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 Nov 14 2008, 11:34 PM
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QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Nov 14 2008, 11:15 PM)  I was out on a business travel so today's update is a little bit late. This is acceptable  re : "I wasn't aware we came out of restricted sols", are you talking of Oppy or Yourself? You deserve restricted sols, Eduardo, you realy do... -------------------- |
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Nov 15 2008, 02:19 AM
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QUOTE (dburt @ Nov 14 2008, 03:19 PM) I'd guess that we're looking at two different layers of rock (slightly tilted up, perhaps; "very weakly dipping" to the geologist), rather than a difference in coating or topography. Just a guess, mind you. I can at last say that I agree with Don. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Nov 15 2008, 06:54 AM
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Yesterday I forgot to post this alternative colorization of Ant103 reprojected HazCam frame... cool!
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Nov 15 2008, 08:58 AM
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I love those hazcam reprojections. I hope you guys will continue to make more for us.
I can't help but wonder if the boundary between the layers of rock being discussed might be the slip face of an ancient dune or ripple that is currently being exhumed. -------------------- ...Tom
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Nov 15 2008, 03:54 PM
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Driving in two consecutive days !
 http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...cam/2008-11-15/ What a nice view! http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...89P1211R0M1.JPG -------------------- Free software for planetary science (including Cassini Image Viewer).
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Nov 15 2008, 04:01 PM
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Those arcs look a bit like the beggining of underground sublimation features --like in the scalloped terrain.
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Nov 15 2008, 04:07 PM
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QUOTE (peter59 @ Nov 15 2008, 09:54 AM) Driving in two consecutive days ! Looks like they are trying to get as far as possible before a wheel breaks from over-use.  (Like the old joke about the guy painting a fence wildly and a neighbor comes along and asks, "Why are you painting so fast and running around like a crazy person?" and the guy answers, "I'm trying to finish the job before I run out of paint.") -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Nov 15 2008, 04:47 PM
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It's nice to see that Oppy is practicing "leave no trace" hiking:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...89P1312R0M1.JPG (BTW: Almost zero blueberries!!!) -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Nov 15 2008, 04:59 PM
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Whoah there! We don't approve of them new-fangled 'auto-rovers' than can drive a tenth of a mile on two consecutive sols. Wait... actually, I do! I have no idea where we are, though; I'm pretty much lost without the tracking data, which hasn't updated yet.
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Nov 15 2008, 05:03 PM
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Cape St. Mary is still on sight in this navcam picture.
 > I have no idea where we are, though I'm doing a polar view to pinpoint the new site on the map... |
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Nov 15 2008, 05:04 PM
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I may be wrong, but it looks like it was just a small bump and we're south of the sol 1709 position, maybe 10 or 15 meters, maybe less. I think the arc is still visible behind Oppy.
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Nov 15 2008, 05:11 PM
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I *think* this might be relevant to the darker pavement/lighter pavement discussion above:
It's an image from way back on Sol 1679 when Oppy was last looking over Victoria Crater at the Cape Agulhas Promontory. What caught my eye is how there is a flat bright section (layer?) of rock face that is bordered by a darker region. Even weirder is how blueberries are sitting right at the border between two parts. Shouldn't the blueberries have rolled down into the cracks? I'm assuming the center part of the pavement is ever so slightly raised compared to the edge. Any ideas for an explanation? -Mike -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Nov 15 2008, 05:46 PM
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QUOTE (David S. @ Nov 15 2008, 06:04 PM) I may be wrong, but it looks like it was just a small bump and we're south of the sol 1709 position, maybe 10 or 15 meters, maybe less. I think the arc is still visible behind Oppy. You are right. Here is the boundary again:
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Nov 15 2008, 06:18 PM
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A small bump indeed, if we consider the average driving distance these days.
 20m due south. |
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Nov 15 2008, 06:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Is there any possibility that, because we're still in restricted sols (IIRC), the drive has been anticipated because it was quite "evident" and they could have instructed Oppy to do so if such and such criteria was met?
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