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Victoria and Opportunity from Above, MRO's new color image of Victoria
MarsEngineer
post Oct 6 2006, 03:18 PM
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The press conference is in progress (8 am pacific). Check it out. You will be impressed.

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post Oct 6 2006, 05:46 PM
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This image not only shows Oppy's present, but also its past. Here is a crop over Purgatory Dune:


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Compare with: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpegMod/PIA07922_modest.jpg

EDIT: Promentory...purgaotory....tomAto...tomato...


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post Oct 6 2006, 10:45 PM
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Sirs, I too had breathing issues in the last hours... biggrin.gif
QUOTE (volcanopele @ Oct 6 2006, 05:46 PM) *
This image not only shows Oppy's present, but also its past. Here is a crop over Purgatory Dune:

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Good catch, Jason!
compared with vertical projection:
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I can see rover tracks before and (barely) after stuck (red arrows). ohmy.gif
The white stuff is for sure the deep material moved during Oppy unstuck now spread by wind...
MRO image quality is reaching and even surpassing our wildest dreams! biggrin.gif


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- MarsEngineer   Victoria and Opportunity from Above   Oct 6 2006, 03:18 PM
- - ToSeek   QUOTE (MarsEngineer @ Oct 6 2006, 03:18 P...   Oct 6 2006, 03:19 PM
- - stevesliva   http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08813   Oct 6 2006, 03:45 PM
- - Jeff7   Wow. If they would have had that, they probably ...   Oct 6 2006, 03:47 PM
- - lars_J   holy crap!   Oct 6 2006, 03:48 PM
- - Oersted   Even the rover tracks show up! It was a good ...   Oct 6 2006, 03:52 PM
- - MizarKey   Fantastic! To see Oppy so dwarved by Victoria...   Oct 6 2006, 03:54 PM
- - Decepticon   Repeats is on NASA TV 12:00 PM est. NOW!   Oct 6 2006, 04:02 PM
- - Sunspot   I guess the thread was deleted.   Oct 6 2006, 04:04 PM
|- - mars loon   I just watched the press conference. Absolutely ...   Oct 6 2006, 04:16 PM
- - Jeff7   I'm still just looking over the full-res versi...   Oct 6 2006, 04:25 PM
- - Reckless   Hi Wonderful everything is great. Oppy and mast...   Oct 6 2006, 04:29 PM
- - um3k   Download the png, not the tif! They are (in al...   Oct 6 2006, 04:29 PM
|- - Marz   WOW!!! Stunning!! It's ...   Oct 6 2006, 04:40 PM
- - Lorne Ipsum   Gang, If you want to see a cropped (i.e., 264 KBy...   Oct 6 2006, 04:32 PM
- - Bill Harris   Now that is moderately impressive. Especially the...   Oct 6 2006, 04:36 PM
- - Rakhir   After seeing this incredible picture, it is now ev...   Oct 6 2006, 04:54 PM
- - PhilCo126   Sure thing Rakhir ... I would love to see the Viki...   Oct 6 2006, 04:58 PM
- - Nix   I'm freaking out over the 160MB+ .tiff ! P...   Oct 6 2006, 05:05 PM
- - antoniseb   Very nice. I'd like to see this for the whole ...   Oct 6 2006, 05:10 PM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (antoniseb @ Oct 6 2006, 07:10 PM) ...   Oct 6 2006, 05:23 PM
- - Pando   Holy... *****! http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.g...   Oct 6 2006, 05:14 PM
