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The Return to Home Plate
jamescanvin
post Feb 6 2007, 03:58 AM
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Seems like a good time for a new thread.

Spirit should be on her way back to Home Plate fairly soon. To help plan this, back on sols 1081 and 1089 a long baseline anaglyph was taken in that direction, here is my attempt to put it together.




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Tesheiner
post Feb 8 2007, 09:05 AM
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> Spirit should be on her way back to Home Plate fairly soon.

Perhaps she's on the move right now! The plan for tosol (1102) includes driving and taking a "post-drive" 180º navcam mosaic centered at 288º (looking back to Low Ridge).
I'm pretty convinced they won't move towards Tyrone so this could be the first move on the return to Home Plate.

Stay tuned.
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post Feb 8 2007, 02:58 PM
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Yes!

Spirit did a sort of U-Turn and is now positioned to drive (backwards, off course) towards Home Plate.

Rhaz: http://nasa.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/...HLP1312R0M1.JPG
Fhaz: http://nasa.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/...HLP1212R0M1.JPG

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post Feb 9 2007, 08:24 PM
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Added 2 images.

The L0 Navcam view from Sol 1096 and Sol 1098.

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post Feb 9 2007, 09:53 PM
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Loving the ripples in the dust as we head back to HP...

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post Feb 10 2007, 09:27 AM
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Based on last jv pano:
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post Feb 10 2007, 08:58 PM
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My attempt on the 360º navcam panorama (half-size) taken on sol 1103.

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FWIW, next driving sol is 1106.
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post Feb 11 2007, 10:43 PM
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My polar version of the newest pan.

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post Feb 12 2007, 08:37 PM
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QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Feb 10 2007, 09:58 PM) *
FWIW, next driving sol is 1106.

There are no images from this sol on today's downlink so obviously the plan has changed. huh.gif

Perhaps tomorrow? unsure.gif
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post Feb 13 2007, 04:16 AM
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New update confirms drive back to Home Plate

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html

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post Feb 13 2007, 08:45 AM
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Said it before... let me at those rocks!!!

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post Feb 13 2007, 04:41 PM
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Stu, those are stunning - you've nailed that colour pretty much dead on. Those could've been press release images. blink.gif
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post Feb 13 2007, 05:39 PM
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Ok, Spirit is on the move again.
Based on the last fhaz and rhaz images from sol 1107, I would place the rover here (see image).

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post Feb 13 2007, 10:43 PM
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Thanks Fred, I was quite pleased with them. Think I'm getting better smile.gif

Here's a view from a couple of days ago I completely forgot about...

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post Feb 14 2007, 11:39 AM
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Here's the "post-drive" navcam mosaic (4x1) taken on sol 1107.
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Will Spirit drive over those old tracks on the way back to Home Plate?
Edited: Another question: At which point in HP do you think they will re-start the science campaign? North side, NE corner, East side?

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