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 Feb 28 2006, 05:17 PM
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It seems it might be time to start a post about the run to the hills... there are few days left to get Spirit to a winter-friendly spot somewhere up there - with all those tempting spots that we ~might~ be able to stop by on the way. That is - if we don't dally too long at each!
 A discussion of what the best spot would be, and why it would be the best spot seems in order - along with what the best targets on the way would be interesting. I'm looking forward to the possibility that we'll have a chance to see several outcrops that appear to have layers, maybe similar in some respects to HP. Or will they be? I'm also looking forward to the possibility that we might get a look from the top of these hills, off to the South as winter ends, before we descend from the hills and head to the "Promised Land." Later I'll post some snips of locations I'm hoping to see up-close... thought I'd get it done on posting - but, just had an 'emergency' that demands quick departure! 
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sattrackpro Run For The Hills! Feb 28 2006, 05:17 PM
Tesheiner I think I'll be the first to use this new thre... Feb 28 2006, 05:44 PM
mhoward Here's some views from Sol 766 (I'd set it... Feb 28 2006, 05:55 PM elakdawalla QUOTE (mhoward @ Feb 28 2006, 09:55 AM) H... Feb 28 2006, 08:08 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Feb 28 2006, 08:08 P... Feb 28 2006, 08:24 PM imipak QUOTE (mhoward @ Feb 28 2006, 05:55 PM) H... Feb 28 2006, 09:23 PM odave QUOTE (imipak @ Feb 28 2006, 04:23 PM) Th... Feb 28 2006, 11:46 PM ElkGroveDan Actually a stanza from "Time" on Pink Fl... Mar 1 2006, 12:01 AM Zeke4ther QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Feb 28 2006, 07:01 P... Mar 1 2006, 02:11 AM Nirgal QUOTE (mhoward @ Feb 28 2006, 06:55 PM) H... Feb 28 2006, 11:37 PM mhoward QUOTE (Nirgal @ Feb 28 2006, 11:37 PM) Mi... Mar 1 2006, 12:13 AM Bill Harris The Winter Retreat to a favorable slope is not nec... Feb 28 2006, 05:57 PM Ant103 Winter will come around the month of May or April?... Feb 28 2006, 06:04 PM ToSeek "Now run away before I taunt you a second tim... Feb 28 2006, 06:21 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (ToSeek @ Feb 28 2006, 06:21 PM) ... Feb 28 2006, 07:59 PM helvick QUOTE (Ant103 @ Feb 28 2006, 06:04 PM) Wi... Feb 28 2006, 07:02 PM SigurRosFan QUOTE And I once saw an animation of a Mars airpla... Feb 28 2006, 08:39 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (SigurRosFan @ Feb 28 2006, 08:39 P... Feb 28 2006, 08:46 PM Tesheiner This rover is driving really fast!
I'm sti... Mar 1 2006, 09:16 AM Tesheiner Sol 766 drive was a good one.
Here is a pancam mos... Mar 1 2006, 09:56 AM Bill Harris I agree with your assessment of Spirit's locat... Mar 1 2006, 01:32 PM tdemko QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Mar 1 2006, 07:32 AM... Mar 1 2006, 06:24 PM Burmese I think they were afraid of crossing the top of HP... Mar 1 2006, 03:52 PM jvandriel Spirit is down from Home Plate and on its way to M... Mar 1 2006, 07:24 PM Bill Harris It's easy to be an armchair quarterback; the e... Mar 1 2006, 07:48 PM Phil Stooke Bill said: "After all, we are the best of th... Mar 1 2006, 08:19 PM jvandriel And a partial panorama of Home Plate taken later o... Mar 1 2006, 08:21 PM helvick The latest MER update puts Spirit on the approach ... Mar 1 2006, 08:30 PM neb QUOTE (jvandriel @ Mar 1 2006, 01:21 PM) ... Mar 1 2006, 09:02 PM mhoward RE: Run For The Hills! Mar 1 2006, 09:06 PM jvandriel Here is the pancam L7 panoramic view.
Taken on So... Mar 1 2006, 09:15 PM jvandriel A panoramic view into the drive direction on Sol 7... Mar 1 2006, 09:41 PM Steve QUOTE (jvandriel @ Mar 1 2006, 04:41 PM) ... Mar 2 2006, 01:28 AM sattrackpro QUOTE (jvandriel @ Mar 1 2006, 02:41 PM) ... Mar 2 2006, 12:06 PM CosmicRocker This is such an interesting place, and they have m... Mar 2 2006, 05:37 AM djellison I'm expecting the winter slopes to be almost e... Mar 2 2006, 12:15 PM Phillip An exciting aspect about the prospect of Spirit sp... Mar 2 2006, 12:47 PM Tesheiner Another move on sol 768.
Spirit is at/near the NE... Mar 2 2006, 05:33 PM neb QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Mar 2 2006, 10:33 AM) ... Mar 2 2006, 05:58 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Mar 2 2006, 05:33 PM) ... Mar 2 2006, 08:58 PM Tesheiner I think so.
Sol 766 & 767 moves were parallel ... Mar 2 2006, 08:45 PM jvandriel Spirit on its way to McCool Hill.
A 360 degree pa... Mar 2 2006, 09:41 PM neb QUOTE (jvandriel @ Mar 2 2006, 02:41 PM) ... Mar 3 2006, 12:07 AM Bob Shaw QUOTE (neb @ Mar 3 2006, 12:07 AM) Bob: ... Mar 3 2006, 12:12 PM RNeuhaus I am surprised of the route which Spirit took. I t... Mar 3 2006, 02:00 AM Phil Stooke This is jvandriel's latest pan in polar form. ... Mar 3 2006, 02:50 AM Bill Harris I'd suspect that the diurnal thermal processes... Mar 3 2006, 01:52 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Mar 3 2006, 01:52 PM... Mar 3 2006, 04:37 PM Toma B This is a surprise to me...take a look...
