New Updates from Steve Squyres, November 27, 2006 |
New Updates from Steve Squyres, November 27, 2006 |
Nov 27 2006, 08:30 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
November 27, 2006
Another quick one tonight... Spirit's on the move. We've done a nice little rotation to the right, and now we've got a bunch of new stuff within reach of the arm. We'll do our business here, and then it's going to be time to do some real driving. Everybody is really itching to start covering some ground again. And on the other side of the planet Opportunity is on the move too. The pictures of the eastern of Cape Verde were specacular, and finished up our business at Cape St. Mary. We just did a 43-meter drive to the northeast, and there'll be more driving in the coming week... though it may be slowed down a little by a checkout of more of our new software. Once that software check is out of the way, our next target will be the southwestern side of a really big alcove that we've named Bottomless Bay, or Bahia sin Fondo. It's going to be like this for awhile, driving from one lookout on the rim of Victoria to the next, taking spectacular Pancam images of cliff faces. One more thing: Keep your eyes peeled for some new images of both rover landing sites from our friends on the MRO HiRISE team. That's one heck of a camera they've got, and we're expecting some pretty spectacular new images soon. from http://athena.cornell.edu/news/mubss/ |
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Nov 27 2006, 10:38 AM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
Edgar Alan Poe |
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Nov 27 2006, 03:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 240 Joined: 18-July 06 Member No.: 981 |
Hey thanks for that Ustrax!
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Nov 27 2006, 04:32 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Hey thanks for that Ustrax! You're welcome...I just love those old charts! Here's another link for the terrestrial bay. -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
Edgar Alan Poe |
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Nov 28 2006, 12:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1870 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 174 |
Frondo Lives!
(go go Gandalf!) |
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Dec 4 2006, 10:20 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Another new MUBSS which talks about the recent Spirit MI's and future target plans, and Opportunity making it to Bottomless Bay and why they've not had the arm out much.
Doug |
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Dec 4 2006, 11:27 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
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Dec 4 2006, 11:40 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
It was at the top of the thread
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