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Solander Point, Sol 3387 - 3511 (August 4, 2013 - December 12, 2013)
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post Aug 20 2013, 06:16 AM
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A micro from Sol 3392:

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post Aug 20 2013, 02:20 PM
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QUOTE (vikingmars @ Aug 19 2013, 11:13 PM) *
Wintering at this spot means no great global views of Endeavour and of the surrounding plains until the end of 2014/beginning of 2015...
I thought they were to climb a little higher (white dot on image herewith) to get some spectacular views while spending a long time wintering at the same spot.


I don't think that the < 12th Dec (Station 5) is necessarily the spot for the whole winter. With such a large expanse of northern facing slopes I was under the impression that Oppy would inch her way up Solander Point rather than staying in one place. They want to be at that location before 12th December but could easily be up near your dot by the end of winter. smile.gif


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post Aug 21 2013, 04:39 AM
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Yeah, that's what I thought. The "rove through winter" concept was mentioned in this TPS update, and may have been mentioned elsewhere.


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post Aug 21 2013, 06:40 PM
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QUOTE (walfy @ Aug 16 2013, 12:55 AM) *
It looks to be around the right size according to this recent comparison image from NASA:
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where did that comparison image come from? The size comparison to the Earth's moon looks quite a bit different from the version on the JPL site (www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/msl/20130815/pia17351-640.jpg):
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post Aug 21 2013, 06:51 PM
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The one that walfy posted was taken down and replaced later with the version you just posted. See discussion of that here.


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post Aug 21 2013, 09:39 PM
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A 3D micro from the latest batch, Sol 3403, that was much easier than usual to put together:

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post Aug 22 2013, 08:04 AM
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QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Aug 21 2013, 06:39 AM) *
Yeah, that's what I thought. The "rove through winter" concept was mentioned in this TPS update, and may have been mentioned elsewhere.

Thanks jamescanvin and CosmicRocker for your explanations. I feel really better... for outreach purposes of course ! smile.gif
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post Aug 23 2013, 08:28 AM
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Many nice images of late, many rendering wonderfully in 3D. Such desolate, ancient objects! And we can almost touch them. That big rock up close from Sol 3405:

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post Aug 23 2013, 08:32 AM
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Just one more for tonight, also from recent Sol 3405:

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post Aug 24 2013, 10:19 AM
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sol 3397 an old tyme movie
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post Aug 25 2013, 07:11 PM
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Nice shot along the "banks," the planned route before heading up the hill:

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post Aug 25 2013, 11:43 PM
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Sol 3407 navcam panorama:
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post Aug 25 2013, 11:46 PM
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Return of the partial-color drive direction mosaic on sol 3407. Yay!
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post Aug 26 2013, 07:34 PM
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The panoramic L0 Navcam view on Sol 3407.

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Special request.

The panoramic view taken on Sol 3389 taken with the L0 Navcam.

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