IPB

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

9 Pages V  < 1 2 3 4 5 > »   
Reply to this topicStart new topic
Distant Vistas 2 - The view from Cape Tribulation
Explorer1
post Jan 7 2015, 05:17 PM
Post #31


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2073
Joined: 13-February 10
From: Ontario
Member No.: 5221



Congrats to the team! 11 years after landing; well deserved.

Presumably there will be a short stay to make a big panorama?
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
climber
post Jan 7 2015, 06:12 PM
Post #32


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2917
Joined: 14-February 06
From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France)
Member No.: 682



Hi climber!(From climber)


--------------------
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
fredk
post Jan 7 2015, 06:34 PM
Post #33


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 4245
Joined: 17-January 05
Member No.: 152



QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Jan 7 2015, 06:17 PM) *
Presumably there will be a short stay to make a big panorama?
That's right, according to the new PS update:
QUOTE
The plans for Opportunity in 2015 remain the same: drive to the summit of Cape Tribulation, take what will probably be another breathtaking panorama from the vista point, and then rove on to Spirit of St. Louis Crater, and just beyond, Marathon Valley.


Huge congratulations to the team. What a way to celebrate 11 years!

With the opening up of the view to the south, we now have our first good look at Iazu in a long time:
Attached Image
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
polaris
post Jan 7 2015, 07:23 PM
Post #34


Junior Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 32
Joined: 3-May 04
From: mes pieds à Paris, mon coeur dans les Pyrénées, mon esprit dans l'Espace
Member No.: 72



QUOTE (climber @ Jan 7 2015, 07:12 PM) *
Hi climber!(From climber)


Hi Climber (from Paris) !
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
vikingmars
post Jan 7 2015, 09:04 PM
Post #35


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 1073
Joined: 19-February 05
From: Close to Meudon Observatory in France
Member No.: 172



QUOTE (climber @ Jan 7 2015, 07:12 PM) *
Hi climber!(From climber)

Hi Climber (from Meudon) ! smile.gif
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Astro0
post Jan 7 2015, 10:15 PM
Post #36


Senior Member
****

Group: Admin
Posts: 3108
Joined: 21-December 05
From: Canberra, Australia
Member No.: 615



If this isn't today's newspaper headline somewhere, then I'll be disappointed wink.gif

Attached Image


Nod to James for his summit image.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
fredk
post Jan 7 2015, 11:37 PM
Post #37


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 4245
Joined: 17-January 05
Member No.: 152



Ha! But maybe considering the translation from 11 human years to "rover years", and Oppy's condition, the story would read:

115 year old lady, deaf and suffering from arthritis and dementia, reaches summit walking backwards.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Explorer1
post Jan 8 2015, 12:03 AM
Post #38


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2073
Joined: 13-February 10
From: Ontario
Member No.: 5221



Deaf how? The antennas are working just fine! Maybe the old girls' senses of smell and taste have declined (her spectrometers), but those eyes are as sharp as ever...
Sense of touch too is fine too; the RAT drill is still usable, right?
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
fredk
post Jan 8 2015, 02:11 AM
Post #39


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 4245
Joined: 17-January 05
Member No.: 152



I guess the analogy strains when pushed a bit too far. But the important point is that it's absolutely incredible that the fiesty old "lady" has made it this far!
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
tanjent
post Jan 8 2015, 09:35 AM
Post #40


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 214
Joined: 30-December 05
Member No.: 628



Go, Granny, go!
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
serpens
post Jan 8 2015, 10:58 PM
Post #41


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 1043
Joined: 17-February 09
Member No.: 4605



QUOTE (fredk @ Jan 7 2015, 07:34 PM) *
That's right, according to the new PS update:

I have to tip my hat to A.J.S Rayl. Her update/summary is, as always, outstanding.

The snippets on Pinnacle Island were particularly interesting, correlated to the identification of other oxygenated material in fractures, with sulphur also evident. I believe that we could assume a dearth of atmospheric oxygen combined with the high probability that alteration took place underground and has subsequently been exposed by erosion. A strong oxidant (hydrogen peroxide) can result from the reaction of anoxic water with iron sulphide (pyrite). For ground water induced alteration this seems a more likely path than photolysis.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
James Sorenson
post Jan 9 2015, 12:27 AM
Post #42


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 691
Joined: 21-December 07
From: Clatskanie, Oregon
Member No.: 3988



The 360 color Pancam Cape Tribulation pan has begun. pancam.gif

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...cam/2015-01-08/
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
fredk
post Jan 9 2015, 12:54 AM
Post #43


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 4245
Joined: 17-January 05
Member No.: 152



And it's going to be epic...
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...2M1.JPG?sol3895
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
James Sorenson
post Jan 9 2015, 01:37 AM
Post #44


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 691
Joined: 21-December 07
From: Clatskanie, Oregon
Member No.: 3988



To help me keep track, I'm going to be personally using Phil's projection of my Navcam summit pan to highlight what is roughly down sofar.

Attached Image
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Phil Stooke
post Jan 9 2015, 01:58 AM
Post #45


Solar System Cartographer
****

Group: Members
Posts: 10122
Joined: 5-April 05
From: Canada
Member No.: 227



For years now we have been wondering if Victoria crater would be visible from Endeavour. Well, it's too bad about the dusty sky, but if it's ever going to be visible, it will be in this pan. Look for a narrow strip along the horizon ridge. In images taken in the afternoon, the visible far rim (under Cape St. Mary) would be shadowed, so the crater should probably look dark if we see it at all.

Phil


--------------------
... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.

Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke
NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain)
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

9 Pages V  < 1 2 3 4 5 > » 
Reply to this topicStart new topic

 



RSS Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 19th March 2024 - 06:23 AM
RULES AND GUIDELINES
Please read the Forum Rules and Guidelines before posting.

IMAGE COPYRIGHT
Images posted on UnmannedSpaceflight.com may be copyrighted. Do not reproduce without permission. Read here for further information on space images and copyright.

OPINIONS AND MODERATION
Opinions expressed on UnmannedSpaceflight.com are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of UnmannedSpaceflight.com or The Planetary Society. The all-volunteer UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderation team is wholly independent of The Planetary Society. The Planetary Society has no influence over decisions made by the UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderators.
SUPPORT THE FORUM
Unmannedspaceflight.com is funded by the Planetary Society. Please consider supporting our work and many other projects by donating to the Society or becoming a member.