Tianwen-1- Development, China's 2020 Mission |
Tianwen-1- Development, China's 2020 Mission |
Aug 6 2020, 05:13 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 507 Joined: 10-September 08 Member No.: 4338 |
https://twitter.com/Tschnn/status/1174667085915598848
Twitter post by Thomas Schumann that has an image of two potential landing sites at 23-28 N x 108-112 E 24-30 N x 129-133 E So it seems it could possibly land at 30 N x 134 E That would put it at 18 degrees due south of the Viking 2 landing site at 48 N x 134 E which I think is about 1100 km distant. Assuming it could travel at 300 meters per day, I estimate it could reach Viking 2 in about 10 years of steady driving! If it didn't have something better to do, of course |
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Aug 6 2020, 07:52 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 149 Joined: 18-June 08 Member No.: 4216 |
Even if it were possible to land or rove to the VL2 site, would you really want to? I'm no expert, but based on the area density of large rocks,
this is probably one of the worse sites that we've seen up close so far in terms of rover trafficability. Using a helicopter would probably be a better idea (hint, hint). |
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Aug 16 2020, 05:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2530 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 321 |
Or just land there in the first place.
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Aug 16 2020, 06:27 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10226 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Viking 2 would never have gone to its site if the science team knew how rocky it was. They thought it was covered with sand. Now we know, it's absolutely off limits.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Jan 18 2021, 11:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1452 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
The Tianwen-1 rover will be named .... Perseverance?
https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1...186698928074755 -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Jan 19 2021, 03:28 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10226 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Fear not, people of Earth. Yutu 2 didn't get the name that was most popular in its shortlist and this one probably won't either. Personally I like the name which translates as 'Red Hare', though in the old tale 'Red Hare' was actually a horse.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Jan 19 2021, 05:44 AM
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Jan 19 2021, 02:32 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 28 Joined: 17-April 08 From: Okemos, MI, USA Member No.: 4097 |
Since 弘毅 is pronounced "Hongyi" and not "Perseverance", I think the rover would probably be named Hongyi. It means literally "great will", and oddly enough is best known for being the name of a venture-capital firm. I wonder if advertising shenanigans are involved.
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Feb 5 2021, 04:20 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10226 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Mars from Tianwen-1:
https://9ifly.spacety.com/data/attachment/i.../38_640_480.jpg from this 9ifly forum page: https://9ifly.spacety.com/thread-93048-121-1.html Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Feb 5 2021, 05:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1729 Joined: 3-August 06 From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E Member No.: 1004 |
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Feb 10 2021, 04:37 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Congratulations to CNSA! Exciting times indeed ahead for this mission!
Now that it's arrived please move the discussion to the new Tianwen-1 At Mars thread. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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