On to Santa Maria! |
On to Santa Maria! |
Oct 29 2010, 03:32 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10127 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Looks like it's time for a new thread! On to Santa Maria!
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Oct 29 2010, 05:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Done.
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Oct 30 2010, 02:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4246 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
The 2405 hazcams are down: it looks like we've made it to the flat patch:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...0M1.JPG?sol2405 As others have pointed out, this isn't the end of the ripples, but it does give us our first taste of the tarmac surface ahead. |
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Oct 30 2010, 03:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
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Oct 30 2010, 03:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Holy smokes! Flatness!
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Oct 30 2010, 04:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
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Oct 30 2010, 05:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
And the reason why they are expected tomorrow and not today can be clearly seen on mhoward's mosaic. The rover's autonomous attitude knowledge has drifted a lot so it's time to recalculate it again. The mosaics will be shot after that.
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Oct 30 2010, 06:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
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Oct 30 2010, 07:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
Here is the full resolution HiRISE image from here to Santa Maria with my ripple map colour overlay showing all the features we have to encounter. It looks like the very flattest bit (greenest on my map) is just ahead. Lots of the parking lot intact has very small ripples, craters, Anatolia like features, more bedrock, etc. Doesn't look like we'll get bored!
Click image for size options. James -------------------- |
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Oct 30 2010, 08:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 194 Joined: 3-January 10 Member No.: 5156 |
Doesn't look like we'll get bored! I hope the nav computer of oppy won't get bored. If the environment doesn't have good identifyable landmarks the computer cannot calculate from the pictures, how far the rover has driven. We had this problem in the near of Victoria. -------------------- Need more input ...
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Oct 30 2010, 08:44 PM
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The distant dark spot beyond 'A' is visible in the Post #452 image above. (The 124 degree heading) Agreed. Here's a map showing a few more identifications farther afield, with Phil's 2402 stitch-n-stretch: Crater G now appears to be the farthest identifiable feature on the plains - it's about a third of the way to Cape York. My impression is that we can basically see all of the plains now, up to the near rim of Endeavour. In fact, as we drop down towards Endeavour, the view of the plains may become less impressive. We may now be at the "HOAV" point. This would be a great spot for a superres Endeavour pan... |
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Oct 30 2010, 09:22 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10127 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
I think you're right, Fred - this may be the optimum shot... until... wow, just wait until we get to that distant rise and finally look down into Endeavour! OK, let's all shout "super-res" and see if anyone hears us.
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) |
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Oct 30 2010, 09:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Arabia Terra Member No.: 12 |
If the environment doesn't have good identifyable landmarks the computer cannot calculate from the pictures, how far the rover has driven. We had this problem in the near of Victoria. <crazy> maybe now is the time to start scheduling super-long blind drives </crazy> |
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Oct 31 2010, 09:24 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Updated my blog with some pics showing how the ground beneath Oppy's wheels has changed dramatically...
http://roadtoendeavour.wordpress.com/2010/...py-on-the-flats (and thanks to fredk for letting me use his brilliant pics, too) -------------------- |
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Oct 31 2010, 10:18 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Great articles, as usual, Stu.
Just a correction to the second picture, that one with the distances to all little craters up to the "Waypoint": it's about 270m (and not 1.7km) to that crater. |
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