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Stu

Jan 5 2009, 07:49 AM

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Has anyone ever thought "Why didn't they take a picture of... xxx?" during the MER mission? One image that wasn't attempted - and it's always baffled me why not - was a shot Oppy's reflection in the backshell at Endurance. How cool a picture would that have been?! Maybe they didn't want to drive in amongst all those sprinngs and cogs and wreckage (fair enough) or maybe it just wouldn't have worked, technically... not a reflective enough surface or something, I dunno, I'm sure someone will give the specs... but I like to think it would have looked something like this...

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Stu Pictures never taken... Jan 5 2009, 07:49 AM

James Sorenson I know this was not feasible, and was considered t... Jan 5 2009, 08:35 AM

djellison Backshell & Chute for me as well. It would h... Jan 5 2009, 09:55 AM

Stu QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 5 2009, 09:55 AM) ... Jan 5 2009, 09:58 AM

centsworth_II QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 5 2009, 04:55 AM) ... Jan 5 2009, 05:17 PM

Stu QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jan 5 2009, 05:17 ... Jan 5 2009, 05:57 PM

As old as Voyager QUOTE (Stu @ Jan 5 2009, 05:57 PM) Everyo... Jan 5 2009, 07:54 PM

djellison Try shaving, using kitchen foil as a mirror Jan 5 2009, 10:03 AM

Stu QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 5 2009, 10:03 AM) ... Jan 5 2009, 11:24 AM

lyford We will have to satisfy ourselves with this ... Jan 5 2009, 05:12 PM

sci44 I thought we were going to get Oppy to film MSL... Jan 5 2009, 08:12 PM

Paolo QUOTE (sci44 @ Jan 5 2009, 09:12 PM) Anot... Jan 7 2009, 06:14 PM

Thu In my craziest dream, I want to see Oppy (since sh... Jan 6 2009, 07:41 AM

dvandorn I sort of wish that Spirit had navigated around to... Jan 6 2009, 06:27 PM

centsworth_II QUOTE (dvandorn @ Jan 6 2009, 01:27 PM) I... Jan 6 2009, 09:23 PM

DDAVIS I wish that more low sun gray scale landscape phot... Jan 6 2009, 10:14 PM

Stu QUOTE (DDAVIS @ Jan 6 2009, 10:14 PM) I w... Jan 7 2009, 10:35 AM

RoverDriver QUOTE (DDAVIS @ Jan 6 2009, 02:14 PM) I w... Jan 7 2009, 06:02 PM

Shaka Here's an interesting challenge to Astro0... Jan 6 2009, 09:14 PM

Astro0 Shaka: Here's an interesting challenge to Astr... Jan 6 2009, 09:30 PM

Thu QUOTE (Astro0 @ Jan 7 2009, 04:30 AM) Sha... Jan 8 2009, 09:15 AM

sci44 QUOTE (Thu @ Jan 8 2009, 09:15 AM) That... Jan 8 2009, 10:03 PM

centsworth_II QUOTE (sci44 @ Jan 8 2009, 05:03 PM) You ... Jan 9 2009, 05:01 PM

mchan QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jan 9 2009, 09:01 ... Jan 14 2009, 05:57 AM

centsworth_II QUOTE (mchan @ Jan 14 2009, 12:57 AM) It ... Jan 14 2009, 04:11 PM

Decepticon QUOTE Another category could be "Pictures mad... Jan 6 2009, 10:36 PM

Chmee QUOTE (Decepticon @ Jan 6 2009, 05:36 PM)... Jan 13 2009, 02:27 AM

sci44 QUOTE (Chmee @ Jan 13 2009, 02:27 AM) Pro... Jan 14 2009, 05:41 PM

peter59 QUOTE (Chmee @ Jan 13 2009, 03:27 AM) Pro... Jan 14 2009, 07:58 PM

K-P QUOTE (Chmee @ Jan 13 2009, 04:27 AM) Pro... Jan 16 2009, 09:05 AM

RoverDriver I' m going to add my picture: the underside of... Jan 8 2009, 03:36 PM

Stu Some more thoughts on this here... don't want ... Jan 8 2009, 09:33 PM

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