To the Cape! (part 2), For real this time! |
To the Cape! (part 2), For real this time! |
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Jul 23 2008, 01:24 PM
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Jul 23 2008, 01:30 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
I dunno... are they really going to give up on driving closer to the rockface when they're so close now? I was wondering myself if they were having second thoughts when I saw the most recent navcam shots, which seemed to be Oppy taking a good long look at the ground and rocks at her feet and around her, almost as if she was reaching out with a toe and testing the rocks on the edge of a pool... but there seem to be no huge obstacles in her path, and to come this close and not try to get closer still would be frustrating for the team, wouldn't it? Maybe they're just checking out an exit strategy and route before edging closer to Cape Verde... thinking "Well, if we really can't get any farther we can always come back here and head out in that direction..."?
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Jul 23 2008, 03:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
IMO. they are just turning the rover to try climbing on a different angle. We might get the answer in two sols, after the next drive attempt.
If they were giving up and leaving the crater, the way out would be (again IMO) by exactly the same path as they got to the current position. |
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Jul 23 2008, 04:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 530 Joined: 21-March 06 From: Canada Member No.: 721 |
I agree, those recent pancams of the rim have the look of "longing glances of intent". However, I'm sure this is just a re-orientation to try a different approach to the wall, or perhaps something in that direction has caught their eye.
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Jul 23 2008, 05:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
AFAIK, the pancams from sol 1594 or later, rim or not, are shots on all filters of selected science targets.
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Jul 25 2008, 08:53 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Fresh pics of the latest drive, during sol 1600 (!!!) , on the exploratorium.
This one was smooth, no slip (?), with all wheels on "solid" ground. I think we are back on the way to the rockface. Looking at the rear hazcam images from tosol (1600) and the previous ones (1598) I have the impression that the little rock at the center of the fov was blocking the rear right wheel on the earlier drive attempts. The illumination is quite bad on the pictures so I had to enhance them a bit; here below is the one from sol 1600. |
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Jul 25 2008, 09:44 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Jul 27 2008, 02:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4246 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
Some wheel movement on sol 1602, but no distance driven:
sol 1600 hazcam: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...C7P1212L0M3.JPG sol 1602 hazcam: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...CIP1214L0M1.JPG Wheel closeups always make me nervous: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...CHP2149R1M1.JPG |
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Jul 27 2008, 05:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 530 Joined: 21-March 06 From: Canada Member No.: 721 |
What was the planned movement on these last few drives? Have the drives been aborting from slippage?
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Jul 28 2008, 06:28 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Can't tell.
Data stopped flowing into the pancam web on the 24th. Hiccup? |
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Jul 28 2008, 08:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 530 Joined: 21-March 06 From: Canada Member No.: 721 |
New update today: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/spotlight/2...pportunity.html
Hmm, maybe a reference in there to some recent comments here? Nah... |
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Jul 29 2008, 05:11 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
Yeah, Tesheiner pointed out that troublesome rock to us a few days ago.
QUOTE After more than 7 miles and 4 years of exploration, this rover doesn't cut and run! I was getting a little concerned about Opportunity's recent predicament. This is music to my ears.
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I'm not a Space Fan, I'm a Space Exploration Enthusiast. |
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Jul 29 2008, 06:42 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Good news!
I was a bit nervous after the last move uphill when she got free of the "potato". I said to myself: "if the next move is to the left, bad, they are giving up; if to the right, good, they are taking another path to the wall". Now the approach is clear. |
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Jul 29 2008, 09:24 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 144 Joined: 17-July 07 From: Canberra Australia Member No.: 2865 |
Upslope. Sideways. Are we any closer to figuring out where Nevada is?
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Jul 29 2008, 09:38 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
It's here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada
Now seriously. Ilbasso correctly identified it some time ago (post: http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...st&p=120312) There was a pancam shot on sol 1591 named after it. 01591::p2543::21::8::8::0::0::4::20::pancam_nevada_dusty_L257R1 And here's the page with the images taken on that sol: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...nity_p1591.html And to put it in context, here's a navcam mosaic of images taken on sols 1600 and 1602. Nevada is to the right of the picture. |
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