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post Jun 20 2006, 12:25 AM
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QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jun 19 2006, 11:13 PM) *
This is the latest version of my Opportunity map, just from Erebus to Beagle.

Nice map, Phil.
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post Jun 20 2006, 07:07 AM
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I used to think "ahh - HiRISE imagery will make doing route maps much better, I'm looking forward to it", now instead I think "ahh - HiRISE imagery will make Phils route maps much better, I'm looking forward to them"

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Gorgeous map Phil, as usual. smile.gif One of the reasons I love seeing all these maps is reading the names of the features that now seem to flash by as we head south... can't recall anyone ever mentioning the "Vermillion Cliffs" before? Did we see those on any images? Can anyone point me to them if we did.

Vermillion Cliffs... beautiful, just beautiful... What a planet we're exploring here... what an amazing world we're going to make of it some day... rolleyes.gif


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post Jun 20 2006, 08:43 AM
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Thanks for the phantastic map, Phil! Which program do you use to compile it?

Btw.: How do you spell "Vermilion/Vermillion Cliffs"? Cause on the web I most often found the "double l" version. What is correct?

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post Jun 20 2006, 12:02 PM
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the name Vermillion Cliffs comes from:

http://athena.cornell.edu/news/mubss/archive/2005_09.html

and my spelling would appear to be a typo! I'll fix it.

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QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jun 20 2006, 04:02 AM) *
I use Photoshop for everything. I would wash my socks with it if I could.

I was recently rearranging furniture in my home with my wife and remarked that this would be much easier with Photoshop. I could paint the walls, remove spots from the carpet and make a duplicate armchair to match the one we already have.


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QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Jun 20 2006, 05:21 PM) *
I was recently rearranging furniture in my home with my wife and remarked that this would be much easier with Photoshop. I could paint the walls, remove spots from the carpet and make a duplicate armchair to match the one we already have.



then maybe this is a read for you...

http://www.wilmccarthy.com/HackingMatterMu...ediaEdition.pdf

an online book about making programmable "atoms"...

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post Jun 20 2006, 09:35 PM
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Route map, updated to sol 855.

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QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Jun 20 2006, 11:35 AM) *
Route map, updated to sol 855.

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...4KP0695L0M1.JPG
Woowee! ohmy.gif Goodby, Etches; Hello, Sand Sea!
If we are heading directly to Beagle, we'll be traversing a long stretch of continuous ripples diagonal to our track. Everybody cross your fingers until further notice! (We'll make allowances for a few more typos.)

But it's nice to get back to the blue line! smile.gif


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post Jun 21 2006, 09:49 AM
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Frankly, I no longer believe the rover will be able to stay on that line. I believed, since first draw that hypotetical path until some weeks ago, that the terrain could be smoother on this area, based on the orbital imagery. However, the "ground truth" says better stay on the ripple troughs, crossing them whenever possible.
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post Jun 21 2006, 12:11 PM
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QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jun 20 2006, 12:02 PM) *
I use Photoshop for everything. I would wash my socks with it if I could.

Phil


Me too tongue.gif

And thanks for the link!

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post Jun 21 2006, 03:07 PM
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QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Jun 21 2006, 05:49 AM) *
Frankly, I no longer believe the rover will be able to stay on that line. I believed, since first draw that hypotetical path until some weeks ago, that the terrain could be smoother on this area, based on the orbital imagery. However, the "ground truth" says better stay on the ripple troughs, crossing them whenever possible.

Then it's likely that Oppy will go due south and then approach Beagle from the west. There are two smaller craters it will encounter near Beagle.
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QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Jun 21 2006, 04:49 AM) *
Frankly, I no longer believe the rover will be able to stay on that line. I believed, since first draw that hypotetical path until some weeks ago, that the terrain could be smoother on this area, based on the orbital imagery. However, the "ground truth" says better stay on the ripple troughs, crossing them whenever possible.


Hopefully Oppy can continue to blaze ground like she has over the past week, despite the tricky driving.

It looks we're almost within 1 crater diameter of Victoria's closest rim! That sure amazes me at the size of the thing!
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QUOTE (Pavel @ Jun 21 2006, 05:07 PM) *
Then it's likely that Oppy will go due south and then approach Beagle from the west. There are two smaller craters it will encounter near Beagle.


That's what I think too. Something like this:

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QUOTE (Pavel @ Jun 21 2006, 04:07 PM) *
Then it's likely that Oppy will go due south and then approach Beagle from the west. There are two smaller craters it will encounter near Beagle.

True, but if you have to "cross the tracks" at some point, then wouldn't it be better to do it now by heading east (over ripples we can already see) following the arc of outcrops to Oppy's left, before turning 90 degrees right once north of Beagle? That route would seem to minimize the rippled areas you'd need to cross, as it has more evaporite outcrops in it.

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