[X] My Assistant

[Stu]

Well, what does everyone think of our long-awaited first view..?

[jamescanvin]

Here is the far rim in JPL's navcam image compared with a 'straightened' far rim from orbit.




James

EDIT: Replaced with a slightly modified version

[climber]

Here is the far rim in JPL's navcam image with a 'straightened' far rim from orbit.




James

EDIT: Replaced with a slightly modified version

Thanks James, we can easily see Sofi from the ground now.

Fredk wrote : "In fact, we can now do a very firm measurement of the slope of that "bay". I've identified a feature at the top of the bay on both images (green arrow) and a feature some distance down (red arrow). The orbital map gives about 46 metres horizontal separation between the two, and today's navcam gives 13.6 metres vertical separation. Highschool trig gives an average slope of just 16.5 degrees!"

When you look the far rim, one can think that it's vertical. That can be true for the cliff, but it's nice to see your mesurment confirm that it'll be drivable in between. Be ALL care of what you see. A Mountain, a cliff, a glaciar appears to be much more vertical from a distance than they realy are.
Here is (another) Earth exemple :
See the little glacier on the right above the shed that look vertical :

The same from a side view is visible in the centrer of the picture :


Could be too steep for Oppy, but it's for the demonstration