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 Jan 20 2006, 08:39 AM
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Seems that it would be possible to have a glimpse of El Dorado not only from Home Plate but from another place (see yellow arrows on the picture below) which I think is in the planned route.
(Navcam image taken on sol 706, at El Dorado) |
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Jan 20 2006, 10:20 PM
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QUOTE (atomoid @ Jan 19 2006, 11:18 PM) I've yet to spot any image looking back to Ultreya (ok uh, "El Dorado" it is) from recent positions. I'm hoping to spot what lies above the area Spirit traversed since that was hidden behind the slope of the dunefield. Maybe weve already images the area but the filter/exposures werent right to get the black dunes iwth any contrast, or maybe we just havent had a good look at the area yet. I'm thinking by now we should have been able to get a good view of El Dorado in its entirety, but still no pics...  You know, it's sad the way that the colonialisers apply their own names to places which have had perfectly good native names since the year dot.com. Here we are, native Martians to a man (Emily, you're a man if you're a Martian, we have but one gender, more's the pity!) and we know that the dang thing is called Ultreya Abyss. Then the boy racers from Earth (p'tah!) come along with their beach buggy, and suddenly good ol' Ultreya is El Dorado. Makesyersickdunnit! Bob Shaw -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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Jan 20 2006, 11:48 PM
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QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jan 20 2006, 10:20 PM) You know, it's sad the way that the colonialisers apply their own names to places which have had perfectly good native names since the year dot.com. Here we are, native Martians to a man (Emily, you're a man if you're a Martian, we have but one gender, more's the pity!) and we know that the dang thing is called Ultreya Abyss. Then the boy racers from Earth (p'tah!) come along with their beach buggy, and suddenly good ol' Ultreya is El Dorado. Makesyersickdunnit! Bob Shaw "I got a villa near the Tirra Canal," said someone. "You mean the Roosevelt Canal, don't you?" "Tirra. The old Martian name." "But on the map-" "Forget the map. It's Tirra now. Now I found a place in the Pillan Mountains-" "You mean the Rockefeller Range," said Bittering. "I mean the Pillan Mountains," said Sam. "Yes," said Bittering, buried in the hot, swarming air. "The Pillan Mountains." (from Ray Bradbury, Dark They Were, and Golden-eyed) |
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Jan 20 2006, 11:54 PM
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> "Tirra. The old Martian name."
LOL! I've thought the same thing. Ultreya it is. --Bill -------------------- |
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Jan 21 2006, 08:16 AM
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QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Jan 19 2006, 10:39 PM) Seems that it would be possible to have a glimpse of El Dorado not only from Home Plate but from another place (see yellow arrows on the picture below) which I think is in the planned route. Unless I miss my guess, this shows a large portion of it:
-------------------- My Grandpa goes to Mars every day and all I get are these lousy T-shirts!
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Jan 21 2006, 04:03 PM
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There's a Pancam closeup, too.
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Feb 2 2006, 09:41 PM
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...and finally the left top of Ultreya-dorado
http://mars.lyle.org/imagery/2N191964216EF...25L0M1.JPG.html i guess thats all she wrote. I'm still wondering why the boundary areas are so tight, especially at the top where youd think stuff would come down in more varied places based on prevailng wind velocities, which shoudl tend to produce a much more blended boundary. I'd expected to see soem indication of slope change at the boudary but it looks very smooth. It seems Ultreya hasnt lost all its mystery. |
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Feb 2 2006, 10:32 PM
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A prime rule for both photographers and geologists...
"NEVER FORGET TO LOOK BEHIND YOU" ...some of the best discoveries are found there (remember the back of Larry's Lookout!) A last(?) look back to El Dorado (Ultreya). 186k Hand-stitched and colourised for effect only. Enjoy Astro0
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Feb 3 2006, 05:53 AM
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QUOTE (Astro0 @ Feb 2 2006, 04:32 PM) A prime rule for both photographers and geologists... ... "NEVER FORGET TO LOOK BEHIND YOU"... Astro0 ... Not to mention that it is a rule of survival for spelunkers, but that's an easy one for all to forget, as we excitedly rush into the future.  Good point.
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Feb 3 2006, 10:58 AM
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-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Feb 3 2006, 07:54 PM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ Feb 3 2006, 12:58 AM) Over the mountains of the Moon, down the valley of shadow... The Stuff of Dreams, Ustrax, The Stuff of Dreams! 
-------------------- My Grandpa goes to Mars every day and all I get are these lousy T-shirts!
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