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Here's Looking At You, Kid, MGS Sees Mars Odyssey and Mars Express |
 May 19 2005, 07:39 PM
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May 20 2005, 11:50 AM
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May 20 2005, 10:41 PM
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Of course, the *first* spacecraft to image another spacecraft in Mars orbit was, er, Mars Express...
...and what a nice photo it took of poor ol' Beagle 2 as it drifted away! Not wishing to detract from MGS, but the claim to have been 'first' is simply wrong! Now, 'best', 'most technically stunning', 'cleverest' and so forth - no contest! But, guys, you came second... -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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May 20 2005, 10:56 PM
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QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ May 20 2005, 10:41 PM) Of course, the *first* spacecraft to image another spacecraft in Mars orbit was, er, Mars Express... ...and what a nice photo it took of poor ol' Beagle 2 as it drifted away!  Since we are picking nits, I might point out that Beagle 2 never entered orbit... -------------------- Antti Kuosmanen
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May 20 2005, 11:05 PM
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Nope - Beagle 2 was certainly in orbit of Mars! It was released from Mars Express well after initial orbit was established...
-------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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May 20 2005, 11:18 PM
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QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ May 20 2005, 11:05 PM) Nope - Beagle 2 was certainly in orbit of Mars! It was released from Mars Express well after initial orbit was established... B2 seperated from MEX about 5 days before MEX's MOI actually. Doug |
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lyford Here's Looking At You, Kid May 19 2005, 07:39 PM
djellison And to think - I'm giving a talk that includes... May 19 2005, 07:41 PM um3k That's awesome! May 19 2005, 08:43 PM Bob Shaw I wonder whether MGS could image the derelicts orb... May 19 2005, 09:18 PM
jamescanvin Wow
I never thorght I'd see anything like t... May 20 2005, 03:13 AM
garybeau QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ May 19 2005, 04:18 PM)I won... May 22 2005, 01:04 AM Bob Shaw It certainly wouldn't be *easy*, but the MGS g... May 22 2005, 11:17 AM garybeau Here's a bit of info on the difficulty MGS had... May 22 2005, 04:13 PM Bob Shaw The way that planetary atmospheres behave can be c... May 22 2005, 07:45 PM garybeau Thanks for all the info, I guess with a 140 deg. F... May 22 2005, 10:31 PM Bob Shaw As MGS nears the end of it's lifetime there ap... May 23 2005, 10:38 AM Bob Shaw Doug:
I thought Mars Express was in an initial or... May 20 2005, 11:36 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ May 20 2005, 10:41 PM)Of co... May 20 2005, 10:59 PM Bob Shaw No, you're still in orbit, it's just that ... May 20 2005, 11:03 PM akuo Come to think of this, the Viking craft did enter ... May 20 2005, 11:27 PM djellison Viking 1 & 2, and Russias Mars 2, 3 and 5 all ... May 20 2005, 11:30 PM djellison QUOTE 19th Dec:08:31 GMT:Eject command sent to Mar... May 21 2005, 12:11 AM Bob Shaw Doug (et al):
I was wrong about Mars Express ente... May 21 2005, 01:15 PM edstrick The 1971 Soviet Mars missions included a cosmos ... May 21 2005, 02:52 AM tedstryk The Soviet Mars orbiters released their landers be... May 21 2005, 03:43 AM edstrick The Soviet planetary series consisted of poorly do... May 21 2005, 07:52 AM Analyst MGS has wide angle cameras as well. One medium (or... May 22 2005, 05:19 PM djellison There are two WA cams on MOC - but they're alm... May 22 2005, 05:43 PM Analyst I always thought the two cameras are different, be... May 22 2005, 06:57 PM djellison Much-info...
http://www.msss.com/mars/observer/ca... May 22 2005, 07:44 PM ilbasso The other difficulty is getting the viewing geomet... May 23 2005, 10:37 AM djellison Not to mention it's also quite usefull practic... May 23 2005, 11:29 AM garybeau I did manage to find a couple of tidbits about the... May 24 2005, 10:16 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (garybeau @ May 24 2005, 10:16 PM)I did... May 25 2005, 03:20 AM |
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