Going To Homeplate... |
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Going To Homeplate... |
 Jan 3 2006, 09:49 PM
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Short time to enjoy Eldorado images and now... just released picture of HomePlate, I know still hundred of meters away but seems so close!
 stitch of two Sol712 NavCams:
It seems Spirit is now at the same level of HomePlate plateau! Here I tried to identify some features seen from the summit... not totally sure on bright sand spots and rocks, any suggestion?
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Jan 3 2006, 10:10 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 9862 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Dilo, I'm sorry but your identification is incorrect. This hill is in front of Home Plate and blocking it from view. We have to get around its left edge (east) before we will see Home Plate again.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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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Jan 3 2006, 10:18 PM
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Pancam drive-direction images are now down (mostly):
  
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Jan 3 2006, 10:21 PM
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Phil, I know the bright (rocky?) plateau is behind, but also the hill is very close to HP (it belongs to it!?)...correct? At least a couple of features identifications should be correct...
Anyway, a new image makes even more intriguing Panorama (and less distorted too):
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Jan 3 2006, 10:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Jan 3 2006, 10:03 PM) Today's (sol 712) drive was really short. I really wonder if that zig-zag was intended or it was an aborted drive... Sol 711: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/fo...B6P1212L0M1.JPG Sol 712: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/fo...BUP1212L0M1.JPG  As Tesheiner pointed out in the "To El Dorado" thread, the rover seems to be having problems getting over this bit of ground, resulting in at least one short (probably rover-aborted) drive: 2R189580613EFFALBUP1311L0M1.JPG There is a nifty sequence of rear-hazcam shots (she's driving backwards) showing the rover "stuttering". Maybe it's the combination of the drift and the rocks and the inclination? |
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Jan 3 2006, 10:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2492 Joined: 15-January 05 From: center Italy Member No.: 150 |
Phil, I must admit my mistake.
The hill is very close to Spirit present position and mask almost completely the HP true ridge... [attachment=3160:attachment] However, Akuo suggested that we could find a "mini HP" outcrop behind this hill. 
Edit: corrected rover name... -------------------- I always think before posting! - Marco -
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Jan 3 2006, 11:01 PM
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Oppy???
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Jan 3 2006, 11:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2492 Joined: 15-January 05 From: center Italy Member No.: 150 |
QUOTE (SigurRosFan @ Jan 3 2006, 11:01 PM) Oppy??? Too much errors, probably need to sleep... 
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Jan 3 2006, 11:06 PM
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QUOTE (SigurRosFan @ Jan 3 2006, 01:01 PM) Oppy??? Hey, Dilo! It's the third of January. No more Asti Spumante!
-------------------- My Grandpa goes to Mars every day and all I get are these lousy T-shirts!
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Jan 3 2006, 11:10 PM
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QUOTE (Shaka @ Jan 3 2006, 11:06 PM) Hey, Dilo! It's the third of January. No more Asti Spumante! You're absolutely right...  In fact, we are now drinking in honor of Spirit and Dotdk double birthday! -------------------- I always think before posting! - Marco -
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Jan 4 2006, 01:10 AM
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QUOTE (dilo @ Jan 3 2006, 11:10 PM) You're absolutely right... In fact, we are now drinking in honor of Spirit and Dotdk double birthday! Yeah Marco, i saw that "oppy" too and figured it was that great italian wine  ken |
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Jan 4 2006, 08:26 AM
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QUOTE (Tosols Imaging) 713 p0695.03 10 0 0 10 0 20 navcam_5x1_az_162_3_bpp 713 p1212.07 2 0 0 2 0 4 front_haz_ultimate_2_bpp_pri15 713 p1219.02 2 0 0 2 0 4 front_hazcam_loco_pri_56 713 p1312.09 2 0 0 2 0 4 ultimate_rear_hazcam_2_bpp_pri15 713 p2102.13 3 0 3 0 1 7 pancam_isc_voc_cal_L267 713 p2104.10 3 0 3 0 1 7 pancam_mtes_cal_target_L267 713 p2433.14 12 0 0 12 2 26 pancam_6x1_drive_direction_L7R1 713 p2514.05 2 0 0 2 2 6 pancam_clast_survey_L7R1 713 p2600.07 2 2 0 0 2 6 pancam_tau 713 p2600.07 2 2 0 0 2 6 pancam_tau 713 p2631.01 11 0 0 0 2 13 pancam_sky_spot_L234567R34567 Looks to me like alternate driving days and imaging days, perhaps it's a bit restricted at the moment. Doug |
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Jan 4 2006, 09:41 AM
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QUOTE (mhoward @ Jan 3 2006, 11:33 PM) There is a nifty sequence of rear-hazcam shots (she's driving backwards) showing the rover "stuttering". Maybe it's the combination of the drift and the rocks and the inclination? I remember similar zig-zagging was pointed out by somebody when Spirit was going downslope near the step at Haskin Ridge. It was the consequence of autonomous drive & slope. |
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Jan 4 2006, 01:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2698 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
A panoramic view of Inner Basin and Homeplate, the next stop.
Taken with the L navcam on Sol 712. jvandriel
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Jan 4 2006, 02:35 PM
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CODE 714 p1795.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 navcam_5x1_az_342_3_bpp Looks like a 'look back' to El-D to me - I'm desperate to see that as we're in some comparatively 'Alan is lost' type terrain here Doug |
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