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The western route, 5th leg after stop at Absecon / Reeds Bay
Tesheiner
post Jul 11 2009, 05:57 PM
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Time for a new thread.
After moving southwards for ages, the "detour" by the western path has started with a 60+ meters drive on sol 1942.
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There are no images yet --they should be available on the next update-- so this image was calculated solely based on the rover's mobility info. I'll update the route map later.
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- Tesheiner   The western route   Jul 11 2009, 05:57 PM
- - Astrophil   Excuse the jumping in here, but... Shelley, I...   Jul 28 2009, 10:33 AM
- - Stu   Getting closer...   Jul 28 2009, 10:51 AM
- - Stu   Wider angle view...   Jul 28 2009, 10:53 AM
|- - CryptoEngineer   This is probably a stupid question, but..... Are ...   Jul 28 2009, 02:12 PM
|- - PaulM   QUOTE (CryptoEngineer @ Jul 28 2009, 03:1...   Jul 28 2009, 05:38 PM
||- - fredk   QUOTE (PaulM @ Jul 28 2009, 06:38 PM) At ...   Jul 28 2009, 05:52 PM
||- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (PaulM @ Jul 28 2009, 12:38 PM) ......   Jul 28 2009, 08:31 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (CryptoEngineer @ Jul 28 2009, 09:1...   Jul 28 2009, 07:52 PM
- - Phil Stooke   What's especially interesting is how many ther...   Jul 28 2009, 02:34 PM
- - djellison   Other reasons we're going to the rock (other t...   Jul 28 2009, 05:29 PM
- - glennwsmith   Astrophil, I think your reading is correct -- than...   Jul 28 2009, 11:08 PM
- - Stu   If ever you want proof of how cool a meteorite is,...   Jul 28 2009, 11:52 PM
|- - CryptoEngineer   QUOTE (Stu @ Jul 28 2009, 06:52 PM) If ev...   Jul 29 2009, 06:38 PM
- - PDP8E   nothing much happening .... so a super zoomed imag...   Jul 29 2009, 01:52 AM
- - CosmicRocker   QUOTE (PaulM @ Jul 28 2009, 11:38 AM) ......   Jul 29 2009, 05:21 AM
|- - serpens   Given that any ejecta from an Earth impact would b...   Jul 29 2009, 06:24 AM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Jul 29 2009, 01:21 ...   Jul 29 2009, 07:25 AM
||- - SFJCody   Looks like an iron meteorite. But a very intimidat...   Jul 29 2009, 08:32 AM
||- - serpens   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Jul 29 2009, 09:32 AM) L...   Jul 29 2009, 09:36 AM
|- - PaulM   QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Jul 29 2009, 06:21 ...   Jul 29 2009, 11:35 AM
- - djellison   That is a big ass chunky lump of metal I think. I...   Jul 29 2009, 08:35 AM
- - remcook   Looks like the Beagle-2! *ducks and runs*   Jul 29 2009, 08:38 AM
- - Ant103   A very incomplete color view of the meteorite L...   Jul 29 2009, 09:52 AM
- - PDP8E   A report on Block Island by the Mini-TES would be ...   Jul 29 2009, 01:22 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (PDP8E @ Jul 29 2009, 02:22 PM) A r...   Jul 29 2009, 01:29 PM
- - Stu   Glasses at the ready...   Jul 29 2009, 01:29 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Not too shabby, Stu! I like the little projec...   Jul 29 2009, 01:52 PM
- - Nirgal   looks like another iron meteorite similar to: 200...   Jul 29 2009, 02:43 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (Nirgal @ Jul 29 2009, 10:43 AM) .....   Jul 29 2009, 03:11 PM
- - diane   Wouldn't a meteorite of that size make a crate...   Jul 29 2009, 02:44 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (diane @ Jul 29 2009, 10:44 AM) Wou...   Jul 29 2009, 03:17 PM
- - Stu   It could just be sitting here after coming from el...   Jul 29 2009, 03:09 PM
- - ngunn   Maybe the surface it landed on has ablated away, c...   Jul 29 2009, 03:10 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Nirgal - Bounce Rock resembles rocks found on Eart...   Jul 29 2009, 03:11 PM
- - PDP8E   as far as cratering, I am sure the physicists and ...   Jul 29 2009, 03:36 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (PDP8E @ Jul 29 2009, 10:36 AM) ......   Jul 29 2009, 04:43 PM
||- - MarkG   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jul 29 2009, 08:43...   Jul 29 2009, 06:20 PM
|- - ustrax   How big would be the crater caused by a pretty thi...   Jul 29 2009, 06:40 PM
- - serpens   On this sandblasted plane Block Island is large en...   Jul 29 2009, 11:33 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (serpens @ Jul 29 2009, 06:33 PM) ....   Jul 30 2009, 01:24 AM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jul 29 2009, 05:24...   Jul 30 2009, 01:44 AM
|- - serpens   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jul 30 2009, 01:24...   Jul 30 2009, 04:49 AM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (serpens @ Jul 29 2009, 11:49 PM) T...   Jul 30 2009, 03:57 PM
- - glennwsmith   And in line with the drift (pun intended) of Nprev...   Jul 30 2009, 01:53 AM
- - CosmicRocker   QUOTE (serpens @ Jul 29 2009, 01:24 AM) G...   Jul 30 2009, 05:34 AM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Jul 29 2009, 10:34 ...   Jul 30 2009, 07:16 AM