- - remcook   stored press conference linked in other thread see...   Oct 6 2006, 05:23 PM
- - CosmicRocker   QUOTE (ngunn @ Oct 6 2006, 06:54 AM) You ...   Oct 6 2006, 05:31 PM
- - mhoward   Un-CLINK-ing believable! I really don't kn...   Oct 6 2006, 05:35 PM
- - Burmese   Where is the link to the stored press conference?   Oct 6 2006, 05:37 PM
- - remcook   http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/inde...iew...   Oct 6 2006, 05:44 PM
- - volcanopele   This image not only shows Oppy's present, but ...   Oct 6 2006, 05:46 PM
|- - dilo   Sirs, I too had breathing issues in the last hours...   Oct 6 2006, 10:45 PM
|- - slinted   Several hours before the MRO image was taken, Oppo...   Oct 7 2006, 03:00 AM
- - Sunspot   Purgatory Dune: CRAP BEATEN TOO IT LOL   Oct 6 2006, 05:52 PM
- - Myran   Like everyone else I am amazed at the quality of t...   Oct 6 2006, 05:56 PM
- - mhoward   I didn't even realize there was a larger image...   Oct 6 2006, 05:58 PM
- - Sunspot   Beagle Crater   Oct 6 2006, 06:09 PM
- - Tesheiner   Purgatory dune!?! Where is the image c...   Oct 6 2006, 06:10 PM
|- - Indian3000   oups overlap with volcanopele   Oct 6 2006, 06:18 PM
- - Bill Harris   Myran said: QUOTE Not only can it be of help for O...   Oct 6 2006, 06:12 PM
|- - Phillip   With the new detail provided by MRO, anyone want t...   Oct 6 2006, 06:20 PM
- - remcook   just something noted from the colour view Pando li...   Oct 6 2006, 06:13 PM
|- - Burmese   QUOTE (remcook @ Oct 6 2006, 01:13 PM) ju...   Oct 6 2006, 06:20 PM
- - volcanopele   Tesheiner, it's in the full-size image: http:/...   Oct 6 2006, 06:18 PM
- - aldo12xu   Has anybody mentioned this full version: http://h...   Oct 6 2006, 07:04 PM
- - Sunspot   I think this is "jammerbugt" where we go...   Oct 6 2006, 07:12 PM
- - Stu   Missed out on all the fun cos I was out all day, j...   Oct 6 2006, 07:42 PM
|- - Shaka   QUOTE (Stu @ Oct 6 2006, 09:42 AM) I am g...   Oct 6 2006, 08:20 PM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (Shaka @ Oct 6 2006, 10:20 PM) I...   Oct 6 2006, 08:30 PM
- - RNeuhaus   Almost perfect. The tracks aren't wider tha...   Oct 6 2006, 08:10 PM
- - Indian3000   no DEM with this release ...   Oct 6 2006, 08:14 PM
|- - volcanopele   QUOTE (Indian3000 @ Oct 6 2006, 01:14 PM)...   Oct 6 2006, 08:22 PM
- - alan   Now isn't a 1.6 Mbyte thumbnail an oxymoron?   Oct 6 2006, 08:18 PM
- - Stu   QUOTE (Shaka @ Oct 6 2006, 08:20 PM) I...   Oct 6 2006, 08:27 PM
- - Bill Harris   >Now isn't a 1.6 Mbyte thumbnail an oxymoro...   Oct 6 2006, 08:46 PM
|- - Sacha Martinetti-Lévy   QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Oct 6 2006, 10:46 PM...   Oct 6 2006, 09:38 PM
- - kenny   QUOTE (Shaka @ Oct 6 2006, 09:20 PM) I...   Oct 6 2006, 09:27 PM
- - babboxy   heilige scheisse!!!!!!...   Oct 6 2006, 09:32 PM
- - Nix   What I'm looking forward to is a true color ap...   Oct 6 2006, 09:33 PM
- - Floyd   QUOTE (Shaka @ Oct 6 2006, 04:20 PM) Mean...   Oct 6 2006, 09:47 PM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (Floyd @ Oct 6 2006, 10:47 PM) I th...   Oct 7 2006, 11:05 AM
- - Denmike   I'm just glad they didn't publish pictures...   Oct 6 2006, 10:58 PM
- - Sunspot   Viking Crater   Oct 6 2006, 11:05 PM
- - Sunspot   Voyager Crater   Oct 6 2006, 11:06 PM
- - Sunspot   Northern Erebus and monster Dunes. Remember these...   Oct 6 2006, 11:13 PM
