[X] My Assistant

[SigurRosFan]

Release date: Today (12 October 2005)

http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r22_s04/im...2/R2200640.html

[Bill Harris]

Too bad that the parachute/backshell was just off the edge of R2200640. It would be interesting to see how it looked after 600+ Sols. I note that the retro-rocket smudges are still visible, although muted, and the heatshield scar is still there.

I think that the Victoria dark streaks are wind-related and the changes are also wind-related.

Here are three MOC images of Victoria shown at a similar scale and orientation. Although I feel that wind is a major player here, some of the differences in these streaks are likely due to differences in the images.

R1400021 2/01/2004 LS 342.91
R1500822 3/10/2004 LS 2.35
R2200640 10/11/2004 LS 99.27

--Bill

[jamescanvin]

Too bad that the parachute/backshell was just off the edge of R2200640. It would be interesting to see how it looked after 600+ Sols.  I note that the retro-rocket smudges are still visible, although muted, and the heatshield scar is still there.

Only 250 Sols of course

I'm sure once MRO arrives we'll have some fantastic images of the parachute after a 1000 or more sols. May we even be able to see it move in the wind?

James