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 Jun 30 2005, 08:18 AM
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Oppy has finished her investigations at Purgatory Dune, and is about to head... NORTH! (and then east or west
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Jun 30 2005, 01:58 PM
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I guess Dr Squyres and Co think it's better to be safe than sorry. No more risk taking! After all, they are dealing with a multi-million dollar baby.
If you look at surface of the terrain north of Purgatory Dune (i.e. where Oppy came from - it's as flat as a wet beach) compared to the area south of it (where Oppy was heading - it's more like a choppy sea), it's quite obvious they can't traverse it. I wonder why it took the operators so long to realize that. So my idea is that they will go east or west, skirting that 'choppy sea' area until they find an acceptable route to the south. |
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Jun 30 2005, 03:16 PM
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QUOTE (general @ Jun 30 2005, 01:58 PM) it's quite obvious they can't traverse it. Well - it's obvious NOW - but wasnt so obvious before Doug |
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general Oppy's Moving Again! Jun 30 2005, 08:18 AM
Tman Wow, but what's now the result of the study on... Jun 30 2005, 08:50 AM Tesheiner Tman, that is something that I (and most of all) w... Jun 30 2005, 12:27 PM Phil Stooke OK, I'll do some guessing. My guess is that n... Jun 30 2005, 12:37 PM
Marcel QUOTE (general @ Jun 30 2005, 01:58 PM)I gues... Jun 30 2005, 02:50 PM maycm I’m sure that many things they will have learnt fr... Jun 30 2005, 02:08 PM Pando We shall find out. We'll be on the road again,... Jul 1 2005, 07:07 AM
dvandorn Has anyone heard anything in regards the mini-TES ... Jul 1 2005, 02:48 PM Pando The miniTES is still flaky, from time to time. But... Jul 2 2005, 01:41 AM dot.dk And we are moving! Jul 2 2005, 12:29 PM abalone QUOTE (dot.dk @ Jul 2 2005, 11:29 PM)And we a... Jul 2 2005, 01:19 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (abalone @ Jul 2 2005, 02:19 PM)This sh... Jul 6 2005, 12:12 AM Sunspot So good to see Opportunity driving again.
H... Jul 2 2005, 01:28 PM jvandriel A panoramic view of the direction in which Opportu... Jul 4 2005, 09:26 AM Marcel QUOTE (jvandriel @ Jul 4 2005, 09:26 AM)A pan... Jul 4 2005, 11:17 AM Sunspot Damn ... looks like the exploratorium website is d... Jul 4 2005, 11:48 AM jvandriel Part of the surrounding of Opportunity. ( rest wil... Jul 4 2005, 05:05 PM Bill Harris QUOTE Look at the difference in track-depth betwee... Jul 5 2005, 12:36 PM jvandriel Another panoramic view of the surrounding of Oppor... Jul 5 2005, 01:13 PM Marcel QUOTE (jvandriel @ Jul 5 2005, 01:13 PM)Anoth... Jul 5 2005, 01:36 PM dilo QUOTE (jvandriel @ Jul 5 2005, 01:13 PM)Anoth... Jul 5 2005, 11:28 PM Sunspot Pictures from Opportunity are being updated at JPL... Jul 5 2005, 02:30 PM Myran Exploratorium update for Opportunity, and for toda... Jul 12 2005, 08:41 PM mhoward QUOTE (Myran @ Jul 12 2005, 08:41 PM)Explorat... Jul 12 2005, 08:56 PM Nix Here's a sol 515 view of the dunes. What's... Jul 13 2005, 06:04 AM mhoward That... is gorgeous. Jul 13 2005, 06:18 AM Nix Thanks! Made it this morning; the kids got up ... Jul 13 2005, 06:29 AM Marcel QUOTE (NIX @ Jul 13 2005, 06:29 AM)Thanks... Jul 13 2005, 07:20 AM Tman A higher sky is simply much nicer! Jul 13 2005, 07:31 AM SFJCody According to the new FDR Oppy has "spent the ... Jul 13 2005, 09:31 AM SFJCody I think they'll make it through this dunefield... Jul 13 2005, 09:38 AM Nirgal Wow ! absolutely awsome color panorama, NIX ... Jul 13 2005, 01:39 PM aldo12xu Awesome, Nico! Another example of the benefit... Jul 13 2005, 04:36 PM lyford WoW Nico -
I wish I had more monitors so I could ... Jul 13 2005, 06:33 PM Nirgal here it is: that hazcam image I've been waitin... Jul 13 2005, 08:34 PM dot.dk QUOTE (Nirgal @ Jul 13 2005, 08:34 PM)
here ... Jul 13 2005, 08:58 PM Nix Glad you're enjoying it guys, I spend way too ... Jul 13 2005, 09:01 PM Bob Shaw Nico:
How do you feel about your colours vs the P... Jul 13 2005, 09:15 PM Nix Theirs are the correct colors, the best approximat... Jul 13 2005, 10:05 PM stevo Delighted to see Oppy moving again, even happier t... Jul 13 2005, 10:58 PM Nirgal QUOTE ...but they will still show too much contras... Jul 13 2005, 11:46 PM Nix I suppose that maybe if we colonize Mars in the fu... Jul 14 2005, 09:09 AM djellison http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/doug_images/o_i... Jul 14 2005, 11:56 AM Nix I like that! Terrific look at the manoeuvers a... Jul 14 2005, 12:20 PM Bill Harris Standing ovation.
