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 Apr 7 2009, 03:35 AM
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Tedstryk - "...it would be really cool to take a color version of that panorama looking up the valley..."
Cheat colour version. 
Yes, hopefully a quick colour panorama will come along. Imagine the views yet to come 
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Apr 7 2009, 06:30 AM
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I flipped the HiRise image of Von Braun to compare it with the Pan Cam shot.
Hopefully we will find that the slope up to the edge of the cap is not as bad as it looks in the Pan Cam image. If Spirit could get to the red "X", the view of the cliff may rival Opportunity's views of Cape Verde.
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Apr 7 2009, 08:04 AM
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QUOTE (Floyd @ Apr 7 2009, 12:18 AM)  Behold Von Braun--Latest Pancam. Path forward looks quite reasonable. Not so sure.  Here're a few simulated views taken from Google Earth. The first one is from near the current position (see navcam for comparision) while the second and third ones were taken some meters to the south where West Valley opens wide to the open space between HP and VB/G. The third and last simulated view has 3x vertical exageration and I would call this terrain ... "sporty".
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Apr 7 2009, 08:50 AM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Another "cheat colour" pic...
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Apr 7 2009, 12:43 PM
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Wow, nice "cheat color" version Stu and Astro0
I'm wondering too if they will take a color view of this landscape, it's a nice place. The navcam pano of the Sol 1869  And an anaglyph version 
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Apr 7 2009, 01:26 PM
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QUOTE (Ant103 @ Apr 7 2009, 01:43 PM) I'm wondering too if they will take a color view of this landscape, it's a nice place. The PDT says no - driving again tosol (1870) 
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Apr 7 2009, 01:35 PM
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I agree that it's vey challenging terrain.
First we have to avoid the sandy area in front of us. It seams then to go a bit downslope for a while but, looking at the route map, I think getting to the foot of VB will be challenging. Then, which side to go? West rim seams a better slope to climb than East rim but, as Goddard is on the East... Now, as we'll get to the narrow part of the West valley soon, I hope we'll get a solar panel clean up there since the "air" has to acclerate a bit to pass this area. |
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Apr 7 2009, 01:57 PM
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 Spirit sol 1869 view |
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Apr 7 2009, 05:53 PM
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QUOTE (Ant103 @ Apr 7 2009, 12:43 PM) I'm wondering too if they will take a color view of this landscape, it's a nice place. The most likely reason for taking the next color pan will be to give Spirit something to do when it next gets stuck. I would therefore be happiest if no more color pans are taken until Spirit is within MiniTes range of Von Braun.
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Apr 7 2009, 07:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2561 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Following Paolo's remark regarding the available power, does somebody know how much energy's needed to get the full color panorama we're talking about?
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Apr 7 2009, 07:50 PM
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Another drive tosol:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/na...59P0691R0M1.JPG And check out the dust devil hiding behind Tsiolkovsky hill to our west: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/na...00P0703R0M1.JPG |
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Apr 7 2009, 08:01 PM
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Sol 1870 stereo navcam view:
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Apr 7 2009, 08:08 PM
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... and the navcam mosaic.
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Apr 7 2009, 08:47 PM
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Where to next? Dusty patch on the left, lots of rocks in the center, go to the right?
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Apr 7 2009, 09:49 PM
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Seing Spirit roving brings me to tears...
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