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post Dec 15 2005, 08:30 PM
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Steve has a new update:
http://athena1.cornell.edu/news/mubss/

And it looks like the official name for the Ultreya Abyss now is "El Dorado"

I looked up El Dorado and the poem is actually quite fitting smile.gif

by Edgar Allan Poe
(1849)

Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.

But he grew old-
This knight so bold-
And o'er his heart a shadow
Fell as he found
No spot of ground
That looked like Eldorado.

And, as his strength
Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow-
"Shadow," said he,
"Where can it be-
This land of Eldorado?"

"Over the Mountains
Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,"
The shade replied-
"If you seek for Eldorado!"


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post Dec 17 2005, 08:46 PM
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Comanche is big!

From memory

Comanche is about 10 meters distance.
Comanche is about 15 meters wide
and mayby 3- 5 meters high


Commanche Flicker
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post Dec 18 2005, 02:00 PM
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QUOTE (stewjack @ Dec 17 2005, 08:46 PM)
Comanche is big!

From memory

Comanche is about 10 meters distance.
Comanche is about 15  meters wide
and mayby 3- 5 meters high
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Comanche is about 2 1/2 meters high
according to Steve Squyres comment at the Hayden on 12/12/05

Comanche is big!

Thank you for those glorious pictures and flickers
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post Dec 18 2005, 10:40 PM
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QUOTE (mars loon @ Dec 18 2005, 10:00 AM)
Comanche is about 2 1/2 meters high
according to Steve Squyres comment at the Hayden on 12/12/05

Comanche is big!

Thank you for those glorious pictures and flickers
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I can't argue with the 2 1/2 meter height measurement. My width measurement was not done at the same point as my multiple distance measurements. Consequently, the parallax converters width number varied with each distance measurement. I'm still a little surprised that my guesstimated height was that far off, but at least it is taller than Spirits mast! wink.gif
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post Dec 19 2005, 11:12 AM
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Like I was saying on the Comanche thread...:

With Doug's and Nico's anaglyph we can see that behind Comanche the terrain descents abruptaly...If you compare the distance to Gusev's floor from the patch of terrain right aside Comanche and the one where the dark sand rules there's is a great difference over there...It looks like El Dorado is divided in three diferent areas, the dark sand unit, a more homogenous area with almost no boulders in it and, closer to Comanche a depression with more irregular terrain...
So...the dark dune field is just a part of the formar Ultreya shadow...I guess, like this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/ustrax/123.jpg


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post Dec 19 2005, 03:57 PM
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El Dorado fully at sight!

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/navcam/2005-12-19/

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post Dec 19 2005, 04:02 PM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 19 2005, 03:57 PM)


Anaglyph!
Anaglyph!
Anaglyph!

