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Phil Stooke

Jul 23 2005, 01:20 PM

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I thought this subject might deserve its own topic. John-s made several matches between features seen in Spirit images south of Husband Hill. Then I suggested that a specific feature seen in those pans (I provide an approximately reprojected map-geometry version of the pan) might be Home Plate:

Object B is what i think is Home Plate. The flanks but not the summit of Ramon Hill appear beyond it.

There might be some errors in my attempted matches, but many seem good to me. It's quite hard to reconcile panoramic and overhead topography in this way, even towards Bonneville.

I would really welcome any other attempts to match features like this, to see if we can resolve the question... if B in the pan is not Home Plate, what is it?

Phil

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Phil Stooke Home Plate Etc. Jul 23 2005, 01:20 PM

Phil Stooke This is an alternate attempt to match features. B... Jul 23 2005, 04:33 PM

Nix Nice work Phil. I think your first match is right-... Jul 23 2005, 05:11 PM

general Here's my interpretation of "B": Jul 23 2005, 05:11 PM

Phil Stooke General - I see an object roughly the size and sha... Jul 23 2005, 05:30 PM

general Feature "I" - as I see it: Jul 23 2005, 05:54 PM

fredk Phil, here's my take on this. Thanks for gett... Jul 24 2005, 12:00 AM

dilo I substantially agree with fredk identifications. ... Jul 24 2005, 01:58 AM

Phil Stooke This has been very interesting. First let me say ... Jul 24 2005, 03:45 AM

general I think the scientists at JPL will not know where ... Jul 24 2005, 07:14 AM

glennwsmith And will Spirit ever be able to spot its lander? ... Jul 24 2005, 07:31 AM

edstrick Home plate will be visible with the west end of th... Jul 24 2005, 08:08 AM

fredk Beautiful projections, dilo! Someday I'll... Jul 24 2005, 04:30 PM

glennwsmith Fredk, re image of Bonneville and heashield: cool... Jul 24 2005, 06:15 PM

fredk Another thought occurs to me: Dilo's projecti... Jul 24 2005, 07:05 PM

dilo Fredk, I used exactly this method to argue the hei... Jul 24 2005, 08:51 PM

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