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Mar 27 2012, 06:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
I like the way they are a slightly cautious, saying if the landing is sucesssfull, etc. Of course it will be successful. I've run the simulation created by Doug and his team over and over again. I can report that it results in a successful landing every single time. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Mar 27 2012, 08:08 PM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
Of course it will be successful. I've run the simulation created by Doug and his team over and over again. I can report that it results in a successful landing every single time. Wow, good, now the team doesn't have to be nervous on landing day. -------------------- |
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Mar 27 2012, 08:57 PM
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#108
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2920 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Wow, good, now the team doesn't have to be nervous on landing day. Doug and team will have to... -------------------- |
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Mar 31 2012, 02:36 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1372 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
Talking of landing day, I took the Monday off from work so I can watch the landing and the first pictures coming back. That's if we don't have a hurricane bearing down on us......
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Mar 31 2012, 06:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
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Mar 31 2012, 08:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1074 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Québec, Canada Member No.: 3908 |
I will be on vacation also during that crucial week, in a remote location. Don't know if I'll be able to get news about MSL. I'll try not to worry too much and enjoy my time with the family.
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Mar 31 2012, 11:04 PM
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#112
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As long as you eat peanuts at the appointed time that's ok...
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Apr 2 2012, 12:56 PM
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#113
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1729 Joined: 3-August 06 From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E Member No.: 1004 |
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Apr 2 2012, 06:49 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10151 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
I'll be in transit between a week in Tofino and a return to Ontario... the hardest part will be convincing my fellow travellers that checking up on the latest from Mars is OK for vacation because it's not work! (since normally I would excuse looking at Mars stuff all day by saying - I'm not goofing off, this is my work!)
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PD: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf 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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May 4 2012, 10:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1419 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
Curiosity's Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) Acquires Test Image En Route to Mars
http://www.msss.com/science-images/mahli-a...ute-to-mars.php -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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May 5 2012, 12:08 AM
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I'm sure our image wizards can coax some more detail out of that picture, maybe with a super-sampling-stacking algorithm and boosting the red channel, or - ehh, actions to that effect, ...ahem...
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May 10 2012, 04:44 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 404 Joined: 5-January 10 Member No.: 5161 |
There doesn't seem to be any detail hidden in the shadows, except in the lower right-hand side there's something more there than all that random noise – probably something else reflecting its blurry self. Considering how cold the CCD must be, I'm surprised there's some noise. Or maybe the spacecraft is warm in its shell, from the RTG?
The highlights don't seem to be hiding much either. The image is nearly twice the size as those from Spirit and Opportunity rovers! And in color! Here's a version with shadows boosted way up bringing out the noise, and highlights trimmed down bringing out more blur patterns: |
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May 10 2012, 04:39 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
You can see some of the carbon figre textures to the right of the LED reflections on the inside of the backshell as a slightly lineated checker like pattern
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/images/msl201...1-4314-full.jpg The actual spot we're looking at is not visible in that picture - but it's basically the same all the way around. It's pretty warm in the backshell - typically room temperature. The CCD will be much happier once it's on Mars. Moreover - it will have been quite a long exposure to get that image, an order of magnitude or longer that will be done on Mars. We're talking a range of 20cm+, rather than the 2cm the LED's will typically be illuminating. |
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May 11 2012, 03:44 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 10-October 06 From: Maynard Mass USA Member No.: 1241 |
Here is my take on the 'forward mobility cable bracket' in approximately the MSSS orientation.
Do we have a JPL image (close up) of this bracket? -------------------- CLA CLL
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May 11 2012, 06:11 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
I've looked at most of the publicly available MSL images and there isn't a close up of it - and certainly not when stowed.
It's visible here - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA14256.jpg This is a poor image, from above, but you can see stowed MAHLI and stowed mobility and the bracket in question http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA15021.jpg it's just behind the callout graphics in this one http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA15289.jpg It's also on these... http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA14252.jpg http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA13980.jpg http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA13981.jpg http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA13808.jpg |
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