Going To Mogollon..., ...and points South Options

[Shaka]

Mogollon station! Next stop Mogollon station, Track B! Transfer here for Victoria Express.

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...00P0696R0M1.JPG

Edit: Wow! Now that's what I call a thumbnail and-a-half!

1024 x 1024 'thumbnail' removed - Doug

[jvandriel]

A complete 360 degree panoramic view on Sol 751.

Taken with the L0 navcam.

Look at the wheeltracks.

jvandriel

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[jvandriel]

And the 360 degree panoramic view on Sol 753 and Sol 754.

Taken with the L0 navcam.

Again look at the wheeltracks. It seems that there is a bump during driving.

Maybe the arm causes the unbalance.

jvandriel

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[Cugel]

And the 360 degree panoramic view on Sol 753 and Sol 754.

Taken with the L0 navcam.

Again look at the wheeltracks. It seems that there is a bump during driving.

Maybe the arm causes the unbalance.

jvandriel

Jan,

I don't think it's the arm.
It looks like the familiar and regular hazard detection stops.
The rovers never drive continuously, they stop every 20 seconds or so to check if an elephant has jumped in its way.

Groeten uit Bilthoven!

[jvandriel]

A mosaic of the bedrock on Sol 753.

Taken with the L7 pancam.

jvandriel

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[Tesheiner]

Mogollon station! Next stop Mogollon station, Track B! Transfer here for Victoria Express.

There is an easy ramp IF they want to go down and inspect this outcrop and then go further SE.
Let's what happens and if we actually take the "Victoria Express" at this station (it may be on the next one).

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(Navcam L0, Sol 755)

[jvandriel]

A look into the drive direction.

Taken with the L2 pancam on Sol 753.

jvandriel

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[Bill Harris]

I think that Oppy will take the easy off ramp down to the outcrop. This exposure is more of a jumble of rocks than a neatly layered one and also, from jvandriel's Sol 753 Pancam mosaic, the blueberries seem to be back in the bedrock. This is a have-to-peek spot.

I think that Oppy will head due West after this site to that field of smaller ripples and then head southward to Victoria hopscotching bedrock windows. Hopefully, the going will be as good as it was during the North Erebus Detour.

--Bill

[Tman]

Imo, this is the best shot (*) taken at/around Erebus.

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(navcam pano taken on sol 753)

(*) I mean the shot taken by the rover, not my panorama!

Yeah, even the first mosaic where you can see a round crater-like structure. Definitely Erebus must be a crater or so

[Ant103]

In looking those panorama, we see clearly the old of Erebus, formed before Endurance. The ellipse of the crater is under some sand and ripples dunes, contrary to Endurance who is perfectly clean. So, it's the first time we see so better the crater form (but, many sol ago, dunes hide many parts and elements of the crater, this could be the reason why we cannot see it, personnaly).

[Bill Harris]

QUOTE(Tesheiner @ Mar 8 2006, 04:21 PM)
Imo, this is the best shot (*) taken at/around Erebus.

(navcam pano taken on sol 753)

(*) I mean the shot taken by the rover, not my panorama!

Here is a 3x vertical exaggeration showing the bowl of Erebus, adapted from this pano.

Just to the left of center is the series of bedrock exposures on the north Erebus rim with the "North Erebus Dune Field" left of that. The left background rim is bordered by the Olympia locale. The Payson outcrop is on the left side of the crater and the "Payson Promontory" is in the foreground. On the right side is the Mogollon Rim outcrop and to the right of center in the background is the Vermillion Cliffs exposure.

And that is Ebebus in a nutshell. I'm looking forward to seeing a lookback/lookahead panorama of Erebus and Victoria from the highpoint of the topo rise that Oppy is headed toward.

--Bill

[Shaka]

Mogollon station! Next stop Mogollon station, Track B! Transfer here for Victoria Express.

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...00P0696R0M1.JPG

Edit: Wow! Now that's what I call a thumbnail and-a-half!

1024 x 1024 'thumbnail' removed - Doug

I expect to get the hang of these format buttons any year now, Doug.
Actually, I was about to paste the URL like you did, when I thought, "Lets see if this Insert Image button works." So is there a technique for just inserting a thumbnail like the other guys do? (One that even a child can do?)
P.S. Like that red type - very spiffy and attention grabbing!

[mhoward]

New clouds at Meridian:

[dilo]

New clouds at Meridian:

Very impressive mosaic, Michael.
I was already working on these pictures, here below is a gallery of selected images from Sol756, processed in order to see low contrast/high frequence details:


This is a fantasy color elaboration, where channels correspond to different sharpening levels:

If I correctly recall, appearance of clouds is a seasonal effect that should affect also MER solar panels cleaning...

[jvandriel]

A 360 degree panoramic view of Erebus crater.

Taken witth the L0 navcam on Sol 755.

jvandriel

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