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From Cambridge Bay to the "parking lot"
Tesheiner
post Aug 31 2010, 08:19 PM
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Bye bye, Cambridge Bay. It's roving time once again.
No navcams (yet), but this hazcams from sol 2347 tells us that we are back on the road.
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Still have to confirm it visually but according to the "telemetry" this drive was 85+ meters east.
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- Tesheiner   From Cambridge Bay to the "parking lot"   Aug 31 2010, 08:19 PM
- - SFJCody   I felt sure they were going to stay there a little...   Aug 31 2010, 11:48 PM
|- - SFJCody   I think they're now at about the same longitud...   Sep 1 2010, 12:00 AM
- - ngunn   Since it's now in the thread title could someb...   Sep 1 2010, 10:47 AM
- - jamescanvin   My understanding (and what I've meant when usi...   Sep 1 2010, 11:51 AM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Sep 1 2010, 12:51 PM...   Sep 1 2010, 02:58 PM
- - BrianL   I would prefer it if we continued using tarmac. Th...   Sep 1 2010, 12:00 PM
- - Tesheiner   My first idea was to name the thread "From Ca...   Sep 1 2010, 12:24 PM
- - brellis   @ngunn - there must be some jokes about stale brea...   Sep 1 2010, 07:42 PM
- - Tesheiner   Today is sol 2348 and we're 40m closer...   Sep 1 2010, 08:47 PM
- - Stu   Am I right in thinking we're now just slightly...   Sep 2 2010, 03:42 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (Stu @ Sep 2 2010, 07:42 AM) Am I r...   Sep 2 2010, 06:51 PM
- - Tesheiner   If we take a straight line to Santa Maria and anot...   Sep 2 2010, 05:18 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Sep 2 2010, 07:18 PM) ...   Sep 2 2010, 07:50 PM
- - Stu   Yeah, very true. I was thinking more of an "e...   Sep 2 2010, 05:21 PM
- - charborob   For a smaller number, we could say that we're ...   Sep 2 2010, 07:23 PM
|- - redmoon   From the last Planetary Society Update: "......   Sep 2 2010, 07:49 PM
|- - NW71   QUOTE (charborob @ Sep 2 2010, 08:23 PM) ...   Sep 2 2010, 10:19 PM
- - alan   Half way there, that means we should arrive in (du...   Sep 2 2010, 09:13 PM
- - CosmicRocker   In keeping with the "teach a man to fish...   Sep 3 2010, 05:38 AM
- - Stu   Yep, and that's exactly the tool I used to rea...   Sep 3 2010, 05:56 AM
- - centsworth_II   Working on a new record here for number of posts b...   Sep 3 2010, 06:32 AM
- - Stu   ...and thanks for contributing to the record attem...   Sep 3 2010, 06:38 AM
- - Tesheiner   Here's the latest navcam mosaic, taken during ...   Sep 3 2010, 07:27 AM
- - Stu   I thought it might be interesting to see what the ...   Sep 3 2010, 10:27 AM
- - Mirek   Possible multiple (6-7?) crater approx. 1 km ESE f...   Sep 3 2010, 03:50 PM
- - Tesheiner   Or eight! Here's a better image taken from...   Sep 3 2010, 04:20 PM
|- - Mirek   QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Sep 3 2010, 10:20 AM) ...   Sep 3 2010, 04:40 PM
- - Stu   (leans over from the back seat) Oh wow! Can w...   Sep 3 2010, 04:34 PM
- - Stu   ... and just to give a sense of scale, here's ...   Sep 3 2010, 05:41 PM
|- - MoreInput   QUOTE (Stu @ Sep 3 2010, 07:41 PM) ... an...   Sep 3 2010, 06:47 PM
|- - algorimancer   QUOTE (Stu @ Sep 3 2010, 11:41 AM) I thi...   Sep 3 2010, 07:35 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (algorimancer @ Sep 3 2010, 11:35 A...   Sep 3 2010, 08:18 PM
- - Mirek   Great Stu. Comparing the sizes gives you the sense...   Sep 3 2010, 06:22 PM
- - Burmese   *glances at Scott's blog* When was the last t...   Sep 3 2010, 06:42 PM
|- - Hungry4info   QUOTE (Burmese @ Sep 3 2010, 01:42 PM) Wh...   Sep 3 2010, 07:03 PM
|- - Poolio   QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Sep 3 2010, 02:03 PM...   Sep 3 2010, 07:27 PM
- - BrianL   If they were mounds, would they not be lit on the ...   Sep 3 2010, 08:00 PM
- - Phil Stooke   That's a very common optical illusion with pla...   Sep 3 2010, 08:09 PM
- - Mirek   I actually tried to force my brain to see mounds a...   Sep 3 2010, 11:21 PM
- - CosmicRocker   What do you mean they aren't mounds?   Sep 4 2010, 04:05 AM
- - Bobby   As we keep dropping in elevation. At our current...   Sep 4 2010, 04:11 AM
- - CosmicRocker   Bobby: As best as I can tell, the lowest point in...   Sep 4 2010, 05:44 AM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Sep 4 2010, 06:44 A...   Sep 4 2010, 07:41 AM
- - CosmicRocker   Sorry, ngunn. I don't understand your point. ...   Sep 5 2010, 03:39 AM
- - ngunn   Well I'm just looking at that map, nothing els...   Sep 5 2010, 07:40 AM
|- - centsworth_II   The question is when will Opportunity be at the sa...   Sep 5 2010, 07:47 AM
- - Stu   Lovely layered rock...   Sep 5 2010, 07:50 AM