|- - tedstryk   I have just ordered more RAM and a larger monitor....   Oct 7 2006, 02:08 AM
- - lars_J   Those clouds are likely high up and far away, out ...   Oct 7 2006, 04:50 AM
- - antipode   Hi all! First post after many many months of ...   Oct 7 2006, 07:45 AM
|- - jaredGalen   http://space.com/missionlaunches/061006_mr...y_vic...   Oct 7 2006, 10:24 AM
|- - helvick   I think they got a bit confused about what was sai...   Oct 7 2006, 10:33 AM
- - odave   I'm late to the party - spent all day yesterda...   Oct 7 2006, 11:34 AM
- - Bill Harris   >Anyone notice the tracks left by the rolling b...   Oct 7 2006, 01:25 PM
|- - algorimancer   QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Oct 7 2006, 08:25 AM...   Oct 7 2006, 01:52 PM
- - Indian3000   "recent" feature ? in NW of vict...   Oct 7 2006, 02:57 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (Indian3000 @ Oct 7 2006, 07:57 AM)...   Oct 7 2006, 08:38 PM
- - Indian3000   "interesting" feature ... ! ...   Oct 7 2006, 03:01 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (Indian3000 @ Oct 7 2006, 11:01 AM)...   Oct 7 2006, 03:35 PM
|- - Oersted   QUOTE (Indian3000 @ Oct 7 2006, 05:01 PM)...   Oct 7 2006, 08:30 PM
|- - Shaka   QUOTE (Oersted @ Oct 7 2006, 10:30 AM) Co...   Oct 7 2006, 08:52 PM
- - kenny   Excuse my repetition of the reactions of others, b...   Oct 7 2006, 03:48 PM
- - Indian3000   a few months ago in a precedent post (here) I hav...   Oct 7 2006, 05:23 PM
- - Stu   I hope no-one minds me posting this here... if the...   Oct 8 2006, 11:41 AM
|- - paxdan   QUOTE (Stu @ Oct 8 2006, 12:41 PM) Sleepi...   Oct 8 2006, 01:20 PM
|- - BrianL   Beautiful poem, Stu. However, the "Big Crater...   Oct 8 2006, 02:49 PM
||- - MahFL   Nice words Stu, very evokative.   Oct 8 2006, 03:17 PM
|- - MacAndrew   QUOTE (Stu @ Oct 8 2006, 11:41 AM) To the...   Oct 8 2006, 11:17 PM
- - diane   Beautifully done, Stu. Now when Oppy finally does...   Oct 8 2006, 01:29 PM
- - Sunspot   A side by side comparison of MOC cPROTO and HIRISE...   Oct 8 2006, 06:22 PM
|- - helvick   Am I the only one who is amazed at just how much m...   Oct 8 2006, 07:05 PM
|- - Steve   QUOTE (helvick @ Oct 8 2006, 03:05 PM) Am...   Oct 8 2006, 09:57 PM
- - Nix   You're not the only one! I'm amazed at...   Oct 8 2006, 07:16 PM
- - Jeff7   I'm finding myself questioning now just how mu...   Oct 8 2006, 07:39 PM
|- - paxdan   QUOTE (Jeff7 @ Oct 8 2006, 08:39 PM) I...   Oct 8 2006, 07:58 PM
- - Jeff7   So is that it then, that those other features are ...   Oct 8 2006, 08:00 PM
|- - paxdan   Yup just the central region.   Oct 8 2006, 08:01 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (Jeff7 @ Oct 8 2006, 08:00 PM) Were...   Oct 9 2006, 08:33 AM
|- - helvick   Any tips on what application to use to try and man...   Oct 9 2006, 08:58 AM
- - Jeff7   Ok, gotcha. Great, now I've got to download an...   Oct 8 2006, 08:03 PM
- - nprev   Just read your poem, Stu...beautiful and evocative...   Oct 8 2006, 11:34 PM
- - CosmicRocker   Yes, Stu. Those were very moving words. There wa...   Oct 9 2006, 05:32 AM
- - edstrick   Ok, gotcha. Great, now I've got to download an...   Oct 9 2006, 08:33 AM
- - djellison   More ram is must to be honest - I'm on 2GB and...   Oct 9 2006, 09:14 AM
- - climber   I wonder how much science we can get from those vi...   Oct 9 2006, 11:03 AM
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