InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
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 Nov 30 2018, 05:34 PM
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QUOTE (Steve5304 @ Nov 30 2018, 06:21 PM)  Will the material in the well get analyzed? nope. the mission is about seismology and heat balance, not about chemistry |
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Nov 30 2018, 06:31 PM
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Since I didn't see a clock, I put this together. Should be within a second or so until the next leap second.
https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~lemmon/mars-nsyt.html |
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Nov 30 2018, 07:20 PM
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QUOTE (Steve5304 @ Nov 30 2018, 12:21 PM) We have never drilled more than a scratch under the surface. But trenching has been done. |
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Nov 30 2018, 07:26 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10158 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
In my post on the second page of this thread I showed part of a HiRISE image in the area east of the target point, where I expected the lander to be. I have since learned that we are in fact west of the target, where the surface is a lot smoother than shown in that image. Can't be more specific now.
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Nov 30 2018, 07:34 PM
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QUOTE (stevesliva @ Nov 30 2018, 07:20 PM) But trenching has been done. yeah but not 16 feet. That's pretty deep, we might get some surprises |
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Nov 30 2018, 08:03 PM
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QUOTE (HSchirmer @ Nov 30 2018, 09:21 AM) You know, after reading that, deploying the seismometer first and then moving the probe around as a "thumper" to create a 3d map of the underground location of the big rocks you need to avoid, isn't such a crazy idea after all... I was actually wondering if the system was designed to be able to "reel-in" the mole by its scientific tether to try a different location in case it were to meet criteria for mission failure by hitting an unmovable rock at too shallow a depth, but cant seem to find any mention of that, and seems highly risky anyways.. but on the other hand, such seismic imaging should also be possible by tapping the ground at strategic points with the deployment arm's bucket, or perhaps most safely by simply dropping scoops of regolith, no? |
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Nov 30 2018, 08:04 PM
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QUOTE (nprev @ Nov 29 2018, 05:04 AM) The location 'race' is interesting... [deleted] -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Nov 30 2018, 08:07 PM
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Whoa!
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Nov 30 2018, 08:21 PM
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QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Nov 30 2018, 12:07 PM) Whoa! Keep in mind that the landing ellipse was several CTX swaths wide, so missing wouldn't be that surprising. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Dec 1 2018, 12:41 AM
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Dec 1 2018, 01:18 AM
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Big error on the graphic in that article, though; the Viking landers were nuclear-powered, not solar.
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Dec 1 2018, 01:33 AM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1372 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
QUOTE (nprev @ Dec 1 2018, 01:18 AM) Big error on the graphic in that article, though; the Viking landers were nuclear-powered, not solar. Well spotted 
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Dec 1 2018, 02:14 AM
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QUOTE (Deimos @ Dec 1 2018, 02:31 AM) Since I didn't see a clock, I put this together. Should be within a second or so until the next leap second. https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~lemmon/mars-nsyt.html Neat... TQVM 
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Dec 1 2018, 02:28 AM
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Still dusty on ICC, but coolness above: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/multimedia/ra...mission=insight
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Dec 1 2018, 02:37 AM
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Is the ICC cover still on, then?
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