Mars Science Lab 2009 Workshop, Space.com progress report 31 May 2006 |
Mars Science Lab 2009 Workshop, Space.com progress report 31 May 2006 |
Jun 1 2006, 12:59 AM
Post
#1
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 19-March 05 From: Princeton, NJ, USA Member No.: 212 |
The first MSL landing site workshop is now in progress.
So here's a new topic based on this interesting report from space.com today: 31 May 2006 http://www.space.com/news/060531_msl_destination.html here are the first few paragraphs including a comment that there will be a first cut on prioritizing sites into high, medium and low priority groups. Landing Sites Debated for Next Mars Rover By Leonard David Senior Space Writer posted: 31 May 2006 09:33 am ET PASADENA, California – When NASA’s next wheeled robot—the Mars Science Laboratory—rockets skyward in 2009, the mega-rover will carry the largest, most sophisticated array of science gear ever shot to the martian surface. Far more robust and powerful than those smaller robotic look-alikes now laboring on Mars—Spirit and Opportunity—the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is intended to turn a new page in planetary exploration. But here’s the issue at hand: Where to land the hunk of high-tech machinery; deciding the ideal spot that’s safe but also maximizes the rover’s chances to help figure out if Mars ever was—or is today—an abode for life. Leading Mars investigators and space engineers are gathered here this week at the first landing site workshop for the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory. First cut The purpose of the workshop is to hear about all of the proposed MSL landing sites … and to make a first cut at prioritizing them, said John Grant, a geologist at the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Grant also co-chairs the MSL landing site steering committee that organized this week’s meeting. "All of the sites will probably remain under consideration after this first workshop, but they will be prioritized into high, medium, and low groups," Grant said. |
|
|
Jun 5 2006, 01:34 AM
Post
#2
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
There is a previous topic almost identical to this.
http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...indpost&p=36778 Rodolfo |
|
|
Jun 7 2006, 09:16 PM
Post
#3
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2920 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
-------------------- |
|
|
Jun 8 2006, 03:03 AM
Post
#4
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
Dozens of possible MSL landing zones were reviewed during the three-day gathering.
Among the favorites landing places are Nili Fossae, Holden Crater, Terby Crater, Marwth Vallis Promising MSL landing sites will receive extra-special attention, not only by using data accumulated by NASA’s MRO, Mars Odyssey, and Mars Global Surveyor, but also the European Space Agency’s Mars Express. Rodolfo |
|
|
Jun 8 2006, 05:51 PM
Post
#5
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 531 Joined: 24-August 05 Member No.: 471 |
Another one:
- NASA spoilt for choice over landing site for Mars rover << For its 1997 Mars Pathfinder mission NASA had about 10 possible landing sites, and about 150 for the twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity. The UK's Beagle had just one. ... The top 30 sites, which were selected last week at NASA's First Landing Site Workshop in Pasadena ... >> Which are they? Is there such a list? -------------------- - blue_scape / Nico -
|
|
|
Guest_BruceMoomaw_* |
Jun 9 2006, 01:43 AM
Post
#6
|
Guests |
It isn't on the MSL Workshop website ( http://marsoweb.nas.nasa.gov/landingsites/ ) yet.
But then, only 42 sites were proposed to the meeting in the first place: http://marsoweb.nas.nasa.gov/landingsites/...tes_Table_1.pdf |
|
|
Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Jun 24 2006, 12:32 AM
Post
#7
|
Guests |
The workshop summary is now online. I would also recommend Richard Kerr's detailed News Focus piece, "In Search of the Red Planet's Sweet Spot," from the June 16, 2006, issue of Science.
|
|
|
Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Jun 26 2006, 11:34 PM
Post
#8
|
Guests |
The workshop summary is now online. A few new documents were placed online since I posted the above. See the workshop website for links. |
|
|
Aug 29 2006, 08:21 PM
Post
#9
|
|
Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 7-July 06 From: Selden, NY Member No.: 960 |
If people haven't seen it yet, the good folks at ASU have been posting THEMIS Vis and IR mosaics of the proposed landing sites for MSL. Go to http://themis.asu.edu/ and click on "MSL Landing Site Support"
|
|
|
Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Aug 29 2006, 08:59 PM
Post
#10
|
Guests |
If people haven't seen it yet, the good folks at ASU have been posting THEMIS Vis and IR mosaics of the proposed landing sites for MSL. Go to http://themis.asu.edu/ and click on "MSL Landing Site Support" Thanks for the heads-up, Tim. And given that I hardly ever look at the THEMIS site, I probably wouldn't have otherwise noticed the new MSL mosaics. |
|
|
Aug 31 2006, 03:46 AM
Post
#11
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 19-March 05 From: Princeton, NJ, USA Member No.: 212 |
A few new documents were placed online since I posted the above. See the workshop website for links. I meant to write earlier to thank you for this. Endless reams of great info and insights compiled at 1 link thank you for all the great posting throughout the forum. tglotch: thanks too for your link and in the spirit rock type thread too ken |
|
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 25th April 2024 - 10:12 PM |
RULES AND GUIDELINES Please read the Forum Rules and Guidelines before posting. IMAGE COPYRIGHT |
OPINIONS AND MODERATION Opinions expressed on UnmannedSpaceflight.com are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of UnmannedSpaceflight.com or The Planetary Society. The all-volunteer UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderation team is wholly independent of The Planetary Society. The Planetary Society has no influence over decisions made by the UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderators. |
SUPPORT THE FORUM Unmannedspaceflight.com is funded by the Planetary Society. Please consider supporting our work and many other projects by donating to the Society or becoming a member. |