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 Dec 22 2004, 12:29 PM
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 I think it might be two springs over by B - so that's four - and possilbly one just to the left of impact crater A Doug |
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Dec 22 2004, 01:46 PM
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QUOTE (akuo @ Dec 22 2004, 12:17 PM) As you all remember, Oppy just about hit a similar rock just before bouncing into the Eagle crater. And we haven't seen one like it for hundreds of metres. Maybe the rocks are magenetic?  It is odd.This is a far out idea, but what if the rock was actually ejected from the impact site. There don't seem to be any marks in the sand that would indicate that, but maybe they've been covered up in the months it took Oppy to get out here. Just a thought. |
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Dec 22 2004, 02:49 PM
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Why am I reminded of Beagle 2 when I look at these pictures?!!
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Dec 22 2004, 03:04 PM
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QUOTE (mhoward @ Dec 22 2004, 01:46 PM) QUOTE (akuo @ Dec 22 2004, 12:17 PM) As you all remember, Oppy just about hit a similar rock just before bouncing into the Eagle crater. And we haven't seen one like it for hundreds of metres. Maybe the rocks are magenetic? It is odd.This is a far out idea, but what if the rock was actually ejected from the impact site. There don't seem to be any marks in the sand that would indicate that, but maybe they've been covered up in the months it took Oppy to get out here. Just a thought. No - I think that rock lived there -it's got a slight upwind highlight to the soil around it which is a slow forming feature I'd imagine. there are other bits and peices ejected out from around there- but I dont think that's one. And HELL yeah - I want to see what B2 looks like  Doug |
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Dec 22 2004, 04:31 PM
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Rover Driver Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 2-May 04 From: Litchfield Park, Arizona (Phoenix area) Member No.: 71 |
Great picture Doug. My guess, based on how bent up this heatshield is, is that the thing came down sideways so there might be quite a deep hole it made there.
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Dec 22 2004, 05:55 PM
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Great pics! Christmas is early this year!
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Dec 22 2004, 06:44 PM
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'technically' - I've got what I asked for for my Birthday - a colour mosaic of the heatshield - but I was expecting more
YOU'VE GOT 6 HRS ROVER DRIVERS. I TURN 26 ON THE 23RD.Doug |
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Dec 22 2004, 07:03 PM
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Now I know what the Mars Polar Lander looks like.
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Dec 22 2004, 07:24 PM
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Rover Driver Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 2-May 04 From: Litchfield Park, Arizona (Phoenix area) Member No.: 71 |
Happy birthday to Doug.......
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Dec 22 2004, 07:53 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 242 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Ohio, USA Member No.: 34 |
That image of the heat shield is another candidate for your book, Doug. It's like an image from star Wars, only for real!
 I hope your birhday wishes come true. Have a good one. |
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Dec 22 2004, 09:06 PM
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QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 22 2004, 06:44 PM) 'technically' - I've got what I asked for for my Birthday - a colour mosaic of the heatshield - but I was expecting more YOU'VE GOT 6 HRS ROVER DRIVERS. I TURN 26 ON THE 23RD.It's still time! Hope, you get what you want!I turn 36 in January, and I'm hoping Huygens will make my day! (Actually it's not the same day.)Last year I was hoping for a good christmas present vom Beagle-2 (never arrived, you know  ) and a good birthday present from MER ... I got SO MUCH for my birthday and the year after! Tom |
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Dec 22 2004, 10:16 PM
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Rover Driver Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 2-May 04 From: Litchfield Park, Arizona (Phoenix area) Member No.: 71 |
Great 3d heatshield pic from Marsunearthed.com:
3D Heatshield Picture |
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Dec 22 2004, 11:02 PM
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QUOTE (azstrummer @ Dec 22 2004, 10:16 PM) Great 3d heatshield pic from Marsunearthed.com: 3D Heatshield Picture Hmm - those ones done without any TLC just dont work for me at all. I dont get much perception if any with that. ..some time passes... THAT'S better  Doug |
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Dec 23 2004, 04:14 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 22-December 04 Member No.: 128 |
Your work is superb. Thank you Doug.
It would be interesting to compare the amount of accumulated dust to that on the rovers. Too bad it looks wobbly and is a hazard. |
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Dec 23 2004, 04:24 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
Outstanding images...They really allow us to better appreciate the scene.
There's one thing I don't understand from an earlier comment, though. Why would it be so dangerous to closely approach the large piece of the shield? It would seem that they took much greater risks with Opportunity while inside Endurance crater. I would have thought they'd want to get close enough to at least take some MIs of the shield's surface. -------------------- ...Tom
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