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East side of Cape York, Sol 3040 - 3056
Tesheiner
post Aug 12 2012, 09:57 PM
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Well, my impression is that the trek south, crossing by the east side of Cape York, has started.
Here's a crude navcam mosaic taken on sol 3040. Don't you think this side of the planet is also beautiful?
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post Aug 12 2012, 10:01 PM
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That looks like the next little crater south of the Creek.

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post Aug 12 2012, 10:06 PM
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Exactly!
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post Aug 13 2012, 12:45 PM
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We're about 800m or half a mile (as Oppy flies) to Botany Bay.


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post Aug 13 2012, 12:51 PM
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Here's the "drive direction" pancam mosaic from sol 3040. Path clear.
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post Aug 13 2012, 12:56 PM
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Cape York seems somehow... diminished. The flashiness of Gale has spoilt me for other parts of Mars! tongue.gif
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post Aug 13 2012, 01:32 PM
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Re drive direction. I don't know if they are little cliffs or just rocks but some interesting features can be already seens ahead.


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post Aug 13 2012, 02:17 PM
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QUOTE (SFJCody @ Aug 13 2012, 12:56 PM) *
Cape York seems somehow... diminished. The flashiness of Gale has spoilt me for other parts of Mars! tongue.gif


One of the reasons Gale was choosen, and I am sure it was a pretty low down on the list reason...., was the shear spectacular scenery Joe Public could get excited about at Gale.

Still Endeavour is nice and when we climb up a bit it will get better.
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post Aug 13 2012, 06:19 PM
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QUOTE (SFJCody @ Aug 13 2012, 01:56 PM) *
Cape York seems somehow... diminished. The flashiness of Gale has spoilt me for other parts of Mars! tongue.gif


'Diminished'? Hmmm. Tempting maybe to feel that way when we're suddenly faced with a jagged and undulating horizon curving around us, and a towering mountain looming right ahead of us, compared to the gentler hills and slopes of Endeavour. But if you catch yourself feeling that way just remember what Oppy went through to get here. Remember the trials and tribulations she overcame to reach this place. Remember her Lewis and Clark trek across Meridiani, driving from crater to crater, increasingly thick with dust. Then think of the months ahead for Oppy - driving down the flank of Cape York, then rolling off the Cape and across Botany Bay to the foot of Cape Tribulation, and then up...and up... until she's looking down on Endeavour, the crater she was never meant to reach.

Then, trust me, the magic of Endeavour will return to you... smile.gif


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post Aug 13 2012, 06:25 PM
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Then too, Opportunity has a fair chance to spot clay minerals before Curiosity. wink.gif


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post Aug 13 2012, 06:26 PM
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^ Yeah! I actually didn't think "diminished" so much as, "It's awesome that we're seeing these two fantastic crater vistas at the same time."
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post Aug 13 2012, 10:06 PM
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QUOTE (Stu @ Aug 14 2012, 04:19 AM) *
Then, trust me, the magic of Endeavour will return to you... smile.gif


Just a little humour really. Endeavour still has its not inconsiderable charms. I remain rightly astonished that a machine that all good sense told us would spend a few months trundling around around a sports stadium sized patch of one of the flattest places on Mars is now completely outside its landing ellipse and chasing clay minerals in the rim of a 20km crater with more hilliness than her EDL system was deemed suitable for. Long may whichever Martian deities smile on her continue to do so!
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post Aug 14 2012, 02:04 AM
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And that's a monster-sized MER landing ellipse, not one of those tiny MSL ones! laugh.gif

I love this parting shot of the creek:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...0M1.JPG?sol3041
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post Aug 14 2012, 02:20 AM
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The recent drives seem to really bring out the crater rim. Seems a bit more distinctive then recent Pancam shots. Would be interesting to see the color composites from 3040+ of the area.


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post Aug 14 2012, 07:52 PM
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QUOTE (fredk @ Aug 13 2012, 07:04 PM) *

That's a good one. Here's a x-eye view...
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and here's one across the crater to show that Endeavour can stand comparison with Gale...
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