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Final Approach, First good views of Victoria
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post Sep 28 2006, 02:14 PM
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This one ? smile.gif


Yes, that one... smile.gif

That's as good an invitation as I've ever seen. A nice little nip down that slope, some RAT'ing on the rock wall and then back up the ramp for a new ingress point along the circumference of Victoria. Heady times...

Yes, regarding the mast, I imagine there were latches "clicking into place" and whatnot when they raised it. Even if they could it would have been a last-ditch operation obviously.
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post Sep 28 2006, 02:19 PM
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post Sep 28 2006, 02:20 PM
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QUOTE (SFJCody @ Sep 28 2006, 02:06 PM) *
How tall is that feature? I can't get a sense of scale!


I'd say about 80 to 100 feet high.
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post Sep 28 2006, 02:27 PM
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QUOTE (TheChemist @ Sep 28 2006, 09:08 AM) *
This one ? smile.gif


http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...ost&id=7742

This has got to be one of the most scenic images produced to date by Oppy. We're definitely not in Kansas (annulus) anymore! Now where is the 3D?
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Amazing views.

With these, there is also some sadness. I can't imagine Opportunity ever leaving Victoria. So this is also her resting place.

Still, there is so much to discover. The capes and bays almost makes Victoria like a series of craters, there is always something new behind the wall of the nearest cape!


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post Sep 28 2006, 02:27 PM
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QUOTE (MahFL @ Sep 28 2006, 03:20 PM) *
I'd say about 80 to 100 feet high.

Interesting. Way back when we were discussing this before we got onto the approach I had used the shadows on the MOC imagery to estimate that these cliffs shouldn't be more than 12m tall. Can anyone provide a definitive answer are we dealing with 8-12m or 27-33m?.
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Looking at that entry ramp has got to have the scientists at JPL wetting their pants. Wasn't it thought that the ramps along the north side of Victoria were more likely to be scoured free of dust aside from the small dunes created at the very edge? Even if the ramps on the far side are a bit less steep, if they have less grippable surface, then here would be preferable.
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Words fails me so I'll just post a link... ohmy.gif

http://nasa.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportu...EKP2389R1M1.JPG


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post Sep 28 2006, 02:43 PM
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The crater is quoted as being 230 feet deep ? Those cliffs look about just less than half the depth, 100 feet, 33m, by my rough guestimating..............
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Hey Climber,

Would you like to have a go at this? Any good climbing routes?

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...EVP0657R0M1.JPG

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Mosaics, mosaics! cool.gif

Nobody will post one for tosol seven navcam frames?
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QUOTE (dot.dk @ Sep 28 2006, 02:42 PM) *
Words fails me so I'll just post a link... ohmy.gif

http://nasa.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportu...EKP2389R1M1.JPG


We need some sunlight on that face. Look at all the layering. Look at the huge rocks.
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QUOTE (dot.dk @ Sep 28 2006, 03:42 PM) *
Words fails me so I'll just post a link... ohmy.gif

http://nasa.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportu...EKP2389R1M1.JPG


I don't know what to do...To laugh histerically or cry emotionally... blink.gif
And looks like (on the lower left corner) someone from the Near Rim Team left a bat behind after the fight... wink.gif


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