- - Shaka   Now, there's an interesting comparison, Tom. H...   Jul 30 2009, 05:56 AM
|- - PaulM   QUOTE (Shaka @ Jul 30 2009, 06:56 AM) Now...   Jul 30 2009, 11:37 AM
|- - john_s   Mars does of course have the advantage of an atmos...   Jul 30 2009, 03:07 PM
|- - Shaka   QUOTE (john_s @ Jul 30 2009, 05:07 AM) Me...   Jul 30 2009, 07:54 PM
- - Stu   Quick recap, comparison and celebration :-)   Jul 30 2009, 03:44 PM
- - Fran Ontanaya   Perhaps the distribution of fragments around it ca...   Jul 30 2009, 06:25 PM
- - MarkG   The surface of BI seems to show some signs of atmo...   Jul 30 2009, 08:11 PM
- - Stu   Some musings on martian meteorites here if anyone ...   Jul 30 2009, 08:32 PM
- - nasaman58   Does this look like a meteorite to anyone else? My...   Jul 31 2009, 01:34 AM
- - centsworth_II   Latest pancam of Block Island (top), and a reminde...   Jul 31 2009, 02:30 AM
- - Shaka   Two chips off the old block! Guess we shoul...   Jul 31 2009, 03:14 AM
- - CosmicRocker   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Jul 30 2009, 02:16 A...   Jul 31 2009, 04:12 AM
|- - SFJCody   http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...B8P23...   Jul 31 2009, 08:10 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Maybe - or it might have had showers of ejecta fro...   Jul 31 2009, 08:14 PM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jul 31 2009, 09:14 P...   Jul 31 2009, 08:22 PM
- - nprev   Definite metallic glints apparent as well in this ...   Jul 31 2009, 08:27 PM
- - Shaka   The spheres on BI seem to be more uniformly small ...   Jul 31 2009, 08:39 PM
- - nprev   Yeah, I noticed the apparent blueberry size constr...   Jul 31 2009, 08:56 PM
- - Ant103   And here is the color views The anaglyph (dedic...   Aug 1 2009, 01:12 AM
- - nprev   Ant, what can I say but WOW!!!! Fa...   Aug 1 2009, 01:22 AM
- - CosmicRocker   Awesome imagery, Ant103. Thanks. QUOTE (SFJCod...   Aug 1 2009, 04:12 AM
- - john_s   Beautiful! I'm struck by the contrast bet...   Aug 1 2009, 02:50 PM
- - MarkG   Block Island Ramblings... Well, Block Island seems...   Aug 1 2009, 03:34 PM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (MarkG @ Aug 1 2009, 04:34 PM) The ...   Aug 1 2009, 05:01 PM
- - centsworth_II   Block Island seems to be sitting on the flat, rock...   Aug 1 2009, 03:57 PM
|- - Fran Ontanaya   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Aug 1 2009, 05:57 ...   Aug 1 2009, 05:27 PM
|- - ilbasso   QUOTE (Fran Ontanaya @ Aug 1 2009, 01:27 ...   Aug 1 2009, 08:35 PM
- - dvandorn   If BI has been eroded by chemical means, is that n...   Aug 1 2009, 05:14 PM
- - glennwsmith   Stu, thanks for the great review of Rover meteorit...   Aug 1 2009, 05:43 PM
- - JayB   BI is very cool...but now we're here I'm w...   Aug 1 2009, 06:44 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (JayB @ Aug 1 2009, 07:44 PM) BI is...   Aug 1 2009, 08:55 PM
- - Shaka   Ilbasso, Antarctic meteorites mostly r...   Aug 1 2009, 09:41 PM
- - Stu   Thanks Ant, great work! I missed the new BI pi...   Aug 1 2009, 10:01 PM
- - Stu   ... oh, and if you thought the "Yeti" go...   Aug 1 2009, 10:05 PM
- - MarsIsImportant   IMHO, this is one of the most important finds for ...   Aug 1 2009, 11:10 PM
- - Shaka   Imaginative, to be sure, though I can't say I...   Aug 2 2009, 01:03 AM
- - Hungry4info   I don't suppose wind could have blown blueberr...   Aug 2 2009, 01:41 AM
- - alan   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Aug 1 2009, 10:57 ...   Aug 2 2009, 01:51 AM
- - CosmicRocker   It's interesting to see how differently people...   Aug 2 2009, 05:13 AM
- - MarsIsImportant   QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Aug 1 2009, 08:41 PM...   Aug 2 2009, 08:25 AM
- - Stu   Fascinating...   Aug 2 2009, 09:02 AM
- - MarsIsImportant   Combine the fact that the axis of Mars has shifted...   Aug 2 2009, 09:05 AM
- - nprev   Sweet anaglyph, Stu! BI is captivating, visua...   Aug 2 2009, 09:33 AM
- - Stu   Glad you liked the 3D view This really is a fas...   Aug 2 2009, 09:40 AM
- - remcook   Very interesting object! And pretty too! W...   Aug 2 2009, 10:58 AM
|- - john_s   QUOTE (remcook @ Aug 2 2009, 11:58 AM) Wh...   Aug 2 2009, 02:15 PM
- - Ant103   Yeah, very good anaglyph Stu . Here is an other v...   Aug 2 2009, 11:36 AM
- - serpens   Could Block Island be a mesosiderite (stony iron m...   Aug 2 2009, 12:26 PM
|- - tfisher   As the block island meteorite seems very similar t...   Aug 2 2009, 12:57 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Marsisimportant: "The simplest explanation i...   Aug 2 2009, 01:20 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Aug 2 2009, 09:20 AM...   Aug 2 2009, 01:39 PM
|- - serpens   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Aug 2 2009, 01:39 ...   Aug 2 2009, 01:51 PM
- - glennwsmith   tfisher, thanks for the link to the Lunar and Plan...   Aug 2 2009, 03:37 PM
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