Post Block Island Meteor Studies (The Western Route), The 6th Leg in our Zig Zag Journey to Endeavour Crater |
Post Block Island Meteor Studies (The Western Route), The 6th Leg in our Zig Zag Journey to Endeavour Crater |
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Sep 13 2009, 09:58 AM
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I think it's time for a new thread for Opportunity after her Block Island Studies and time to think about where
the Mars Rover Drivers are going to send Her. Will they decide to head south of Block Island or go back to the western route they were on before? Where ever they go. I hope they find some more interesting surprises along the way. One Question I do have regarding the Rovers. Have they ever found any Diamonds or Gold along the way and if mars did have them. Would they be buried beneath the surface??? Something I've been wondering about for a while if any precious metals would be on Mars or Not? I would say yes. Time to start |
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Sep 13 2009, 10:14 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Patience, young Jedi, still a few things to see here I think. She'll roll on when she's ready!
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Sep 13 2009, 10:34 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
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Sep 13 2009, 11:03 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Ah, I'd missed that. My apologies, Bobby; I honestly thought we'd spend a couple of sols looking at the bits of darker material scattered around BI. Well... Onwards it is then!
( A look back at the "Tour of Block Island" on my "Road To Endeavour" blog, if anyone wants a look. ) -------------------- |
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Sep 13 2009, 03:57 PM
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Sep 14 2009, 05:43 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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Sep 14 2009, 07:51 PM
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Sep 14 2009, 10:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
I'll second that. The wheel tracks from the out and inbound legs are clearly visible on the mosaic.
Today is another driving sol. My take is that we'll catch that path and continue WNW until the same or similar point as during sol 1950, stopping for a quick science stop at those two craters Kaiko and Dolphin/Nereus. Incidentally, I'm not really sure about the name of that second crater. The name "Dolphin" comes from the sequence used to shot the crater's pancam mosaic during sol 1950. However, it is named as "Nereus" on the monthly report from July. I'm tempted to take the second one as the correct one but it would be great if someone could confirm it. |
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Sep 15 2009, 08:05 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
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Sep 15 2009, 01:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Navcam images from sol 2006 after yet another 70m drive available here: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...cam/2009-09-15/
Wait! What's this, we're not alone; two more rovers are around here! |
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Sep 15 2009, 03:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
Shouldn't we be on the other side of the highway? Or are we using British driving conventions?
(So was Block Island just a roundabout?) -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Sep 15 2009, 04:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
My version of the Sol 2006 pan :
And just for the fun, a rectilinear version ps : HughFromAlice, thanks . -------------------- |
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Sep 15 2009, 07:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 754 Joined: 9-February 07 Member No.: 1700 |
So much for "the road less traveled", hehee. Roll on, Oppy!
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Sep 15 2009, 08:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Wait! What's this, we're not alone; two more rovers are around here! It reminds me of this (from Tintin au pays de l'or noir): -------------------- |
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Sep 15 2009, 08:37 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10227 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Hey, wait a minute - Winnie the Pooh did that first...
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf 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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