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QUOTE (peter59 @ Oct 16 2008, 05:31 PM)  Why very interesting direction Az: 211 (highest hill on horizon) is systematically omitted ? PLEASE FILL THIS GAP. The north is "systematically" omitted, this is randomly omitted. Interestingly, that was identified as the highest priority image remaining some weeks ago, but opportunities have been few since then. Each slice is tagged with a time to acquire it, so it will not be acquired until there is a sol with the right time available and enough bits available. |
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Oct 17 2008, 05:28 PM
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Hum, there is more and more frost into Snow White (no hide signification here
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Oct 17 2008, 06:58 PM
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QUOTE (Ant103 @ Oct 17 2008, 08:28 PM) Hum, there is more and more frost into Snow White (no hide signification here ).Indeed, yes. The frost seems to be developing faster when its cool (i.e Phoenix's shadow) and at a source of moisture and additional cold temperature from the exposed ice table. (you beat me to this color image by 15mins Ant103  ).That I think explains why we aren't yet seeing a Winterland yet as the science team had said. -------------------- |
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Oct 17 2008, 07:02 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 276 Joined: 11-December 07 From: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Member No.: 3978 |
QUOTE (Stu @ Oct 17 2008, 02:11 AM) Prettiest "jewels and gems of Phoenix" image yet, I think...  Good Lord  I can literally go prospecting on Mars if I ever get the chance! -------------------- |
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Oct 18 2008, 10:41 PM
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Oct 19 2008, 04:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
Yes, it start to be a little cold (can I drag some ice for my aperitive
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Oct 19 2008, 05:16 PM
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Great frost images, guys!
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Oct 20 2008, 01:57 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Oct 21 2008, 07:54 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Quite a funny BBC interview with Peter Smith here...
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Oct 21 2008, 11:54 PM
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Interesting...
"October 21, 2008 -- NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has finished scooping soil samples to deliver to its onboard laboratories, and is now preparing to analyze samples already obtained. " http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/10_21_pr.php So have they filled all the TEGA ovens? Did they finally a get more 'pure' ice sample? Also interesting this... using the arm to nudge a sample... "Later this week, Phoenix engineers and scientists will use the robotic arm to attempt to push a soil sample piled in a funnel on top of the lander’s Wet Chemistry Laboratory into a cell for analysis." Craig |
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Oct 22 2008, 02:17 AM
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How could they be done delivering samples? Don't they have one more TEGA oven left to open?
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Oct 22 2008, 06:14 AM
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IIRC scraping up and prepositioning samples for later delivery has been mentioned. Perhaps letting them sit will reduce the clumpiness of the samples when they are delivered.
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Oct 22 2008, 06:25 AM
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QUOTE (James Sorenson @ Oct 22 2008, 07:47 AM) How could they be done delivering samples? Don't they have one more TEGA oven left to open? .May be they intend to collect falling snow and are hoping for frost to form in the oven, that is left open.
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Oct 22 2008, 11:36 AM
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QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Oct 22 2008, 12:54 AM) Also interesting this... using the arm to nudge a sample... "Later this week, Phoenix engineers and scientists will use the robotic arm to attempt to push a soil sample piled in a funnel on top of the lander’s Wet Chemistry Laboratory into a cell for analysis." "Later this week" would be tosol (146) if the tweet from Phoenix 12h ago is anything to go by... QUOTE (Phoenix) A sample of dirt is stuck in the funnel opening to the Chem Lab, so using my robotic arm I'll try to give it a careful nudge tomorrow.
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Oct 22 2008, 01:12 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1372 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
Don't bother with a carefull nudge, hit it hard with a "hammer", works every time.
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