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Mar 27 2005, 09:41 PM
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The satellite pics of Viking indicate a darker carater. Not a ghost looking thing like Vostok. I'm not convinced that we're there yet.
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Mar 27 2005, 10:58 PM
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#272
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1887 Joined: 20-November 04 From: Iowa Member No.: 110 |
QUOTE (gregp1962 @ Mar 27 2005, 09:38 PM) Debris from Viking (lower) and Voyager crater (upper) http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...00P2395L2M1.JPG Part of tiny crater north of Viking (look closely just west of last location I posted) http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...00P2663L5M1.JPG |
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Mar 28 2005, 07:43 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 356 Joined: 12-March 05 Member No.: 190 |
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe we're about to cross something of another milestone. To my extremely amateur eye, it looks like we are very very close to leaving the landing ellipse...... msss image amazing.
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Mar 28 2005, 08:22 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 710 Joined: 28-September 04 Member No.: 99 |
The planetary society has an update on the rovers:
http://planetary.org/news/2005/mer-update_0325.html And if I read it correctly, from now on we should use the name 'Erebus' for the 'Albert' crater. "Once Opportunity reaches Viking and Voyager, the rover has another 800 meters to go to get to the next target on the list -- Erebus, a feature 300 meters in diameter that looks like a filled-in, largely eroded crater. "It's interesting enough that we want to take a closer look," Crisp said." |
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Mar 28 2005, 05:12 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 877 Joined: 7-March 05 From: Switzerland Member No.: 186 |
Hui, I've looked among the greek gods and "Erebus" or "Erebos" was the greek god of darkness. By Homer it was the dark residence from the shadows of the dead.
There, "Albert" cannot to keep up! BTW, who was "Albert" actually? I would mean that ancient name matches to this crater, dosen't it? -------------------- |
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Mar 28 2005, 06:13 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14431 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
I just picked Albert - because Albert was Queen Victorias Husband. I also started refering to the dark area to the NW of 'Erebus' as 'The Albert Dock'. For those who have visited Liverpool - that'll make sense
Doug |
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Mar 28 2005, 08:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 19-June 04 Member No.: 85 |
Hey Alan,
What's the source for this image? Is there a stereo pair for it? The resolution must be on the sub 10m scale. http://s05.imagehost.org/view.php?image=/0..._albert_414.jpg -------------------- |
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Mar 28 2005, 09:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1887 Joined: 20-November 04 From: Iowa Member No.: 110 |
QUOTE (aldo12xu @ Mar 28 2005, 08:31 PM) Hey Alan, What's the source for this image? Is there a stereo pair for it? The resolution must be on the sub 10m scale. http://s05.imagehost.org/view.php?image=/0..._albert_414.jpg http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15/im...5/R1500822.html It may form a stereo pair with this one http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15/im...5/R1502302.html |
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Mar 28 2005, 10:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 710 Joined: 28-September 04 Member No.: 99 |
The left wheel doesn't like that dune!!! Oh well...
http://qt.exploratorium.edu:16080/mars/opp...08P1214L0M1.JPG |
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Mar 28 2005, 11:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 13-March 05 Member No.: 191 |
QUOTE Hui, I've looked among the greek gods and "Erebus" or "Erebos" was the greek god of darkness. By Homer it was the dark residence from the shadows of the dead. That is right. However, I think that the MER team are continuing the current practice of naming craters after exploration vessels. HMS Erebus was commanded by the explorer James Clark Ross on two voyages to Antarctica in 1841 and 1843. On the first voyage, the explorers discovered and named the volcano Mt Erebus (later climbed by Shackelton's crew). The ship was lost seeking the Northwest passage around 1845-6. The MOC pictures show a fair amount of relief on the west and southwest edges. (Could be an illusion I know.) So it will be interesting to see if there are any deep layers exposed, as well as what is making the floor of the crater so dark. |
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Mar 28 2005, 11:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 111 Joined: 14-March 05 From: Vastitas Borealis Member No.: 193 |
What's then the source(s) for the composite image of Victoria & Endurance (this thread p. 12, by Sunspot) - which I suspect forms at least kind of stereo pair with the southeastern corner of the mentioned http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15/im...5/R1500822.html ? (my attachments p. 16)
Was the picture of Vic taken from some larger context image? If it was, it could mean there already exists some suitable imagery for hammering together 3-D pics about some of the etched terrain near Oppy's present location. |
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Mar 28 2005, 11:20 PM
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QUOTE (ObsessedWithWorlds @ Mar 28 2005, 10:38 PM) The left wheel doesn't like that dune!!! Oh well... http://qt.exploratorium.edu:16080/mars/opp...08P1214L0M1.JPG They've changed driving direction and are now driving across the dunes and appear to be heading for one of the craters... |
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Mar 28 2005, 11:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 24-March 04 From: Finland Member No.: 63 |
QUOTE (Sunspot @ Mar 28 2005, 11:20 PM) They've changed driving direction and are now driving across the dunes and appear to be heading for one of the craters... Considering the field of view of the hazcam's, if you see something in them, they aren't just heading for it - the rover's basicly there. Counting the dune crests to the crater, it is about 5 dune-widths away, so real close. Too bad there isn't navcam imagery yet. -------------------- Antti Kuosmanen
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Mar 28 2005, 11:59 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 15-February 05 From: France Member No.: 169 |
Hi all,
i was looking at the pancam from the last sol and wondered if that could be another meteorite, like the one they found near the heat shield ? http://qt.exploratorium.edu:16080/mars/opp...00P2291L1M1.JPG |
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Mar 29 2005, 12:06 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 24-March 04 From: Finland Member No.: 63 |
QUOTE (David S. @ Mar 28 2005, 11:59 PM) i was looking at the pancam from the last sol and wondered if that could be another meteorite, like the one they found near the heat shield ? http://qt.exploratorium.edu:16080/mars/opp...00P2291L1M1.JPG I noticed the resemblance in the rock too. Unfortuately the image is not from the last sol but from sol 409 at 12:16, which is 9 days ago! That place is over 700 metres behind now. -------------------- Antti Kuosmanen
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