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Where Is Erebus Highway?, Can we see it on MER images?
Tesheiner
post Aug 24 2005, 01:09 PM
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Oppy has already arrived at the etched terrain but not exactly at the "Erebus Highway".
It is currently located (as of sol 562) here:
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This image (a previous version was posted here) is a combination of Dilo's vertical projections and MOC imagery in which I tried to identify some of the outcrops and also remark the Erebus Highway.

Now, Oppy as just turned left (east) to catch the highway instead of going straight ahead to Erebus (which would mean crossing about 100m of dunes, leaving the outcrops behind).

But can we see the Erebus Highway on the MER images?
I think so.

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The lower section of the image above is a navcam panorama taken on sol 562, in which I pinpointed some of the same outcrops seen on the first picture. The upper section is part of a pancam pano taken on the same sol, in which I remarked what I believe is a section of the Erebus highway.
The features seen there are at about 50m range, which is consistent with the distance to the highway based on MOC images.
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Joffan
post Sep 17 2005, 04:01 AM
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Talking of pristine highways... this one definitely needs regrading. The attached cross-eyed stereo view shows just how lumpy this rock field is...
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- Tesheiner   Where Is Erebus Highway?   Aug 24 2005, 01:09 PM
- - Burmese   http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...00P13...   Aug 24 2005, 01:46 PM
|- - SigurRosFan   Burmese: This was the Sol 562 drive. And here...   Aug 24 2005, 02:09 PM
|- - paxdan   hey dude welcome to the board.   Aug 24 2005, 02:11 PM
|- - Tman   QUOTE (SigurRosFan @ Aug 24 2005, 04:09 PM)Bu...   Aug 24 2005, 04:22 PM
|- - SigurRosFan   QUOTE (Tman @ Aug 24 2005, 06:22 PM)Hi Nico (...   Aug 24 2005, 05:15 PM
- - Bill Harris   Not there, yet. I look at this as an on-ramp to t...   Aug 24 2005, 03:49 PM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Aug 24 2005, 05:49 PM)Lo...   Aug 24 2005, 05:21 PM
- - SigurRosFan   Possible the circular outcrop? It is located a bit...   Aug 24 2005, 05:34 PM
- - Bill Harris   QUOTE Possible the circular outcrop? It is located...   Aug 24 2005, 08:00 PM
- - peter59   Return to L7 and R1 post drive pancam images? I ho...   Aug 24 2005, 08:09 PM
- - general   http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...00P12...   Sep 12 2005, 06:15 PM
|- - Marz   Not only do I think we're on the highway now, ...   Sep 12 2005, 07:15 PM
- - Burmese   Oppy really put the pedal to the metal this last d...   Sep 12 2005, 07:49 PM
- - Burmese   And as seen from the front (rear traveling forward...   Sep 12 2005, 07:58 PM
- - Bill Harris   Yeeha! What a ride. And other good new: ...   Sep 12 2005, 10:30 PM
- - mhoward   Yes, looks like Exploratorium is unclogged, thankf...   Sep 13 2005, 01:30 AM
|- - David   QUOTE (mhoward @ Sep 13 2005, 01:30 AM)Yes, l...   Sep 13 2005, 05:14 AM
- - CosmicRocker   That was quite a nice ride Bill, especially after ...   Sep 13 2005, 05:06 AM
- - dvandorn   I think the best reply to that is "we don...   Sep 13 2005, 07:06 AM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Sep 13 2005, 08:06 AM)We...   Sep 13 2005, 12:52 PM
|- - AndyG   QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Sep 13 2005, 12:52 PM)I...   Sep 13 2005, 02:02 PM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Sep 13 2005, 07:52 AM)If we...   Sep 13 2005, 04:48 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Sep 13 2005, 05:48 PM)My un...   Sep 13 2005, 05:01 PM
- - dvandorn   True, Bob -- but we're not comparing the prist...   Sep 13 2005, 05:11 PM
|- - Marcel   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Sep 13 2005, 05:11 PM)I...   Sep 14 2005, 01:43 PM
|- - RNeuhaus   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Sep 13 2005, 12:11 PM)True,...   Sep 14 2005, 04:14 PM
- - Bill Harris   Wonderful vertical projection, Michael. The Erebu...   Sep 14 2005, 02:44 PM
- - Joffan   Talking of pristine highways... this one definitel...   Sep 17 2005, 04:01 AM

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