MSL Route Map Options

[centsworth_II]

http://marsmobile.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multime...s/?ImageID=6584
http://marsmobile.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multime...s/?ImageID=6579

Here is the (rotated) route map compared to the cross-section view with the approximate location of MSL circled in red.

[Decepticon]

SO close! Thanks for posting so quick.


This year will be even more exciting!

[Phil Stooke]

Sol 1628, a drive to the southeast, into the last gap between dunes.

Phil

[Phil Stooke]

Good progress to the southeast on sol 1630.

Phil

[ronatu]

On 03.08.2017

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[Sean]

Hope this is OK to post here.



The link above is a 30K version over at Flickr.

Here is the full fat 1.8 gigapixel interactive image over at Gigapan.

I referenced the route map compiled by the maestro Phil Stooke as well as the JPL route map.

This is my first attempt at piecing together the 9 connected HiRISE DTM's in Curi's corner of Mt Sharp. It was a hefty task given my hardware limitations, I had to divide the composition in 30k x 15k quadrants for each of the elements covered and for each pass on each element ( Alpha, Depth, Route ) All this raw material was compiled through many iterations & image processing in Photoshop in order to recombine into final 60K x 30K image.

Curi was composited into the DTM model texture from HiRISE orbital images and the 3D model scaled in situ accordingly.

Known issues: Plenty! I will patch up the obvious gap in coverage on the north flank of Mt Sharp. Any suggestions for improving are welcome.

[centsworth_II]

Great work by Sean. To help others find Curiosity's trail in the gigapan I highlighted it and marked Curiosity's approximate location with a yellow circle in the enlarged inset which covers the route from Murray Buttes (lower right).

[nogal]

Congratulations Sean! Can't loose that Gigapan link. I'll be refering to it for many years (fingers crossed) while Curiosity makes its way to the end of the white line (and then I'm sure there are other places it can go).
Fernando

[Phil Stooke]

Nice work, Sean!

Here's an update to sol 1633, moving through the gap. The location is only based on Hazcams and might be a bit off. EDIT - a bit off? It was really bad. I have replaced the map with a good one.

Phil

[Phil Stooke]

... and a bit more of an overview to show the path ahead for a week or 2. EDIT - also replaced.

Phil

[Phil Stooke]

Sol 1635 - near the next stop.

Phil

[nogal]

Update to sol 1632 plus provisional to sol 1635. Changed the initial point of view.
Fernando



 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_1635_2017MAR14.kmz ( 455.68K ) Number of downloads: 260

[Phil Stooke]

Sol 1636, here we are at Stop 3.

Phil

[Phil Stooke]

Moving on... I thought we would scoop at Stop 3 but I guess that will be Stop 4 instead.

Phil

[Phil Stooke]

Quick map update to sol 1642 from Paul's panorama.

Phil