Spirit Route Map, Small and Large Scales Options

[djellison]

I was ASTONISHED by the Sol 659 drive - you can not see two sets of tracks, they must have backed up straight over the orig ones...astonishing driving

Doug

[jaredGalen]

Seems like they have taken a leaf out of dilo's book in "Route mapping for MERs" with their polar projection type bit.

[alan]

On the south side of the ridge now

[jamescanvin]

On the south side of the ridge now

Good to see your location images back Alan.

[alan]

Now in color

updated to sol 667

This post has been edited by alan: Nov 19 2005, 06:39 PM

[alan]

Orbital view

[algorimancer]

Looks like we ought to be making a sharp turn to the west sometime soon. That was a quick descent.

[alan]

Update to 670

Actual position is probably a bit lower, behind ridge.

[Tesheiner]

There was no update on Spirit traverse maps at the official MER webpage since sol 659 drive, and I wouldn't expect any until after Thanksgiving holidays.

So here is what I've been tracking until sol 671. Data until sol 651 have been adjusted to the official map while further positions up to sol 659 fits quite well with the traverse map.

[Phil Stooke]

Tesheiner's map looks good to me, though I have not yet had a chance to compare it with my day to day notes.

Phil

[alan]

The nearest tracks from the sol 666 drive are 20 meters from Spirit's current position, so the sol 671 position should be about 20 meters to the SSW, near the edge of the dark patch.

[dot.dk]

New SOL 668 traverse maps are up:

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/tm-...rit-sol668.html

[Tesheiner]

The nearest tracks from the sol 666 drive are 20 meters from Spirit's current position, so the sol 671 position should be about 20 meters to the SSW, near the edge of the dark patch.

I knew that when plotted 671 position; it was a bit inconsistent with that 666 drive. But that's the problem with this incremental method; errors are cumulative and from time to time you must correct the whole thing using another technic.

[DFinfrock]

New SOL 668 traverse maps are up:

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/tm-...rit-sol668.html

Sorry ustrax. Ultreya is not in the "Corridor of Interest".

Why wouldn't Spirit as least give the area a brief up-close look? It sure seems interesting to me.

[Phil Stooke]

Dunes (drifts, ripples etc.) might be interesting if there were no other good targets around, but this is a geological wonderland rick in outcrops of rock of different types. The stuff of dunes could have come from anywhere, but bedrock is in place where it formed, full of clues about its depositional environment. It's going to be bedrock all, or most of, the time...

Phil