Post Conjunction: Santa Maria to Cape York, The Journey to 'Spirit Point' |
Post Conjunction: Santa Maria to Cape York, The Journey to 'Spirit Point' |
Apr 2 2011, 05:35 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
You got me cold, Phil; kapton is the devil!
EDIT: Forgot to add the traditional "Watch it, Map Boy!" Apologies for the oversight... -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Apr 2 2011, 05:42 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10128 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
And I foolishly edited the last post to insert an image, so now it's in the limbo of the previous page.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke 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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Apr 2 2011, 06:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 404 Joined: 5-January 10 Member No.: 5161 |
The RAT could chew off the Kapton if it becomes a problem. Probably not.
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Apr 3 2011, 01:14 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14431 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
The RAT could chew off the Kapton if it becomes a problem. Probably not. No it couldn't. Firstly - even a healthy arm wouldn't be commanded to touch that as it's well within the keep-out zone for self-contact. For goodness sake, it's ON A SUSPENSION STRUT and RIGHT NEXT TO TO CABLES THAT DRIVE A WHEEL. You would have to actually want to kill the rover to put the rat to work over there. Secondly - the arm ISN'T healthy - and can't reach there anymore anyway. |
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Apr 3 2011, 09:10 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Apr 3 2011, 09:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2807 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
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Apr 3 2011, 10:47 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Some very interesting features up ahead - circular, pedastal-like domey...things... which have been catching my eye for quite a while now. There are many more of them closer to Cape York, so it'll be interesting to get a close look at some of them early on in our drive.
To provide scale I've dropped some virtual Oppys onto this image, which shows one possible route (bottom to top = west to east... ish... kind of...) for the next few sols, taking her towards the features. I've made a lot more images relating to this, but, again, rather than bombard UMSF's server with them I've put them in a post over on my blog, which I hope some of you will take a look at: http://roadtoendeavour.wordpress.com/2011/...the-great-plain -------------------- |
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Apr 3 2011, 02:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4246 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
(Stu, I think that should read bottom to top.)
Those domey things are interesting, and I don't recall seeing features like them before. They're surrounded by the "darkened terrain" that mhoward pointed out long ago. Though I can't see any depth on your 3D pic, Stu, I get the impression the domes are a bit higher than the dark terrain. But hopefully we'll find out soon. Presumably the "domes" are the insides of old craters that were perhaps filled with a harder material than the outsides (unless they're lower than the dark terrain, in which case the outsides were harder). We can also see how much we've climbed recently looking back at Santa Maria - the rim doesn't even cut the horizon any more: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...0M1.JPG?sol2554 |
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Apr 3 2011, 03:52 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10128 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Right Fred - plus that pic shows why Santa Maria was so hard to spot coming from the uphill side.
Looking at the little hazard avoidance dance steps, you have to ask - why worry? Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke 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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Apr 3 2011, 04:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
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Apr 3 2011, 06:12 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
What's with the little wheel slews in the tracks every meter or so in the latter panorama? Is that an anti-dig-in measure, or a traction check?
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Apr 3 2011, 06:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4246 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
Check out this post.
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Apr 3 2011, 06:51 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Yeah, I saw that, Fred, but the puzzle pieces didn't click for me till just now; thanks!
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Apr 3 2011, 09:30 PM
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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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Apr 3 2011, 10:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 399 Joined: 28-August 07 From: San Francisco Member No.: 3511 |
Heavy, man!
-------------------- 'She drove until the wheels fell off...'
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