I never thought that this day would arrive...
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- dot.dk   El Dorado   Dec 15 2005, 08:30 PM
- - TheChemist   Although part of me was hoping Ultreya would someh...   Dec 15 2005, 11:25 PM
|- - mhoward   QUOTE (TheChemist @ Dec 15 2005, 11:25 PM)Alt...   Dec 15 2005, 11:34 PM
- - djellison   It may be subtle and obscure, but there's a no...   Dec 15 2005, 11:29 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 15 2005, 11:29 PM)It m...   Dec 16 2005, 09:44 AM
|- - Bert   QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 16 2005, 09:44 AM)I can t...   Dec 16 2005, 10:12 AM
- - dilo   A couple of PanCam images from Sol693 are enhanced...   Dec 15 2005, 11:30 PM
|- - mars loon   Wow Dilo, I think TheChemists quote is on target...   Dec 15 2005, 11:39 PM
- - edstrick   That semi-regular sand-ripple pattern texture in e...   Dec 16 2005, 05:49 AM
- - CosmicRocker   Well I'll be damned! "El Dorado...   Dec 16 2005, 06:42 AM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Dec 16 2005, 06:42 AM)W...   Dec 16 2005, 09:54 AM
- - dvandorn   It concerns me that Squyres says in his latest upd...   Dec 16 2005, 06:55 AM
|- - Bert   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Dec 16 2005, 06:55 AM)... t...   Dec 16 2005, 09:44 AM
- - atomoid   yes, now im cornfused, put-put around on part of m...   Dec 16 2005, 08:45 AM
|- - Bert   QUOTE (atomoid @ Dec 16 2005, 08:45 AM)what d...   Dec 16 2005, 09:48 AM
- - Bill Harris   I was amused with the formal naming of this featur...   Dec 16 2005, 08:56 AM
- - dvandorn   Ummm... El Dorado, Bill. Not El Diablo. Although...   Dec 16 2005, 09:19 AM
- - djellison   I'm still waiting for Erebus to be renamed to ...   Dec 16 2005, 10:14 AM
|- - ustrax   Dear forum participants, followers of Ultreya saga...   Dec 16 2005, 11:29 AM
|- - Toma B   Amazing!!!!!! ...   Dec 16 2005, 11:42 AM
||- - ustrax   QUOTE (Toma B @ Dec 16 2005, 11:42 AM)Amazing...   Dec 16 2005, 11:44 AM
|- - chris   QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 16 2005, 11:29 AM)Here, a...   Dec 16 2005, 01:26 PM
||- - ustrax   QUOTE (chris @ Dec 16 2005, 01:26 PM)Ustrax, ...   Dec 16 2005, 01:40 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 16 2005, 11:29 AM)...when...   Dec 16 2005, 03:55 PM
- - Tesheiner   Ustrax, that's really impressive!!...   Dec 16 2005, 12:22 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Dec 16 2005, 12:22 PM)...   Dec 16 2005, 12:29 PM
|- - mars loon   QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 16 2005, 12:29 PM)Teshein...   Dec 16 2005, 01:26 PM
- - Bill Harris   QUOTE Ummm... El Dorado, Bill. Not El Diablo. Now...   Dec 16 2005, 01:27 PM
- - RNeuhaus   Ustrax, Many congratulations to you! I am very...   Dec 16 2005, 02:48 PM
- - aldo12xu   Congratulations, Ustrax!! It is a special...   Dec 16 2005, 05:02 PM
- - Reckless   Well done Ustrax and thanks to Doug Ellison it...   Dec 16 2005, 05:22 PM
|- - ustrax   According to a very SSpecial update... Q: Now, a ...   Dec 16 2005, 09:26 PM
- - dot.dk   QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 16 2005, 09:26 PM)Accordi...   Dec 16 2005, 09:38 PM
- - Bill Harris   QUOTE sort of an eolian cul-de-sac That is my fav...   Dec 16 2005, 10:10 PM
- - djellison   I can well understand why Steve wouldnt want to vi...   Dec 16 2005, 10:19 PM
|- - dilo   This is another 3x stretch, now from NavCam mosaic...   Dec 16 2005, 10:55 PM
|- - ustrax   Bill Harris...That was my first supposition, but w...   Dec 17 2005, 01:46 AM
|- - mars loon   a looney request. while we ponder "El Dora...   Dec 17 2005, 02:08 AM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (mars loon @ Dec 17 2005, 02:08 AM)a lo...   Dec 20 2005, 08:51 PM
- - Mizar   Hi there.. I'm a very newbie here... but I hav...   Dec 16 2005, 11:08 PM
|- - dilo   Welcome Mizar, beautiful words!   Dec 16 2005, 11:20 PM
|- - bergadder   Congratulations, Ustrax Been doing some serious l...   Dec 16 2005, 11:46 PM
- - Bill Harris   I dunno, but here's his blog: http://ultreyam...   Dec 17 2005, 02:58 AM
- - glennwsmith   Doug, Ustrax, and all -- I love it! And dot....   Dec 17 2005, 04:52 AM
- - dot.dk   QUOTE (glennwsmith @ Dec 17 2005, 04:52 AM)An...   Dec 17 2005, 05:35 AM
- - CosmicRocker   QUOTE (Bert @ Dec 16 2005, 03:48 AM)The shado...   Dec 17 2005, 07:24 AM
|- - general   QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Dec 17 2005, 08:24 AM)S...   Dec 17 2005, 08:46 AM
