Post Conjunction: Santa Maria to Cape York, The Journey to 'Spirit Point' |
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 Mar 26 2011, 02:37 PM
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 The Poet Dude  Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60  |
I'll do it for every meteorite we stop at...
 Larger version of that last pic up on my blog, if anyone wants a look: http://roadtoendeavour.wordpress.com/2011/...ell-santa-maria -------------------- |
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Mar 26 2011, 06:14 PM
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QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Mar 24 2011, 01:36 PM)  As noted previously I have been attempting to coin a new unit of measure for the size of Endeavour; "The San Fernando Valley-sized crater" named after the region of Los Angeles that many JPL staff probably commute to and from. I think the rule is that it needs to appear in a press release or a news story for a unit of measure to achieve official UMSF sanctioned acceptance. Still hoping, fingers crossed. Use to live in the Valley. Picturing Oppy driving from Chatsworth to North Hollywood kinda puts in in perspective. |
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Mar 28 2011, 08:30 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Sigh... ***hate*** it when the image pipeline dries up like this, leaving us with only the itty-bitty "stamp" images to tease and torment us...
 ...but from those, it looks like "Escobar" could be a very interesting chunka rock...   -------------------- |
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Mar 28 2011, 10:49 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Best I can do with what's available...
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Mar 28 2011, 01:23 PM
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QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 28 2011, 01:30 AM) Sigh... ***hate*** it when the image pipeline dries up like this, leaving us with only the itty-bitty "stamp" images to tease and torment us... When I was a boy we used to DREAM of itty-bitty "stamp" images from Mars. The ones we had were so small that we were able to give names to each of the pixels. So don't you be going on about your torment, young man. Be glad for what you've got! -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Mar 28 2011, 01:27 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
 I know, I know... and I'm not being ungrateful, really I'm not. I too remember the days when we had to rely on astronomy mags to show us pics MONTHS after they were taken. It's just *brilliant* timing that the pipeline jams on the *exact* day Oppy leaves Santa Maria and begins her long trek to Endeavour, isn't it?  Like the photographer missed Columbus' ships leaving port because his batteries ran out.Not that there was a photographer. But you know what I mean. -------------------- |
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Mar 28 2011, 01:46 PM
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There wasn't a photographer on the Columbus trip? Oh crap. I got taken by the book of photos then. They seemed so real especially the one where the first mate was standing behind Christopher making horns over his head.
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Mar 28 2011, 05:52 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Closer view...
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Mar 28 2011, 07:44 PM
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One thing missing in the comparison to the SF Valley is a million other rovers stuck in traffic.
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Mar 28 2011, 07:57 PM
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Exploratorium's back!
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...0M1.JPG?sol2547 http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...0M1.JPG?sol2549 I like this area: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...2M1.JPG?sol2549 Looks like ejecta blocks from SM: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...2M1.JPG?sol2549 |
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Mar 28 2011, 08:05 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
...and how...!
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Mar 28 2011, 09:31 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Rough 'n ugly Santa Maria departure panorama...
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Mar 28 2011, 09:49 PM
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Fond farewell...
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Mar 28 2011, 11:25 PM
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Maybe it's because we're on the road again, but, this spot is just lovely...(Ejecta heaven)...
-------------------- 'She drove until the wheels fell off...'
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Mar 28 2011, 11:43 PM
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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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