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Phil Stooke

Aug 29 2012, 08:52 PM

Post #201

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Thread created for posting MSL route maps and map updates.
Comments / suggestions adding value to the route maps are allowed, but discussions regarding the route itself and "future" paths are not. Use the currently active thread for the latter.

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Here's an updated map of activities near the landing site and the start of a map of the route to Glenelg. I may get one more step added to this before I have to take a break Aug. 31 to Sept 16, and I will resume it after that. Details will be revised as necessary as we go.

Phil

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... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.

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Posts in this topic

Phil Stooke MSL Route Map Aug 29 2012, 08:52 PM

Phil Stooke Sol 342 update with a preliminary position. I may ... Jul 23 2013, 05:23 PM

dvandorn Phil -- one of the stated goals for the drive back... Jul 23 2013, 08:49 PM

Phil Stooke They (EDIT: backshell and parachute) are still som... Jul 23 2013, 09:03 PM

fredk The heatshield is east. Backshell/'chute are ... Jul 23 2013, 09:27 PM

Jaro_in_Montreal QUOTE (fredk @ Jul 23 2013, 09:27 PM) The... Jul 24 2013, 04:26 PM

Phil Stooke Sol 343 update - roughly 30 m to the west. Phil Jul 24 2013, 05:44 PM

Phil Stooke Update for sol 344. The position is well defined ... Jul 25 2013, 06:59 PM

Phil Stooke Update for sol 345. The exact location is a bit u... Jul 26 2013, 07:08 PM

RRussman Phil- Thanks for your post #199 explanation of you... Jul 28 2013, 10:15 PM

Phil Stooke OK! Sounds interesting. I look forward to se... Jul 29 2013, 01:58 PM

elakdawalla I'm looking into the data sets covering Gale a... Jul 31 2013, 04:06 AM

Phil Stooke Here I am using map projected but not orthorectifi... Jul 31 2013, 10:58 AM

Phil Stooke Update to sol 349 - I had to extend my map base. ... Jul 31 2013, 03:40 PM

Phil Stooke Sol 351. This is where two paths diverge... we ca... Aug 2 2013, 03:49 PM

mmd QUOTE (sittingduck @ Jul 19 2013, 08:28 P... Aug 2 2013, 11:01 PM

Phil Stooke I've updated the map to include the 354 drive ... Aug 6 2013, 03:29 PM

PaulH51 QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Aug 6 2013, 11:29 PM... Aug 6 2013, 11:43 PM

Phil Stooke Latest update. Phil Aug 7 2013, 03:44 PM

jmknapp For anyone who might want to try tracking and/or m... Aug 11 2013, 12:12 AM

RRussman Thanks Joe for your link to the "unofficial... Aug 11 2013, 12:36 PM

jmknapp I used the zero elevation datum as 3395.582 km fro... Aug 11 2013, 07:26 PM

Phil Stooke Here's a map update to sol 361. Phil Aug 12 2013, 01:42 PM

Phil Stooke A good drive on sol 363. THe location is good but... Aug 14 2013, 03:56 PM

Phil Stooke The latest drive was shorter, about 30 m SW, leavi... Aug 16 2013, 01:52 PM

RRussman Hello Joe, A little post dated but I wanted to pas... Aug 22 2013, 07:03 PM

jmknapp OK, if the DTM files have the Bradbury landing ele... Aug 23 2013, 12:54 AM

RRussman That point is only as accurate as I could place it... Aug 24 2013, 11:25 PM

Phil Stooke Quick map update as I get back to work. The last ... Aug 26 2013, 02:27 PM

Phil Stooke Update after the sol 376 drive - with a minor adju... Aug 27 2013, 04:52 PM

Phil Stooke A couple of retrospective posts to give a full loo... Aug 28 2013, 02:28 PM

jmknapp I guess going by that graphic my odometer value is... Aug 28 2013, 02:50 PM

Phil Stooke We moved again on sol 377. I prematurely marked o... Aug 28 2013, 04:19 PM

Phil Stooke Yet another drive on sol 378, and a good long one,... Aug 29 2013, 04:13 PM

jmknapp If all goes as normal the SPICE update should happ... Aug 29 2013, 04:44 PM

djellison Nope - the data almost all comes down from MRO or ... Aug 29 2013, 05:27 PM

jmknapp Right on the money, Phil: Sol 378, 91 meter drive... Aug 29 2013, 06:58 PM

Phil Stooke A lucky guess! Phil Aug 29 2013, 07:23 PM

kenny Well, as an old Scottish golfer once said, we find... Aug 29 2013, 09:40 PM

Phil Stooke Very true, Kenny! Looks like a short drive to... Aug 30 2013, 04:49 PM

Phil Stooke Update to sol 383, with the previous location impr... Sep 4 2013, 02:24 PM

Phil Stooke This is our 385 position. Now I have to extend th... Sep 6 2013, 05:44 PM

testguru I apologize in advance if the answer to this ques... Sep 8 2013, 10:41 PM

jmknapp You can go to the map here and zoom out 6 levels: ... Sep 8 2013, 11:58 PM

illexsquid QUOTE (jmknapp @ Sep 8 2013, 04:58 PM) Yo... Sep 11 2013, 09:46 PM

Phil Stooke That is a good suggestion. I'm not going to d... Sep 8 2013, 11:59 PM