Looks good. The surface appears... Jul 14 2005, 12:34 PM Tman And it's hard to believe
http://www.greuti.... Jul 14 2005, 12:53 PM djellison they alternate between backwards and forwards ever... Jul 14 2005, 01:33 PM Burmese With Oppy headed south again it would be nice to s... Jul 14 2005, 01:37 PM Bill Harris QUOTE they alternate between backwards and forward... Jul 14 2005, 01:49 PM maycm Is Oppy actually driving South yet?
Difficult to ... Jul 14 2005, 03:02 PM odave The drive sequence through Sol 517 is on the MER w... Jul 14 2005, 03:33 PM mhoward I love this image and I don't think anyone... Jul 15 2005, 02:34 AM sapodilla QUOTE (maycm @ Jul 14 2005, 05:02 PM)Is Oppy ... Jul 15 2005, 07:25 AM CosmicRocker Thanks, Doug. That's the path I was picturing... Jul 15 2005, 05:47 AM Nirgal QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Jul 15 2005, 07:47 AM)T... Jul 15 2005, 12:18 PM Marcel QUOTE (Nirgal @ Jul 15 2005, 12:18 PM)this is... Jul 15 2005, 01:09 PM Nirgal QUOTE (Marcel @ Jul 15 2005, 03:09 PM)And YOU... Jul 15 2005, 04:10 PM djellison Still a long way to go
Several km's - 3 perh... Jul 15 2005, 02:18 PM Marcel At 15 meters a day that would mean....arrival arou... Jul 15 2005, 03:01 PM Nirgal QUOTE (Marcel @ Jul 15 2005, 05:01 PM)At 15 m... Jul 15 2005, 03:50 PM Myran QUOTE Marcel said. At 15 meters a day that would m... Jul 15 2005, 07:03 PM alan A look back at the last few sols progress
http://q... Jul 15 2005, 07:07 PM RNeuhaus QUOTE (alan @ Jul 15 2005, 02:07 PM)A look ba... Jul 15 2005, 08:00 PM gregp1962 A look back at the last few sols progress
http:/... Jul 15 2005, 08:33 PM general New update from Steve Squyres:
"We're ma... Jul 16 2005, 07:17 AM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (general @ Jul 16 2005, 07:17 AM)New up... Jul 16 2005, 02:15 PM SFJCody Post-drive L7/R1 (sol 526)
http://marswatch.astro... Jul 18 2005, 10:15 AM TheChemist I think Purgatory is to the top left of the image.... Jul 16 2005, 11:18 AM jvandriel A panoramic view of Purgatory Dune and the way aro... Jul 16 2005, 11:56 AM Sunspot haz cam subframes of the right front wheel on sol ... Jul 18 2005, 10:27 AM djellison Lots more outcropping appearing
http://marswatch.... Jul 18 2005, 11:19 AM Bob Shaw Some interesting lumps, too... Jul 18 2005, 11:52 AM RedSky QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 18 2005, 06:19 AM)Lots... Jul 18 2005, 11:56 AM Vladimorka QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 18 2005, 02:19 PM)And.... Jul 18 2005, 12:14 PM Bill Harris QUOTE interesting lumps
Yes!
Did we ever l... Jul 18 2005, 12:18 PM Phil Stooke I don't think there is any hint of Victoria ye... Jul 18 2005, 01:03 PM Nirgal Land Ho !
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/op... Jul 18 2005, 03:36 PM john_s QUOTE (Nirgal @ Jul 18 2005, 03:36 PM) Land H... Jul 18 2005, 04:44 PM djellison Not to put too much of an american-teen twist on i... Jul 18 2005, 04:16 PM mhoward Here's an MMB-generated panorama from Sol 526,... Jul 19 2005, 05:18 AM CosmicRocker Aahhrrg, ye maties. There be rocks ahead!
Dr... Jul 19 2005, 05:36 AM Nirgal just when it started getting fun again ...
the dr... Jul 21 2005, 08:42 AM Vladimorka Moved:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni.... Jul 21 2005, 09:54 AM Sunspot I think perhaps they may be re-aligning the rover ... Jul 21 2005, 10:12 AM Burmese They were probably spending extra time looking at ... Jul 21 2005, 12:59 PM Nirgal QUOTE (Burmese @ Jul 21 2005, 02:59 PM)They w... Jul 21 2005, 02:33 PM Nirgal anopther possibility for the halt would be the stu... Jul 21 2005, 02:41 PM RNeuhaus Still an endless desert...following safely thru th... Jul 21 2005, 01:17 PM Sunspot I think you can just about make out Endurance Crat... Jul 21 2005, 02:51 PM RNeuhaus QUOTE (Sunspot @ Jul 21 2005, 09:51 AM)I thin... Jul 21 2005, 03:08 PM DEChengst QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Jul 21 2005, 05:08 PM)I am ... Jul 21 2005, 06:25 PM jvandriel Opportunity looking ahead.
View taken with Pancam ... Jul 21 2005, 05:34 PM Nirgal QUOTE (jvandriel @ Jul 21 2005, 07:34 PM)Oppo... Jul 21 2005, 06:50 PM jvandriel Panoramic view of a windblown crater.
Taken with t... Jul 21 2005, 05:47 PM CosmicRocker As they say, "Land Ho!" Jul 22 2005, 05:16 AM mhoward QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Jul 22 2005, 05:16 AM)A... Jul 22 2005, 05:25 AM Marcel QUOTE (mhoward @ Jul 22 2005, 05:25 AM)Even S... Jul 22 2005, 07:33 AM Nirgal I particularly like the wollowing two of Steve... Jul 22 2005, 07:57 AM |
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