MSL "Drive, drive, drive" toward Glenelg, The scientists (mostly) get the keys - sols 38-56 |
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MSL "Drive, drive, drive" toward Glenelg, The scientists (mostly) get the keys - sols 38-56 |
 Sep 27 2012, 07:14 PM
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QUOTE (fthurber @ Sep 27 2012, 07:00 AM)  It has been put off for a few weeks so I have to believe that something important has happened Your options basically are 'SAM may or may not have detected methane'. Isn't that fairly obvious? If some startling revelation were found, they would have a press conference about it when they were confident in the results. If there were something up with SAM they would ( as with REMS ) let us know. No news isn't bad news or good news. |
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Sep 27 2012, 08:08 PM
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Mount sharp sol 45 & sol 23 partial color/anaglyph
 right-click the panorama for full-resolution download.http://elysium.zenfolio.com/p400916519/h44C3C7D4#h44c3c7d4 edit: high-contrast version added -------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
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Sep 27 2012, 08:57 PM
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QUOTE (Nix @ Sep 27 2012, 03:08 PM) right-click the panorama for full-resolution download. Something is wrong. I was only able to download a 47 byte file labeled null.gif |
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Sep 27 2012, 09:56 PM
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Well... I'm late in my processings because I have hectic days with late evening intl' conf-calls...
Here is my interpretation of Sol 44 dawn panoramic NavCam pics. Enjoy
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Sep 27 2012, 10:57 PM
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Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
more food for the anaglyph lover, the rest of sol 23 'filled in', in grayscale red/cyan for detail and contrast - unsharpened
back to work for the rest of the mountain here http://elysium.zenfolio.com/p400916519/h44C3C7D4#h44c87d2c -------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
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Sep 27 2012, 11:47 PM
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'Hottah' , the water-formed conglomerate discussed in todays news conferrence,
from sol 39... a flicker video http://youtu.be/eFuj-ek9T2Y a flicker gif
and a crossed pair
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Sep 28 2012, 12:03 AM
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If they're looking for a warmer, wetter planet, they're getting hottah.
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Sep 28 2012, 12:10 AM
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So, after Huygens, that's the second time we landed in a stream/river or whatever it was.
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Sep 28 2012, 01:06 AM
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And the first where the liquid was water too.
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Sep 28 2012, 05:25 AM
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Some of the geologists deserve a few beers, because what the rover found is pretty much what they predicted was there based on orbiter images.(Anderson + Bell, 2010, Geologic mapping and characterization of Gale Crater and implications for its potential as a Mars Science Laboratory landing site )
When that stuff finally gets drilled and fed to the lab there should be a really interesting story to tell about the chemistry of the water and maybe even organics. It looks a lot different from the Meridiani material, so maybe the water here was less acidic. If water was flowing down into this area, shouldn't there be a dried up lake bed somewhere? Like maybe at Glenelg? |
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Sep 28 2012, 06:19 AM
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Here is a thumbnail version of the Sol-50 panorama.
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Sep 28 2012, 11:10 AM
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QUOTE (jmknapp @ Sep 28 2012, 01:03 AM) If they're looking for a warmer, wetter planet, they're getting hottah. Love it! Especially in an upper class English accent... |
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Sep 28 2012, 11:22 AM
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Looks like no drive on sol 51, but some arm flexing for testing sample delivery instead. Should be a drive today (from Scott's tweet).
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke 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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Sep 28 2012, 01:41 PM
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QUOTE (climber @ Sep 27 2012, 08:10 PM) So, after Huygens, that's the second time we landed in a stream/river or whatever it was. I seem to remember that the plan was to land Mars Pathfinder in an outwash / alluvial area but I don't remember Pathfinder / Sojourner detecting any waterborne sediments except to note that the rocks were sightly tilted in direction. |
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Sep 28 2012, 01:47 PM
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And 100mm "thumbail" pan :
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