Phil Stooke Update to 388... plus a look at our progress so fa... Sep 9 2013, 03:11 PM

climber QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Sep 9 2013, 05:11 PM... Sep 9 2013, 03:29 PM

Phil Stooke A few names give me cause to celebrate, so here... Sep 10 2013, 06:29 PM

Phil Stooke A nice drive - the location is good but the route ... Sep 11 2013, 01:58 PM

jmknapp Sol 390, 78 meters, adjusted to match Phil's m... Sep 11 2013, 03:27 PM

Phil Stooke Map update to sol 392 - a short move to the outcro... Sep 13 2013, 01:53 PM

Phil Stooke Time for a closeup map of Waypoint 1. I forgot th... Sep 17 2013, 03:02 PM

Phil Stooke Moving on - I will post a final version of the las... Sep 23 2013, 02:04 PM

Phil Stooke Update to the Waypoint 1 map. I hope to get more ... Sep 23 2013, 02:38 PM

Phil Stooke Sol 403 - a good drive as jmknapp said in the othe... Sep 24 2013, 01:43 PM

Phil Stooke Keeping up with our progress... I will post this r... Sep 24 2013, 04:31 PM

Phil Stooke Update to sol 404. This includes some corrections... Sep 25 2013, 01:54 PM

Phil Stooke Here's a summary of where we've been. P... Sep 25 2013, 05:28 PM

ngunn That is superb Phil - a perfect choice of scale an... Sep 25 2013, 05:40 PM

Phil Stooke Thanks! I made it for somebody who is giving ... Sep 27 2013, 02:37 PM

Phil Stooke Route map updated to sol 409. I think the locatio... Sep 30 2013, 07:50 PM

jmknapp I trued up my map using Phil's end location. H... Oct 1 2013, 11:27 AM

Phil Stooke Update after 410: a short (20 m) drive to the sout... Oct 1 2013, 01:50 PM

jmknapp QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Oct 1 2013, 09:50 AM... Oct 1 2013, 08:19 PM

Phil Stooke ... except this update... Phil Oct 1 2013, 08:04 PM

Phil Stooke Back to mapping after a few days in Houston. This... Oct 7 2013, 02:30 PM

Phil Stooke We just had a drive on sol 417. To the east (EDIT... Oct 8 2013, 08:42 PM

Phil Stooke Map update to sol 419. I've extended the base... Oct 11 2013, 02:00 PM

Phil Stooke Map updated to sol 422. Phil Oct 15 2013, 12:05 PM

Phil Stooke Another nice drive on sol 424. Phil Oct 16 2013, 01:56 PM

Phil Stooke A shorter drive on sol 426, getting into rougher c... Oct 18 2013, 03:05 PM

Phil Stooke Here's an update to the overview map. We... Oct 18 2013, 06:36 PM

infocat13 thanks for all you do Phil! I have seen many ... Oct 18 2013, 11:07 PM

infocat13 ADMIN NOTE: Unnecessary quoting removed. Refer UMS... Oct 19 2013, 12:38 AM

Astro0 > but what do you think the future route might ... Oct 18 2013, 11:47 PM

Phil Stooke Sol 429 drive - just a short one. I may have to a... Oct 21 2013, 02:01 PM

Phil Stooke This is the position after the sol 431 drive. Phi... Oct 23 2013, 01:27 PM

Phil Stooke I've updated the map for the sol 433 drive - a... Oct 25 2013, 01:51 PM

Phil Stooke I only have a rough position for sol 436 right now... Oct 28 2013, 05:10 PM

Phil Stooke We must be out of restricted sols now. Another dr... Oct 29 2013, 02:17 PM

djellison QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Oct 29 2013, 07:17 A... Oct 29 2013, 03:19 PM

Greenish Here is a quick, very local contour map I made to ... Oct 29 2013, 05:53 PM

Phil Stooke That looks good! I took the liberty of mergin... Oct 29 2013, 06:47 PM

pgrindrod Did somebody say DEM?! Phil, I added some con... Oct 30 2013, 09:47 AM

Phil Stooke That's great. I prefer your colours generally... Oct 30 2013, 02:11 PM

Greenish Phil and pgrindod, very cool - I had been getting ... Oct 30 2013, 02:15 PM

Phil Stooke Sol 439 - right there. Phil Oct 31 2013, 01:41 PM

Phil Stooke Even more right there! Phil Nov 4 2013, 03:16 PM

Phil Stooke On the road again - a bit of maneuvering to get up... Nov 14 2013, 09:30 PM

Phil Stooke Here's the sol 454 drive. The location should... Nov 15 2013, 06:21 PM

dilo I made a comparison between the planned "Rapi... Nov 17 2013, 10:29 AM

Phil Stooke Update to sol 456. The location should be good, b... Nov 18 2013, 02:24 PM

Phil Stooke Another map update after the very welcome drive on... Nov 27 2013, 02:20 PM

Phil Stooke The sol 470 map - terrain is getting quite rugged.... Dec 2 2013, 02:36 PM

Greenish A basic color contour overlay of the nearby area, ... Dec 2 2013, 05:03 PM

Phil Stooke Here is a mid-resolution overview of the route (re... Dec 3 2013, 06:06 PM

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