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 Nov 19 2005, 08:02 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 2895 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353  |
Spirit is now almost at the bottom of Inner Basin.
Time to start a new topic. Here is a 360 degree panoramic view taken with the L0 navcam on Sol 667. jvandriel
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Dec 20 2005, 11:43 AM
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 Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Dec 20 2005, 11:41 AM) ... and the winner is:  Do you think so Tesheiner? Isn't that to much sand for Spirit's truck?... 
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Dec 20 2005, 12:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4280 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Dunno if it's too much sand or not.
But here is a "collage" of the last drive-direction panorama overlayed on top of a navcam pano. The planned drive seems to be to Eldorado.
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Dec 20 2005, 12:55 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
bagus, at the yellow forum requested so I made a version including the corridor of interest in the official traverse maps:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/ustrax/eldmap.jpg -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Dec 21 2005, 04:12 AM
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I can see them going in for a closer look, and even stopping for a Moessbauer, APXS, or MIs if they are curious about the composition of the dark sand/silt/dust. But there would be little to gain from venturing into the drift field. We know they are in a hurry to complete observations in the basin and get up the hill on the opposite side, so at best, we'll get a quick peek. With the spectrometer integrations taking so long these days, we might not even get them.
-------------------- ...Tom
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Dec 21 2005, 07:17 AM
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I see her going to the edge of the dark sand and doing a compositional sniff and a peek for particle size, but agree that there is little reason to go into the drift field. I see more Pancams looking back on the way to Homeplate to define the structure/morphology of the drift field.
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Dec 22 2005, 03:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
One thing that occurred to me after I posted that, was that this would be the first large expanse of drifts that Spirit has encountered. If we get a closer peek, we should be on the lookout for mini-craters like the ones that have been so common at Meridiani. If we see any, it could support the idea that they are tiny impacts.
-------------------- ...Tom
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Dec 22 2005, 01:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4280 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Just to remark that Spirit is now on its 700 sol.
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Dec 22 2005, 02:04 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Dec 22 2005, 01:16 PM) Just to remark that Spirit is now on its 700 sol. So...In the middle of October 2006, the 18th or so... Big party hey?
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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