Continuing into Glenelg, Leaving Rocknest behind, sols 102-166 (Nov 18 2012-Jan 23, 2013) |
Continuing into Glenelg, Leaving Rocknest behind, sols 102-166 (Nov 18 2012-Jan 23, 2013) |
Nov 21 2012, 08:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 252 Joined: 5-May 05 From: Mississippi (USA) Member No.: 379 |
Yeah, that's what we referred to as "Rocky point" way back when. Ya beat me to it. I gave it a name because I hoped it might be a highly visible landmark from many locations on MSL's early journey. If we go much deeper we may lose it for a while, but hopefully we will pick it up again on the backtracking or westerly route. I get turned around real easy. |
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Nov 21 2012, 09:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
I expect the horizon to close in dramatically as we descend to 'Glenelg Destination'. Does anybody have an estimate of how many metres below our current location that is?
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Nov 21 2012, 09:43 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10151 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
It will not really be claustrophobia-inducing. A few meters below our current position, five at the most, I would expect, and a wide shallow depression. I expect 'Rocky Point' will still be visible unless we happen to park close to a steep local slope.
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Nov 22 2012, 12:56 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: 23-October 12 From: Russia Member No.: 6725 |
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Nov 22 2012, 01:03 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 866 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 196 |
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Nov 22 2012, 10:37 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 28-May 08 Member No.: 4152 |
This is the thread, yes. Great job! Thanks all! New version up, same link as before - this time with a slightly better stitch (the Pointy Rock, erm, Rocky Point is no longer right on a discontinuity) and a full, non-thumbnail, non-blurry, recently-re-uplinked version of one of the images. I also allowed for the fact the rover's in a bit of a depression - the horizon is now allowed to go a bit higher than before. Exposure is a little improved as well. I'm really enjoying gluing these panoramas together! Being able to pan around gives me a much stronger sense of place - and when that place is a distant planet? Ooooh. (I still need to find my anaglyph specs, for other people's imagery wizardry. Being able to see all this in 3D? Even better!) |
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Nov 22 2012, 11:43 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: 23-October 12 From: Russia Member No.: 6725 |
Good! And why not to fill the sky with gray color? That there was no this black circular saw at the horizon.
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Nov 22 2012, 04:42 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Some people like to just process images as they are, some like to add fill-in skies, people like to treat the imagery differently. Why not go ahead and do a navcam mosaic with a filled in sky yourself if that's what you want to see? That's the amazing thing about all this data being out there - anyone can have a go and do their own thing with it.. That's something to be thankful for.
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Nov 25 2012, 09:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 282 Joined: 18-June 04 Member No.: 84 |
These blue/grey rocks toward the top of the image look like they were formed by something sticky and viscous - or maybe it's just a weird and strange erosion pattern.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/ra..._DXXX&s=107 What are people's thoughts on the formation of Glenelg? |
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Nov 25 2012, 10:42 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 28-May 08 Member No.: 4152 |
I have no idea as to the geological origins, but new Mastcam 100 images are up! I've done an incredibly quick stitch just to see what's there - massive JPEG here (~9MB, ~14000 pixels across). All kinds of differently coloured, differently shaped rocks across the landscape. Big, sharp-edged slabs, the weirdly smeary ones noted by xflare... I suspect Curiosity's going to have much work to do! Edit: updated with better version, but still nowhere near as nice as Mr. Ant103's take below! |
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Nov 25 2012, 11:26 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
And my take on this mosaic. Yep, this is a great vision on Glenelg rocks, layers and outcrops. I can hear from here the metalic sound of Curiosity's wheel rolling on this floor .
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Nov 25 2012, 12:37 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: 23-October 12 From: Russia Member No.: 6725 |
What can it shine if not consequences from the EDL?
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Nov 25 2012, 01:01 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Oh, there's going to be EDL crud *everywhere*. We can't obsess about every glint or sparkle spotted on a photo, especially when there are so many beautiful rocks and so many gorgeous windblown dust dunes stretching away in all directions. Not to mention, of course, a gorgeous, skyscraping, layered, ancient mountain over there.
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Nov 25 2012, 01:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: 23-October 12 From: Russia Member No.: 6725 |
However, it draws attention to itself. And if to leave without comments such objects, harmful speculation begins.
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Nov 25 2012, 02:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2920 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
On the above pans from Ant & Cargo, we can see whitish stones on the right hand side. Very different from the rest (to my eyes)
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