Spirit... Mar 3 2006, 02:58 PM SigurRosFan Holy ... Mar 3 2006, 03:20 PM djellison That's this winter's holiday trip sorted t... Mar 3 2006, 03:29 PM RNeuhaus At the top of Mc Cool Hill would have a 23 meters ... Mar 3 2006, 03:35 PM paxdan They have to go for the summit.
as for it being h... Mar 3 2006, 03:46 PM Pertinax QUOTE (paxdan @ Mar 3 2006, 10:46 AM) as ... Mar 3 2006, 05:38 PM odave I suppose the decision to get to McCool's summ... Mar 3 2006, 04:29 PM RNeuhaus Now Spirit has stopped close to Mitcheltree Ridge ... Mar 3 2006, 05:21 PM Deimos QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Mar 3 2006, 05:21 PM) D... Mar 3 2006, 05:42 PM centsworth_II The rover drivers took a lot of time learning how ... Mar 3 2006, 05:51 PM GregM . Mar 3 2006, 06:14 PM centsworth_II QUOTE (GregM @ Mar 3 2006, 01:14 PM) I wo... Mar 3 2006, 06:24 PM GregM . Mar 3 2006, 06:48 PM odave I'm inclined to agree with GregM - Spirit... Mar 3 2006, 07:24 PM jvandriel A beautiful 360 degree panoramic overview of Home ... Mar 4 2006, 09:05 AM Phil Stooke ... and jvandriel's pan in polar form. The pa... Mar 4 2006, 02:29 PM climber QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Mar 4 2006, 03:29 PM... Mar 5 2006, 01:17 AM Reckless Just a few colour pics from homeplate area Sol 770... Mar 5 2006, 04:23 AM Bill Harris This image shows the path that I think Spirit migh... Mar 5 2006, 02:32 PM centsworth_II I hope they get to the top of McCool Hill. For the... Mar 5 2006, 03:57 PM mhoward I like this view toward Husband Hill, nicely compo... Mar 5 2006, 04:08 PM alan Spirit's getting ready to leave
772 p1941.03 ... Mar 6 2006, 01:38 AM Tesheiner Yup.
And talking of imaging sequences, I found th... Mar 6 2006, 09:02 AM alan I read that this week Spirit would need to send ba... Mar 6 2006, 01:50 PM djellison QUOTE (alan @ Mar 6 2006, 01:50 PM) I rea... Mar 6 2006, 02:40 PM Tesheiner Spirit moved again on sol 772.
Some navcam pics av... Mar 6 2006, 02:29 PM Tesheiner QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Mar 6 2006, 03:29 PM) ... Mar 6 2006, 03:00 PM alan OK that does make more sense.
I guess I should sti... Mar 6 2006, 02:55 PM Bill Harris Yep, that is a good panorama. I saw that Spirit w... Mar 6 2006, 03:25 PM Tesheiner QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Mar 6 2006, 04:25 PM... Mar 6 2006, 04:27 PM mhoward Wow. Mar 6 2006, 05:40 PM Bob Shaw Great images, as ever - and Mitcheltree Ridge look... Mar 6 2006, 06:01 PM neb QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Mar 6 2006, 11:01 AM) G... Mar 6 2006, 08:44 PM Phil Stooke The new pancam mosaics also show great detail in t... Mar 6 2006, 07:26 PM Oersted What a dramatic ridge! - It is almost like a f... Mar 6 2006, 08:44 PM Bill Harris Wow is right. This is what I think we're seei... Mar 6 2006, 09:01 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Mar 6 2006, 09:01 PM... Mar 6 2006, 09:09 PM DFinfrock QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Mar 6 2006, 09:09 PM) Y... Mar 7 2006, 02:20 AM neb QUOTE (DFinfrock @ Mar 6 2006, 07:20 PM) ... Mar 7 2006, 04:09 AM Bob Shaw QUOTE (neb @ Mar 7 2006, 04:09 AM) David:... Mar 7 2006, 10:35 AM CosmicRocker Oh, man are there some things going on between whe... Mar 7 2006, 06:28 AM Oersted QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Mar 7 2006, 07:28 A... Mar 7 2006, 06:57 PM edstrick Considering what Sprit's made of, it'd be ... Mar 7 2006, 11:02 AM Bill Harris QUOTE Oh, man are there some things going on betwe... Mar 7 2006, 12:17 PM DFinfrock QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Mar 7 2006, 12:17 PM... Mar 8 2006, 01:17 AM Shaka QUOTE (DFinfrock @ Mar 7 2006, 03:17 PM) ... Mar 8 2006, 01:35 AM AndyG QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Mar 7 2006, 12:17 PM... Mar 8 2006, 09:36 AM Tesheiner 773 p2380.15 32 0 0 32 2 66 pancam_home_... Mar 7 2006, 04:49 PM mhoward False-color: Mar 7 2006, 08:34 PM mhoward Nice Pancam false-color of "El Dorado" f... Mar 8 2006, 04:18 AM Shaka QUOTE (mhoward @ Mar 7 2006, 06:18 PM) Ni... Mar 8 2006, 05:35 AM jamescanvin QUOTE (mhoward @ Mar 8 2006, 03:18 PM) Ca... Mar 8 2006, 05:40 AM  |
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