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 Mar 11 2005, 01:19 AM
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Amazing news!
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Mar 11 2005, 01:30 AM
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You know I was going to add that the panels looked "blacker" in the pic that Sunspot posted, but I was getting ready to leave work, and after an hour commute, I log in at home and see this...
700 watts!?!?!?! Yeeeeeeeee haw!  I would gladly trade a few specks on the hazcams for a clean solar array, any sol. It just keeps getting better... -------------------- Lyford Rome
"Zis is not nuts, zis is super-nuts!" Mathematician Richard Courant on viewing an Orion test |
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Mar 11 2005, 01:59 AM
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This is the best news in weeks. Go Spirit!
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Mar 11 2005, 02:01 AM
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QUOTE (Pando @ Mar 11 2005, 12:52 AM) QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 10 2005, 05:36 PM) What we need is one to come OVER HERE.....HELLOOO....YES YOU....GOT SOME NICE DIRTY SOLAR ARRAYS FOR YOU  omg... Looks like the dust devil actually heard you ...  700+ W/Hr!!!   Wow that's great news! Just wondering..where did you hear that from? |
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Mar 11 2005, 02:04 AM
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 The Insider Group: Members Posts: 669 Joined: 3-May 04 Member No.: 73 |
QUOTE (imran @ Mar 10 2005, 07:01 PM) QUOTE (Pando @ Mar 11 2005, 12:52 AM) QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 10 2005, 05:36 PM) What we need is one to come OVER HERE.....HELLOOO....YES YOU....GOT SOME NICE DIRTY SOLAR ARRAYS FOR YOU omg... Looks like the dust devil actually heard you ... 700+ W/Hr!!! Wow that's great news! Just wondering..where did you hear that from? A dust devil told me... 
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Mar 11 2005, 02:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Brittany (France) Member No.: 164 |
Probably solar array good news, dust devil and Pertinax post on Dirty lens are linked?
QUOTE Pertinax Posted: Mar 10 2005, 01:21 PM I don't know if this is related to the dust on the front hazcam or not, but thought it worth making a rare post! smile.gif It looks like Spirit's tracks nearby have been quiet wind-scoured (in terms of what we've seen thus far anyway). Before: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/na...00P1605L0M1.JPG After: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/na...44P0775R0M1.JPG BTW, maybe we see the ground effects of a strong gust on the left horizon side of these sol 420 Navcam images (left+right pictures, an horizontal white streak on the ground, not seen before) here): 
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Mar 11 2005, 03:03 AM
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QUOTE (Pando @ Mar 11 2005, 12:52 AM) QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 10 2005, 05:36 PM) What we need is one to come OVER HERE.....HELLOOO....YES YOU....GOT SOME NICE DIRTY SOLAR ARRAYS FOR YOU omg... Looks like the dust devil actually heard you ... 700+ W/Hr!!! I called it! http://mer.rlproject.com/index.php?showtop...findpost&p=6353 -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Mar 11 2005, 03:43 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1281 Joined: 18-December 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 124 |
QUOTE (dvandorn @ Mar 10 2005, 07:03 PM) Good on ya, Mate! Mars bars all around! (Doug - we're going to need a marsbar smiley icon soon....) -------------------- Lyford Rome
"Zis is not nuts, zis is super-nuts!" Mathematician Richard Courant on viewing an Orion test |
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Mar 11 2005, 04:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1281 Joined: 18-December 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 124 |
Well, it does appear to have had an affect -
Compare Sol 330 (from the deck pan self portrait - grayscaled to make it clearer)  with today's navcam image  You can really see a difference, and even tell which direction the wind came from the dust "shadow" around what ever that square dealy-bob is... -------------------- Lyford Rome
"Zis is not nuts, zis is super-nuts!" Mathematician Richard Courant on viewing an Orion test |
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Mar 11 2005, 04:48 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Brittany (France) Member No.: 164 |
Seems to be rather demonstrative, Lyford! You may also look on another Sol 407 Navcam image (2N162504460EFFA776P1875R0M1.JPG). What a radical dust whipoff!
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Mar 11 2005, 05:23 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1281 Joined: 18-December 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 124 |
QUOTE (erwan @ Mar 10 2005, 08:48 PM) Seems to be rather demonstrative, Lyford! You may also look on another Sol 407 Navcam image (2N162504460EFFA776P1875R0M1.JPG). What a radical dust whipoff! You are right - this way there's no filter issue - same camera - et viola!  and
-------------------- Lyford Rome
"Zis is not nuts, zis is super-nuts!" Mathematician Richard Courant on viewing an Orion test |
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Mar 11 2005, 05:45 AM
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Yeah! That rear view one is a beauty too, and a big one I presume. Are we under attack?
Revenge of the dust-devils...time to make some stereo's on these... -------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
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Mar 11 2005, 05:53 AM
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The Insider Group: Members Posts: 669 Joined: 3-May 04 Member No.: 73 |
That must have been quite a devil there, or was it actually a martian tornado? And now that Oppy is at the yellow brick road.... waitaminute, what movie was that anyway?
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Mar 11 2005, 06:16 AM
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Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
That one in the rear hazard camera looks like it's transporting quite some dust.
Attached thumbnail(s)
-------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
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Mar 11 2005, 06:25 AM
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Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
Forget about the dust, it's an artifact of the enhancing, it's sunlight. There seems to be another one to the right, see original file.
Thanks guys for these finds, it is a great morning! I used to track devils with MPF, we had some views back then, and some BIG devils on the horizon. -------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
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