MSL at Rocknest, First scoop samples - sols 57-101 |
MSL at Rocknest, First scoop samples - sols 57-101 |
Oct 10 2012, 06:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 29-December 05 From: NE Oh, USA Member No.: 627 |
Resume Working with First Scooped Sample
"Investigation of a small, bright object thought to have come from the rover may resume between the first and second scoop. Over the past two sols, with rover arm activities on hold, the team has assessed the object as likely to be some type of plastic wrapper material, such as a tube used around a wire, possibly having fallen onto the rover from the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft's descent stage during the landing in August." http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2012-316 |
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Oct 10 2012, 07:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: 7-August 12 From: Garberville, CA Member No.: 6500 |
Here's the Sol 59 (partial) MC100 mosaic whith some white balancing. This is a really enthralling rock field. Not only that the great number of slabs exposed appear to be composed of very thin layers, but that they're apparently so well cemented they tend to resist collapse. And their apparently tilted (but formation consistent) angle of exposure is interesting to ponder.
AND... there's also a sister MC100 mosaic taken on Sol 60 (not down yet) with a few meter basline differential that'll be excellent for stereo viewing of this field when the full frames are available. Here's a quick test draft utilizing a thumbnail mosaic for the left eye... ...being a dedicated MC100 pair this will be razor sharp when the Sol 60 full frames are down. EDIT: The above anaglyph is now available in Full Resolution two posts down or click here. -------------------- "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." -T.S. Eliot
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Oct 11 2012, 12:33 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4246 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
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Oct 11 2012, 01:08 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: 7-August 12 From: Garberville, CA Member No.: 6500 |
Ask and ye shall receive! Here's the Full Resolution Anaglyph. Sols 59 & 60 MC100 pairing...
Oh Wow... Edit: Just went in and cloned out those pesky MC100 dirt spots that float in mid-air and realigned the separation of the sides just a hair. A pairing like this one, that has a pretty wide baseline (compared to the target's distance from MSL), makes the foreground and distant objects vary wildly in the separation of colors. I think this one strikes a decent balance that makes all depth fields accessible without too much eye adjustment though. Edit 2: A slightly more white balanced version of the anaglyph with reduced color separation in the area specific to the slabs to support very close zooming on them has been posted here. -------------------- "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." -T.S. Eliot
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Oct 11 2012, 06:18 AM
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Oct 11 2012, 10:30 AM
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Oct 11 2012, 11:20 AM
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Oct 11 2012, 03:32 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Oct 11 2012, 03:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 547 Joined: 1-May 06 From: Scotland (Ecosse, Escocia) Member No.: 759 |
Fascinating....or one friable one which simply fell apart after a fairly gentle landing....
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Oct 11 2012, 03:54 PM
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I think those are chemcam laser shots.
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Oct 11 2012, 04:26 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
I think those are chemcam laser shots. Hmmm. Still think they're meteorites. Looks like solid objects in there... -------------------- |
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Oct 11 2012, 05:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4246 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
Definitely laser pits:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/pr...CCAM01050M_.JPG Meteorites wouldn't fall in a raster pattern! |
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Oct 11 2012, 11:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
ADMINmode: A bunch of posts related to observations discussed in the telecon for the period of the 'Drive to Glenelg' topic moved there.
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Oct 12 2012, 12:41 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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Oct 12 2012, 12:53 AM
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