Opportunity Route Map Options

[Robert S]

Thank you all for your answers!!! I really appreciate all the great work you all are doing.
And what makes me even more happy is that you always answer to questions and care!

Have a nice day everybody!

Greetings // Robert

[Tesheiner]

Update after sol 2283.

 Route_Map_Sol2283.kml ( 50.95K ) Number of downloads: 535

[Stu]

Aw heck, she's changed her mind about the whole Endeavour thing and is going back to Victoria...

[nprev]

Hmm. Dune avoidance maneuver? Must've seen something they didn't like ahead...doesn't look as if they saw anything they did like in that new direction.

Oh, and Stu: Belated thanks for your last 3D!

[Stu]

You're more than welcome

Hmm, looks like a nice "corridor" to the north a bit...?

http://twitpic.com/20dqtv

[kenny]

yes, the last 2 maneuvres, SE to 2281 and NE to 2283 just look like a dune-avoidance zig-zag to get around the larger dunes north of the 2281 postion. The general trend from 2279 to 2283 is due East.

[Tesheiner]

The East trend is reinforced by today's 70m drive. Here's a map crop with the latest plot corresponding to sol 2286.

 Route_Map_Sol2286.kml ( 51.17K ) Number of downloads: 665

[Poolio]

While Eduardo is otherwise occupied with life's myriad demands, there is a Tim Parker map update on the MER site to tie us over. Another 2 drives, another 140 meters of solid progress to the east. These drives were made on sols 2288 and 2293.

[NW71]

Another 2 drives, another 140 meters of solid progress to the east.

Is the 70m per driving sol limited by the energy currently available, or are they held back by other factors (wheel current etc).

I guess what I'm asking is will we see the drives lengthen in the weeks to come or will 70m continue to be the norm?

Neil

[fredk]

They've found that 70m backwards keeps the RF wheel current at bay on the current terrain. Who knows, maybe things will change on the flatter terrain and more extensive bedrock ahead. (This is not a route map question, btw.)

[Tesheiner]

While Eduardo is otherwise occupied with life's myriad demands, ...

... like summer vacations, for instance!
I stole some time to do a quick update of my route map covering up to sol 2295, and here it is. I would call it a "blind" update since it is only based on the data reported by the rover itself and is not corrected i.e. registered with the help of navcam mosaics; that would be the best but takes too much time in the current circumstances.

 Route_Map_Sol2295.kml ( 51.76K ) Number of downloads: 458

[Stu]

Ah, always a relief when normal service is resumed... Good to have you and the fantastic updates back.

Talking about resumption of "normal service"... last I heard from the webmaster of the Exploratorium site was that he was hoping to have everything back up and running again "within the week", after bringing in JPL to help with some issues. That was a week ago. So maybe we'll be able to follow things on Exploratorium again soon.

[ngunn]

Great news. I was just about to suggest we organise a whip-round for a new hard drive.

Will the jump back to near real time produce a striking step change in the vista, I wonder?

[dilo]

Welcome back, Eduardo!
Based on your last map, average straight shift was 15.5 m/sol in last 50 sols. Extrapolating it, it will take 290 sols to Santa Maria crater and (ehm) 666 sols to cape Tribulation... this corresponds to May 2012, if I didn't make errors.

[Floyd]

Eduardo, thank you for all you do. I'm wondering if you could add two lines of links at the bottom of your posts back to summary posts and maps:
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Post #2752 ____ Last update of trip from Victoria to Endeavor ____ Map
Post #2753 ____ Current map of drive to Santa Maria ____ Map