- - ngunn   Right. sorry!   Sep 5 2010, 07:51 AM
- - brellis   @centsworth - Thanks for the link to the paper on ...   Sep 5 2010, 11:33 AM
- - Floyd   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Aug 28 2010, 11:24 A...   Sep 5 2010, 01:17 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (Floyd @ Sep 5 2010, 08:17 AM) This...   Sep 5 2010, 04:05 PM
|- - SFJCody   2353 looks like a driving sol. I wonder if this is...   Sep 6 2010, 01:05 AM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Sep 6 2010, 03:05 AM) 23...   Sep 7 2010, 03:06 AM
- - CosmicRocker   To close the loop, this is a screen grab of one of...   Sep 6 2010, 04:44 AM
- - Bobby   Thanks for the debate regarding the elevation wher...   Sep 6 2010, 04:33 PM
- - BrianL   I recall seeing a very small one in a ripple just ...   Sep 6 2010, 06:30 PM
- - elakdawalla   Go Oppy go!!!   Sep 7 2010, 03:58 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   Hey slow down team or we'll miss our exit.   Sep 7 2010, 04:02 AM
- - Syrinx   That's incredible. I'm pretty sure Oppy d...   Sep 7 2010, 06:43 AM
- - Poolio   Wow! Fantastic progress. These sorts of drives...   Sep 7 2010, 11:52 AM
- - Bobby   110 meter??? WoW Keep Going Oppy.   Sep 7 2010, 12:44 PM
- - fredk   From Maxwell: QUOTE About 110 meters on Opportunit...   Sep 7 2010, 06:21 PM
|- - MoreInput   If no one said it yet, I say it now and loud: ...   Sep 7 2010, 06:40 PM
- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Aug 12 2010, 05:43 AM) I...   Sep 7 2010, 07:48 PM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Sep 8 2010, 05:48 AM) ...   Sep 8 2010, 06:05 AM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Sep 8 2010, 08:05 AM) I ...   Sep 8 2010, 06:53 AM
- - Tesheiner   Playing around with Goggle Earth I found what look...   Sep 7 2010, 08:51 PM
- - jamescanvin   Sol 2353 Drive Direction Mosaic James   Sep 8 2010, 07:27 PM
|- - NW71   Interesting tweet from Scott Maxwell about 4 hours...   Sep 8 2010, 08:30 PM
|- - Vultur   QUOTE (NW71 @ Sep 8 2010, 09:30 PM) ...   Sep 10 2010, 01:01 PM
|- - jabe   ok..newbie question involving google mars..any way...   Sep 10 2010, 01:21 PM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (jabe @ Sep 10 2010, 03:21 PM) ok.....   Sep 10 2010, 03:29 PM
|- - jabe   QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Sep 10 2010, 03:29 PM)...   Sep 10 2010, 06:48 PM
- - Sunspot   Why has the clock on the MER website become so out...   Sep 8 2010, 08:51 PM
- - fredk   Interesting trivia from Maxwell: QUOTE This past w...   Sep 8 2010, 11:41 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   Show offs. Next they'll say they did it with ...   Sep 8 2010, 11:51 PM
- - Stu   Interesting structure in the rocks...   Sep 8 2010, 11:51 PM
- - brellis   A space dot com article marking the halfway point ...   Sep 9 2010, 06:42 PM
|- - paxdan   The wheel rotates on its axle just fine, however, ...   Sep 9 2010, 07:00 PM
- - stevesliva   It doesn't "turn" in the steering se...   Sep 9 2010, 07:01 PM
- - djellison   It can drive, but it can not be turned for steerin...   Sep 9 2010, 08:49 PM
- - BrianL   With the commitment to backward driving, it will b...   Sep 9 2010, 10:16 PM
- - brellis   Start break dancing! Seriouserly, thanks f...   Sep 9 2010, 11:41 PM
- - Tesheiner   There were no nav/pancams after yestersol's dr...   Sep 10 2010, 08:08 AM
- - Poolio   Says here that the "second longest backward d...   Sep 10 2010, 12:03 PM
|- - fredk   QUOTE (Poolio @ Sep 10 2010, 01:03 PM) Sa...   Sep 10 2010, 03:04 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Read backwards and you'll find out how to do i...   Sep 10 2010, 01:32 PM
- - Floyd   That was actually on Scotts Tweet Sept 8th "T...   Sep 10 2010, 03:16 PM
- - Stu   Scott Maxwell was kind enough to answer some quest...   Sep 10 2010, 04:37 PM
|- - NW71   QUOTE (Stu @ Sep 10 2010, 05:37 PM) Scott...   Sep 10 2010, 06:57 PM
- - alan   I don't see any signs of Oppy doing the multip...   Sep 10 2010, 04:58 PM
|- - fredk   QUOTE (alan @ Sep 10 2010, 05:58 PM) I do...   Sep 14 2010, 02:12 AM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE Over the weekend, we did a 105m drive that t...   Sep 14 2010, 02:24 AM
- - empebe   I've been lurking here for quite a while, ...   Sep 13 2010, 12:13 AM
- - fredk   Looking south from the current (2358) location, we...   Sep 13 2010, 03:05 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Yes, quite a change, Fred! You're right, ...   Sep 13 2010, 03:35 PM
- - galileo   Thanks for such an educational and interesting for...   Sep 13 2010, 07:35 PM
- - fredk   Usually each drive is followed by a navcam panoram...   Sep 13 2010, 07:54 PM
- - jamescanvin   They can be either, and can be even during the sol...   Sep 13 2010, 07:56 PM
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