Cape York - Northern Havens, Sol 2780 - 2947 Options

[brellis]

Does anyone recall a thread where the history and overall structure of Endeavour was discussed? For example, from which direction did the original impactor hit? Is the slope of the east side steeper than where Oppy is currently wintering?

EDIT: I'm finding lots of good background discussion in a thread called, of all things -- Endeavour Crater

So far, the answers I'm finding are that over a really long period of time, material has proceeded generally west-to-east over the western rim of Endeavour, possibly with acidic water involved. So, the Western rim is more tapered while the Eastern rim is steeper. Could the steepness also indicate a west-to-east angle of impact?

[Tesheiner]

Does anyone know if the rover deck pan that was taken on Sol's 2811-2814 was sequenced for the Greeley Panorama?

AFAIK, the deck pan was taken from a slightly different position. Just 20cm offset, but enough to create mismatches between the deck pan and the Greeley Panorama.

[fredk]

Beautiful late afternoon sequence coming in:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...1M1.JPG?sol2840
Just when you mosaicers thought your work was almost done!

[Phil Stooke]

It just gets better every sol!

Phil

[Tesheiner]

Beautiful! I couldn't resist.

[James Sorenson]

And the finished rover deck .

[djellison]

And JS's pan polar-projected.

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[jamescanvin]

Fantastic work on the Deck Pan James.

I know how hard they are to get right and yours is pretty well perfect!

James

[charborob]

Looking at how Oppy's solar panels are dirty, I was wondering about the properties of the dust. If it accumulates and sits for a long time (say months) without being blown away, will it have a tendency to adhere to the panels, forming a kind of crust? Will it become more difficult to blow away whenever a wind gust passes by?

[hendric]

Man, Opportunity is looking more and more like Spirit every sol. I hope that's not a bad thing...

[ddeerrff]

And JS's pan polar-projected.

What is that impression in front of Oppy just to the right? Almost looks like a boot print.

[djellison]

It is... well - for a rover anyway. That's a rover wheel track.

[marsophile]

... blow away whenever a wind gust passes by?

It is possible that partial dust cleanings may be associated with other things besides wind gusts, such as particular rover manoeuvres that result in changes in illumination.

If one could examine detailed records of the dust factor after every Sol, it might be possible to correlate minor cleanings with rover activities. Maybe this is grasping at straws, but it is saddening to see the dust load being carried by Opportunity currently.

[Astro0]

Let's not put on our "worry" faces folks.
Opportunity is OK. She's in a favorable inclination for this winter period and no one is talking about any serious concerns.
Remember that little dust storm in 2007! Opportunity dropped to "128watt hours" back then and here we are, still alive 5 years later
The mission and Rover handlers do a great job keeping everyone informed.

Let's just enjoy the science and the views

[James Sorenson]

Another color section of the ongoing Greeley panorama. Any subtle color correction between the images will be done in the final version. Let me know what you think.