Cape York, Landfall! |
Cape York, Landfall! |
Aug 10 2011, 08:31 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3648 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
Wow. Dare I say this is the most impressive vista Opportunity's eyes ever saw during the mission?
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Aug 10 2011, 08:43 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 807 Joined: 3-June 04 From: Brittany, France Member No.: 79 |
Absolutely fantastic !!! The landscape is gorgeous. It's really like a whole new mission.
I'm very excited by these bright lines of minerals in front of Oppy. Can't wait to know what it is. And let's go to sniff the phyllos !!! Again, congrats to all the MER team ! -------------------- |
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Aug 10 2011, 08:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2917 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
I agree, this is (yet another) landing day! And there are only 2 places to be: JPL and/or here on UMSF.
Thanks to MER team and to UMSF team. -------------------- |
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Aug 10 2011, 08:49 AM
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Aug 10 2011, 09:18 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 547 Joined: 1-May 06 From: Scotland (Ecosse, Escocia) Member No.: 759 |
It looks so different at ground level, as we finally left the pavement we've been on for so long. Just look at those little tilted strata poking through at different angles, and the white "veins" already commented on.
And Cape York had almost no topography at all... we just drove right over it! The tone differences in the orbital photos we were speculating on gave a false impression of relief that did not exist. Quite a lesson in photo-interpretation. Phil, I think you will still be impressed by the veiw of CY from the south, but not quite in the vertical way you thought?! Anyway, I must also add my congratulations to the MER team on arrival. It made the BBC radio news in the UK. This place is like a whole new world... |
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Aug 10 2011, 09:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 4-September 06 From: Boston Member No.: 1102 |
The perfect new mission--fantastic views plus fantastic science targets--together at Spirit point. Well done MER team!!!!
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Aug 10 2011, 09:56 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 194 Joined: 3-January 10 Member No.: 5156 |
Even in the navcam view we don't see anything from Spirit Point. But I think they will make a photograph from it, later.
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Aug 10 2011, 10:17 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 252 Joined: 27-April 05 Member No.: 365 |
I suspect they will want to pull up just a bit closer, to where they can sniff at some of that material, while at the same time take one of those superpans to give themselves a big layout from which to plan the overall scientific program.
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Aug 10 2011, 10:27 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 807 Joined: 3-June 04 From: Brittany, France Member No.: 79 |
Here is the anaglyph of the sol 2681 Pancam view. The perspective is really impressive !
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Aug 10 2011, 10:38 AM
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Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
-------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
http://500px.com/sacred-photons & |
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Aug 10 2011, 10:44 AM
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Aug 10 2011, 12:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 362 Joined: 13-April 06 From: Malta Member No.: 741 |
Interesting feature...there is a thin line of very bright material in this navcam view, bottom left http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...G3P0653L0M1.JPG Looking at this bedrock reminds me of sedimentary rock here in my backyard..the way they are stacked makes them remarkably similar to what I see on my sedimentary island in the med.....planet earth and i'm no geologist!! |
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Aug 10 2011, 12:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
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Aug 10 2011, 12:21 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 362 Joined: 13-April 06 From: Malta Member No.: 741 |
I just wonder what that white streak represents??
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Aug 10 2011, 12:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 29-December 05 From: NE Oh, USA Member No.: 627 |
Magnificent.... new mission on new terrain!
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