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On The Way To Home Plate, a possible route and calendar

ustrax View Member Profile	Aug 25 2005, 01:21 PM Post #1
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'Home Plate' seems to be the most likely target, but I would propose a safer, more westerly approach of 'Home Plate':

(BTW, I see that my suggestion to name that little hill near 'Home Plate', "Pitcher's Mound" is catching on

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ustrax On The Way To Home Plate Aug 25 2005, 01:21 PM

general 'Home Plate' seems to be the most likely t... Aug 25 2005, 01:55 PM

ustrax QUOTE (general @ Aug 25 2005, 01:55 PM)'H... Aug 25 2005, 02:08 PM

general QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 25 2005, 04:08 PM)Maybe..... Aug 25 2005, 02:24 PM

RNeuhaus QUOTE (general @ Aug 25 2005, 09:24 AM)Does a... Aug 25 2005, 02:27 PM

ustrax QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Aug 25 2005, 02:27 PM)I thi... Aug 25 2005, 02:42 PM

RNeuhaus QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 25 2005, 09:42 AM)Sun...S... Aug 25 2005, 02:49 PM

Marcel QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 25 2005, 02:42 PM)Sun...S... Aug 25 2005, 02:50 PM

ustrax QUOTE (Marcel @ Aug 25 2005, 02:50 PM)So wher... Aug 25 2005, 03:13 PM

djellison Totally depends on the strategy they take. If they... Aug 25 2005, 02:10 PM

RNeuhaus It is a tough decision. Go East to visit Thira, Go... Aug 25 2005, 02:23 PM

Bill Harris I favor the south-and-westward route shown by gene... Aug 25 2005, 08:53 PM

RNeuhaus QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Aug 25 2005, 03:53 PM)I ... Aug 25 2005, 09:25 PM

Nix Home Plate in stereo cuz...Life should be STEREO... Aug 25 2005, 09:25 PM

Bill Harris That right, I meant "too rugged to the _east_... Aug 26 2005, 01:48 AM

Bert QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Aug 26 2005, 01:48 AM)I ... Aug 26 2005, 09:03 AM

slinted QUOTE (Bert @ Aug 26 2005, 01:03 AM)IMHO, pow... Aug 26 2005, 09:35 AM

ustrax QUOTE (slinted @ Aug 26 2005, 09:35 AM)I coul... Aug 26 2005, 09:41 AM

Nix Maybe they're counting on regularly positionin... Aug 26 2005, 10:37 AM

Bert QUOTE (NIX @ Aug 26 2005, 10:37 AM)Maybe they... Aug 26 2005, 11:29 AM

Tman NO NO Spirit have to wait here on the top until wi... Aug 26 2005, 12:04 PM

helvick The insolation\orientation question is not al... Aug 26 2005, 02:37 PM

Burmese They could climb one of the southern hills, timing... Aug 26 2005, 01:01 PM

ilbasso Another factor affecting the amount of solar power... Aug 26 2005, 02:56 PM

RNeuhaus Up to now, the topic is going very interesting. Th... Aug 26 2005, 07:09 PM

dvandorn One of the greatest conundrums of exploring Mars v... Aug 26 2005, 07:37 PM

helvick QUOTE (dvandorn @ Aug 26 2005, 08:37 PM)...On... Aug 26 2005, 10:53 PM

RNeuhaus One word of caution, the slope of Columbia Hill to... Aug 26 2005, 07:51 PM

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