|- - mars loon   QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Dec 17 2005, 07:24 AM)S...   Dec 17 2005, 01:15 PM
- - mhoward   Here it is in all its glory, I guess: on the right   Dec 17 2005, 04:09 PM
- - stewjack   Comanche is big! From memory Comanche is ab...   Dec 17 2005, 08:46 PM
|- - stewjack   A glimpse of El Dorado? This flicker is composed ...   Dec 17 2005, 09:12 PM
|- - mars loon   QUOTE (stewjack @ Dec 17 2005, 08:46 PM)Coman...   Dec 18 2005, 02:00 PM
|- - stewjack   QUOTE (mars loon @ Dec 18 2005, 10:00 AM)Coma...   Dec 18 2005, 10:40 PM
|- - ustrax   Like I was saying on the Comanche thread...: With...   Dec 19 2005, 11:12 AM
|- - ustrax   El Dorado fully at sight! http://qt.explorato...   Dec 19 2005, 03:57 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 19 2005, 03:57 PM)El Dora...   Dec 19 2005, 04:02 PM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 19 2005, 04:57 PM)El Dora...   Dec 19 2005, 04:39 PM
|- - ustrax   Thanks A LOT Tesheiner... I was expecting that...   Dec 19 2005, 04:40 PM
- - Reckless   Two great flickers Stewjack Keep them coming. Rec...   Dec 17 2005, 10:21 PM
- - Gonzz   whoa, just read it, fantastico, parabens Ustrax, c...   Dec 18 2005, 04:26 AM
- - CosmicRocker   Regarding Home Plate. I'm still keeping my fi...   Dec 18 2005, 07:14 AM
- - RNeuhaus   From Commanche rock to El Dorado is very flat, per...   Dec 19 2005, 04:13 PM
- - djellison   I'd agree - it'd be the work of 2 sols at ...   Dec 19 2005, 04:20 PM
- - kanalje   I can only say, besides "Greetings", tha...   Dec 19 2005, 04:28 PM
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- - djellison   Yes - I think the decision between El-D and the ot...   Dec 19 2005, 04:52 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 19 2005, 04:52 PM)Yes ...   Dec 19 2005, 04:59 PM
- - Burmese   Is there actually anyone here in favor of the ...   Dec 19 2005, 05:02 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Burmese @ Dec 19 2005, 05:02 PM)Is the...   Dec 19 2005, 05:08 PM
|- - ustrax   http://appl.nasa.gov/ask/issues/16/overvie...ector...   Dec 19 2005, 08:40 PM
- - atomoid   my person favorite shot so far of the Ultreya dust...   Dec 19 2005, 10:32 PM
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|- - mars loon   QUOTE (Nirgal @ Dec 19 2005, 10:36 PM)Hi all,...   Dec 20 2005, 05:09 AM
|- - dilo   Finally, you're back, Nirgal! I'm happ...   Dec 20 2005, 05:52 AM
|- - Zeke4ther   QUOTE (Nirgal @ Dec 19 2005, 06:36 PM)So here...   Dec 20 2005, 06:22 AM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Nirgal @ Dec 19 2005, 10:36 PM)Hi all,...   Dec 20 2005, 09:29 AM
- - Nix   glad you got your rig fixed to continue your work ...   Dec 20 2005, 09:25 AM
- - Tesheiner   Yesterday, when looking to those fresh sol 697 nav...   Dec 20 2005, 09:28 AM
|- - Nirgal   QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Dec 20 2005, 11:28 AM)Yest...   Dec 20 2005, 08:41 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Nirgal @ Dec 20 2005, 08:41 PM)Hi Tes ...   Dec 20 2005, 08:44 PM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (Nirgal @ Dec 20 2005, 09:41 PM)Hi Tes ...   Dec 21 2005, 09:52 AM
- - Nix   QUOTE (kanalje @ Dec 19 2005, 06:28 PM)I can ...   Dec 20 2005, 09:33 AM
|- - kanalje   QUOTE (NIX @ Dec 20 2005, 09:33 AM)OR -maybe ...   Dec 20 2005, 04:21 PM
- - Toma B   Autostiched panorama : Sol 697   Dec 20 2005, 01:19 PM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (Toma B @ Dec 20 2005, 02:19 PM)Autosti...   Dec 20 2005, 01:30 PM
|- - Toma B   QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Dec 20 2005, 04:30 PM)Toma...   Dec 20 2005, 03:35 PM
- - mhoward   RE: El Dorado   Dec 20 2005, 03:40 PM
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- - sdavies   Hi. I'm a constant reader of y'all's c...   Dec 20 2005, 06:11 PM
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- - RNeuhaus   Thanks Bill. Today Spirits' sol is 702. The ...   Dec 23 2005, 08:22 PM
|- - silylene   I wish we could get closer to the ElDorado dune ri...   Dec 26 2005, 05:25 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (silylene @ Dec 26 2005, 05:25 PM)I wis...   Dec 26 2005, 05:26 PM
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- - dvandorn   I can understand why they want to check out El Dor...   Dec 25 2005, 08:11 AM
- - Myran   QUOTE dvandorn said: I can understand why they wan...   Dec 25 2005, 03:52 PM
- - dvandorn   Exactly. And if mini-TES can give us a general id...   Dec 25 2005, 07:52 PM
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