Solander Point, Sol 3387 - 3511 (August 4, 2013 - December 12, 2013) |
Solander Point, Sol 3387 - 3511 (August 4, 2013 - December 12, 2013) |
Aug 20 2013, 06:16 AM
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Aug 20 2013, 02:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
Wintering at this spot means no great global views of Endeavour and of the surrounding plains until the end of 2014/beginning of 2015... I thought they were to climb a little higher (white dot on image herewith) to get some spectacular views while spending a long time wintering at the same spot. I don't think that the < 12th Dec (Station 5) is necessarily the spot for the whole winter. With such a large expanse of northern facing slopes I was under the impression that Oppy would inch her way up Solander Point rather than staying in one place. They want to be at that location before 12th December but could easily be up near your dot by the end of winter. -------------------- |
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Aug 21 2013, 04:39 AM
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Yeah, that's what I thought. The "rove through winter" concept was mentioned in this TPS update, and may have been mentioned elsewhere.
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Aug 21 2013, 06:40 PM
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It looks to be around the right size according to this recent comparison image from NASA: [attachment=30737:pia17351_640.jpg] where did that comparison image come from? The size comparison to the Earth's moon looks quite a bit different from the version on the JPL site (www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/msl/20130815/pia17351-640.jpg): |
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Aug 21 2013, 06:51 PM
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The one that walfy posted was taken down and replaced later with the version you just posted. See discussion of that here.
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Aug 21 2013, 09:39 PM
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Aug 22 2013, 08:04 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1084 Joined: 19-February 05 From: Close to Meudon Observatory in France Member No.: 172 |
Yeah, that's what I thought. The "rove through winter" concept was mentioned in this TPS update, and may have been mentioned elsewhere. Thanks jamescanvin and CosmicRocker for your explanations. I feel really better... for outreach purposes of course ! |
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Aug 23 2013, 08:28 AM
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Aug 23 2013, 08:32 AM
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Aug 24 2013, 10:19 AM
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Aug 25 2013, 07:11 PM
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Aug 25 2013, 11:43 PM
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Aug 25 2013, 11:46 PM
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Aug 26 2013, 07:34 PM
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Aug 27 2013, 09:52 AM
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