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 Sep 19 2006, 04:03 PM
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 The Poet Dude  Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60  |
Well, what does everyone think of our long-awaited first view..?
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Sep 20 2006, 06:53 PM
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QUOTE RNeuhaus wrote: The only part that we can see the stratas are the upper side but nothing on the lower which are covered by sand. The lower part is the part most desired to know. You might be correct in thinking so, and if things turn out to be so that would be so sad with all this work and no result when we've finally reached the goal. But lets hope that our rover can study at least one or two more pieces of geological strata here that show some intermediate age not revealed in Endurance - at least I hope for something of that kind. |
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 Sep 20 2006, 06:59 PM
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QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Sep 20 2006, 02:21 PM)  The only part that we can see the stratas are the upper side but nothing on the lower which are covered by sand.  The lower part is the part most desired to know.  In orbital images, the eastern side of VC is very sandy up through the ramps. The 'boat ramp' and the large SW ramp seem to have rock quite a ways down. Time to get a labeled map of VC so we can be a bit more precise. 
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Sep 20 2006, 07:05 PM
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 Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
 A first look in stereo..'cleaned'-up version coming up  What a view what a view, congratulations to the team for making this happen..awesome! Nico -------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
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Sep 20 2006, 07:22 PM
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Wow, new 20 september pancam and navcam pictures online on exploratorium!!
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Sep 20 2006, 07:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 30-March 05 Member No.: 223 |
QUOTE (Nix @ Sep 20 2006, 09:05 PM) A first look in stereo..'cleaned'-up version coming up What a view what a view, congratulations to the team for making this happen..awesome! Nico  Nico, a big thank-you for your phantastic and ULTRA-fast  image work accompany our final-approach-party ! |
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Sep 20 2006, 07:25 PM
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Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
previous one was co-registered, this one 'normal';
 Nico -------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
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Sep 20 2006, 07:30 PM
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Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
Exciting times ahead Nirgal -I hope we get some color soon
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Sep 20 2006, 07:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
I wish that the next time that Oppy take a PANCAM on Promontory. It is a impressive rock. That rock seems to be the product of the Victoria Crater impact and it does not belong to the Meridiani Planum as it is almost completely flat around that zone. It seems that Oppy is still about 70-80 meters away from the tip!
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Sep 20 2006, 07:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 30-March 05 Member No.: 223 |
Quick question: when is Oppy expected to be out of restricted sols again ?
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Sep 20 2006, 07:48 PM
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The anaglyphs are fantastic, Nico ... the second one in particular really gives me a better sense of the scale of what we're looking at. Which is, in a word: BIG.
58x32 degree perspective projection: 
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Sep 20 2006, 07:59 PM
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I imagine that the restricted sols would be linked to the current solar conjunction: 7Oct-8Nov 06. They might go off for the last few days to secure Oppy but I'd expect them to go on full days after the conjunction.
Fairly nice stratigraphy in the first view of the bluffs of Victoria. These exposures will be an opportunity to examine lateral changes in the evaporite. --Bill -------------------- |
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Sep 20 2006, 08:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 30-March 05 Member No.: 223 |
QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Sep 20 2006, 09:59 PM) I imagine that the restricted sols would be linked to the current solar conjunction: 7Oct-8Nov 06. They might go off for the last few days to secure Oppy but I'd expect them to go on full days after the conjunction. --Bill now I'm a bit confused ... I thought that each restricted sol period lasts about two weeks (?) so I thought (hoped) that Oppy would be out of the current restricted period very soon ... |
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Sep 20 2006, 08:07 PM
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Thanks Nico, I'm one anaglyph lover,so, I'm what, happy? Well, may be more.
Have you notice the "leveled" line that goes all the way from the left to the right, not visible in the Bays but clearly visible on the cliffs. It tells us something but I wonder what. At least, if we can see it so clearly from this distance, it has to be quite a big feature, in the order of 1-2 meters. Could it be the original rock before the impact that formed VC ? -------------------- |
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Sep 20 2006, 08:17 PM
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Yikes, incredible stuff. The navcam crop showing beacon and "sluffing slab" I posted above has been superceeded by this pancam frame (incase anyone looked at the L2 frames alone).
Beacon at far left, towering above Victoria and drawing in all travellers for kms around (well, one traveller at least!), and "sluffing slab" looking like, well, like a sluffing slab! 
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Sep 20 2006, 08:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
Here is the complete Sol 943 Navcam pan in both cylindrical and equirectangular formats
Cylindrical:  Equirectangular: 
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