Cape York, Landfall! |
Cape York, Landfall! |
Aug 10 2011, 06:30 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4280 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
It’s finally time for a new thread. THE thread, I would say.
It is now sol 2681 and after virtually one thousand sols, beginning on 1683 when Opportunity left Victoria for good, and also after more than 21km driving on these flat fields, this little rover and obviously the brave mission’s people behind, made landfall on Cape York. A bunch of pictures and thumbnails are already on the ground (should be public in an hour or so) and the very limited data we can gather for the time being are just enough to guess a drive of around 60m. I’ve prepared a new picture to use as a map to follow this part of the mission and which I will update, as usual, on the route map thread once more data are available. Here’s a copy of it. Use this thread for comments, discussions, mosaics, images result of activities at / after sol 2681 and keep using the Post Conjunction: Santa Maria to Cape York, The Journey to 'Spirit Point' thread for posts related with stuff from before sol 2681. |
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Aug 10 2011, 07:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
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Aug 10 2011, 07:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4280 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
WOW, just WOW!
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Aug 10 2011, 07:46 AM
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Aug 10 2011, 07:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 194 Joined: 3-January 10 Member No.: 5156 |
Unglaublich!
Fantastic! - 1000 Sols, and now we are here! - The panorama is one of the best we ever had: We are on Cape York, see inside the Odyssey crater, with marvellous blocks and rocks, see the far crater wall of Endeavour in perfect sharpness, see the central mound ever than before. - The pics cam down 9:35, and four minutes later we have a panorama from Astro0. Unbelievable. http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...G3P2385R2M1.JPG - WOW, WOW, WOW We are there, yet! -------------------- Need more input ...
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Aug 10 2011, 07:54 AM
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Interesting feature...there is a thin line of very bright material in this navcam view, bottom left
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...G3P0653L0M1.JPG |
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Aug 10 2011, 07:55 AM
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Aug 10 2011, 07:55 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
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Aug 10 2011, 08:03 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 18-March 05 From: Germany Member No.: 211 |
What a day! Fantastic images! I am looking forward to more.
Unbelievable that Opportunity made it this far. Congratulations to the rover team and everyone else involved! Michael |
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Aug 10 2011, 08:05 AM
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Aug 10 2011, 08:06 AM
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Aug 10 2011, 08:08 AM
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It's like the summit of Husband Hill, Victoria crater all over again, or heck, even landing day!
And the details on Endeavour's central mound-peak-thing... |
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Aug 10 2011, 08:10 AM
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Aug 10 2011, 08:21 AM
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Aug 10 2011, 08:30 AM
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