InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
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InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
 Nov 26 2018, 08:20 PM
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 Merciless Robot  Group: Admin Posts: 8789 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602  |
Congratulations to the InSight team on a successful landing! We'll discuss the remainder of the mission here.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 27 2018, 03:26 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 282 Joined: 18-June 04 Member No.: 84 |
At nearly 20 feet/6m, InSight should look quite interesting to HiRISE.
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Nov 27 2018, 03:28 AM
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 Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1374 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
Confirmation the solar panels have deployed.
Also the panels are slightly bigger and stronger than Phoenix's were. Insight Is Catching Rays on Mars. |
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Nov 27 2018, 03:35 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8789 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
It should. Phoenix was unmistakeable even as the dust began to settle on her.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 27 2018, 03:35 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 507 Joined: 10-September 08 Member No.: 4338 |
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight-raw-images/su...0000_0106M_.PNG
Are we seeing reflections in the plates of the large structure on the left? It might be handy having some mirrored surfaces to look around corners. |
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Nov 27 2018, 03:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 306 Joined: 4-October 14 Member No.: 7273 |
Took a stab at cleaning up the MarCO-B cubesat departure image of Mars
And with the fisheye effect removed:
I think I've managed to ID major landmarks, but am uncertain.
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Nov 27 2018, 04:01 AM
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 Director of Galilean Photography Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 15-July 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 93 |
Ok Phil, how long before you triangulate Insight based on that large rock in the distance?
-------------------- Space Enthusiast Richard Hendricks
-- "The engineers, as usual, made a tremendous fuss. Again as usual, they did the job in half the time they had dismissed as being absolutely impossible." --Rescue Party, Arthur C Clarke Mother Nature is the final inspector of all quality. |
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Nov 27 2018, 04:03 AM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1374 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
QUOTE (marsophile @ Nov 27 2018, 03:35 AM)  https://mars.nasa.gov/insight-raw-images/su...0000_0106M_.PNG Are we seeing reflections in the plates of the large structure on the left? It might be handy having some mirrored surfaces to look around corners. That's the seismometer... Seismometer. |
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Nov 27 2018, 04:13 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14448 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
QUOTE (jccwrt @ Nov 26 2018, 07:36 PM) I think I've managed to ID major landmarks, but am uncertain. I got similar results. Good news is - this image was heavily JPG compressed to get on the ground quick. A raw uncompressed version should be down....hopefully....tomorrow. I think Mars should look a LOT better without JPGification. Hopefully
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Nov 27 2018, 04:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 306 Joined: 4-October 14 Member No.: 7273 |
QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 26 2018, 10:13 PM) I got similar results. Good news is - this image was heavily JPG compressed to get on the ground quick. A raw uncompressed version should be down....hopefully....tomorrow. I think Mars should look a LOT better without JPGification. Hopefully Awesome. Something I've been curious about - was this the only planned image during the flyby, or will there be others as well? |
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Nov 27 2018, 04:21 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8789 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Great news!
I'm looking forward to the MRO images of the chute & backshell on the surface, and hopefully the heat shield as well. Always interesting to see how those ended up. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 27 2018, 04:22 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14448 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
QUOTE (jccwrt @ Nov 26 2018, 08:20 PM) Awesome. Something I've been curious about - was this the only planned image during the flyby, or will there be others as well? Should be a few more - not many - but a couple on the way in and a couple on the way out. A few from MarCO A as well ( this is from B ) |
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Nov 27 2018, 04:30 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 306 Joined: 4-October 14 Member No.: 7273 |
Looking forward to seeing them!
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Nov 27 2018, 05:52 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 71 Joined: 12-December 16 Member No.: 8089 |
So, simple question, how many images are planned to be taken by the ICC and IDC during Sols 0-2?
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Nov 27 2018, 11:23 AM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 559 Joined: 1-May 06 From: Scotland (Ecosse, Escocia) Member No.: 759 |
Emily says in her "What to Expect" article at the Planetary Society ...
Mars Insight Landing Preview ... that the Cruise Stage wreckage will impact up-range (east) of the landing site. Given the thin atmosphere and high altitude of the area, might we expect some components to survive entry and make it down to the surface? |
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