gusev. But, we really don't know a thing for the past week or so.
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Apr 25 2005, 04:15 PM
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They're taking lots of pictures with pancam of Methuselah to decide which spot to take a close look at. No idea what's happening with Opportunity - we will have to wait for the latest images to be posted.
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Apr 25 2005, 07:50 PM
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Things sure have got quiet around here since the exploratorium stopped posting pictures.
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Apr 25 2005, 08:33 PM
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The Insider Group: Members Posts: 669 Joined: 3-May 04 Member No.: 73 |
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Apr 25 2005, 08:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 578 Joined: 5-November 04 From: Denmark Member No.: 107 |
Oppy where are you!???
Haven't seen any hazcam pics for a week now QUOTE Oppy is moving south, slowly but surely. They are looking at some software issues though so not much science is being done until that can be sorted out... Can you elaborate on that software issue?? Something with the driving commands? -------------------- "I want to make as many people as possible feel like they are part of this adventure. We are going to give everybody a sense of what exploring the surface of another world is really like"
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Apr 25 2005, 09:24 PM
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Apr 25 2005, 11:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 17-March 05 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 209 |
QUOTE (Sunspot @ Apr 25 2005, 05:24 PM) QUOTE (Pando @ Apr 25 2005, 09:33 PM) Oppy is moving south, slowly but surely. They are looking at some software issues though so not much science is being done until that can be sorted out... That's a strange coincidence, didnt Spirit also have some software problems recently too? My guess would be that they're doing some tweaks to account for the stuck steering actuator. Maybe they had Oppy do a donut to see how the motion system behaved, and are making adjustments to get better performance -------------------- --O'Dave
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Apr 26 2005, 03:56 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 9-April 04 Member No.: 66 |
It would take NOTHING for someone at JPL to post a few paragraphs per day about that's actually happening with each rover.
FRUSTRATING!!! |
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Apr 26 2005, 07:51 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14433 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
QUOTE (gregp1962 @ Apr 26 2005, 03:56 AM) It would take NOTHING for someone at JPL to post a few paragraphs per day about that's actually happening with each rover. FRUSTRATING!!! After 15 months, I'd have thought everyone would have got over the fact that stuff will just appear as and when it does and theres nothing we can really do Doug |
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