Spirit's New Adventures, The Mission Beyond 1000 Sols |
Spirit's New Adventures, The Mission Beyond 1000 Sols |
Nov 8 2006, 02:37 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
"Do the teams and JPL'ers see what we do?"
I'd say that the answer is yes. Just yesterday we had some people from JPL people visiting and they had a Powerpoint presentation which used an image I did of the Canberra DSN station superimposed with Victoria Crater. Apparently, it's been doing the rounds at JPL and was emailed from one person to the next. I'm told the trail leads back to SS. If so, that's cool So Stu, if they saw my piccy, I'm sure that they read your verse as well. Astro0 |
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Nov 8 2006, 03:03 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Wonderful, Stu...thank you for giving such a lyrical voice to our collective feelings!
I used to write a little bit of poetry long ago. Apologies in advance; I could never approach Stu's level, but feel inspired to try something: Spirit Comes Home Ruddy beauty in the dusty sunrise marvelous rocks, a crimson layer cake of distant secrets waiting eons for a touch. She comes slowly, painfully now the Spirit of an alien species from a sister world but this aging lady comes in peace, no invader See her reach, and tenderly place her solitary arm against the strata, no longer alone in the vast ocher wilderness now eager to tell its tales to a sympathetic stranger She calls to us across the gulf of trackless space speaking for the voiceless witness of ancient catastrophes and, if accident will, the drama of emerging life cut too short? Listen to her; she is old and wise treasure the gems of her declining years and know that, when what must happen does, she lived for all of us and will live on in us all -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 8 2006, 05:27 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
This is fantastic. Not only have we seen the recent movement, but we have heard some insider information from SS himself about future plans. Even if overdue, it was a very well-timed interview, considering recent events at both rovers, and not to mention MRO. I am quite the proverbial "happy camper."
Speaking of Spirit's New Adventure, surely we are all pleased to know HP will be revisited. There is so much there that everyone wants to see. That alone will be quite an adventure. I'll have to confess that I was very pleased to learn that the geological promised land will be next on the agenda. It is sad to note that it took the failed wheel to eliminate the plan to climb McCool, but I just didn't see a lot of value in stuggling to the top of another hill that is likely to display more variants of the rocks seen on the last hill. It will still be difficult with the bad wheel, but it seems a better idea to look for something new and different along a traverse with less elevation change. Those badlands are what I would like to see in more detail, even if they cannot be climbed. One of the things that really amazes me is that these rovers seem to be capable of surprising us more after 1000 sols than they were on sol 1. -------------------- ...Tom
I'm not a Space Fan, I'm a Space Exploration Enthusiast. |
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Nov 8 2006, 08:05 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14431 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
1000 Sols have come and gone,
Yet memories still linger. Spirit is about to move I hope she pulls out a finger. Doug |
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Nov 8 2006, 09:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2918 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Was looking for Stu’s verses,
About loved rovers, I hit a key to log, Find a poem from Doug! -------------------- |
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Nov 8 2006, 04:26 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10145 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Oppo got stuck in a ripple,
And Spirit turned into a cripple, But the folks at the Lab Got them out of rehab, I think they're deserving a tipple. Anon -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Nov 8 2006, 05:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1281 Joined: 18-December 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 124 |
Oh, I don't know - maybe it's the curmudgeon in me, but imagine Spirit being a little cranky after such a long nap. She is the more surly of the two, even according to His Steveness. If I were an old rover with a gimpy wheel and a sibling who seems to get all the luck and headlines, I might have more of a reaction like this from Professor Fate upon being awoken after a nice relaxing break:
risenshn.wav ( 100.8K ) Number of downloads: 655 1000 sols! All in a row! Who knew it was possible? Great poetry work all, especially that Anonymous person. He (or she) sure is prolific. -------------------- Lyford Rome
"Zis is not nuts, zis is super-nuts!" Mathematician Richard Courant on viewing an Orion test |
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Nov 8 2006, 07:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 128 Joined: 5-May 04 Member No.: 74 |
Squyres talks here about some "etched terrain" off to the southwest being the next stop after Home Plate and vicinity. Can anyone point out just what he's talking about? Thanks.
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Nov 8 2006, 09:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2918 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
"Do the teams and JPL'ers see what we do?" I'd say that the answer is yes. ................. So Stu, if they saw my piccy, I'm sure that they read your verse as well. Astro0 This is "important" thing to think about. I'm sure all of us, UMSF'ers, would like to contribute in some way to the rovers exploration. I'm sure we do. From Tesheiner's route to James' MMB, from "The Imaging team whose work is published time to time" to Doug's management, from Stu's verse to Shaka humour, etc, etc, etc, (sorry for others) I'm sure all of us contribute to the success of the mission. I guess the reputation, the quality, the dedication of this forum is known inside teh JPL... and other agencies. Stu's get the point when he says that he writes verses for this forum at first but he's proud to know that JPL insiders actualy read it. On another end, I'll be currious to know how they keep an eye on the more scientific part of the forum, mainly the geologic talks. They know by now that some people here are REAL geologists who can understand what they see, can fomulate hypothesis that others will challenge. I cannot imagine that some of "ours" hypothesis have not been considered seriously by Mer's team. Lets face it guys, were' part of the Team. -------------------- |
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Nov 8 2006, 11:17 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Nov 9 2006, 12:49 AM
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Squyres talks here about some "etched terrain" off to the southwest being the next stop after Home Plate and vicinity. Can anyone point out just what he's talking about? Thanks. Have a look at this fullsize pic: http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r16_r21/im...0/R2001024.html If you scroll down the the image there's a sort of "wrinkly" area (above and to the right of the large crater) I think that is the area he's referring to. |
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Nov 9 2006, 03:45 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
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Nov 9 2006, 05:23 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
...drool! Wouldn't it be great if....nah, I can't say it.
Anyhow, I was late for the poetry parody party, so here it be: Dusty discoveries Glorious golf cart Roaming rusty roads Remotely reconning reviled ridges rife with refuse? REJECT! Reprogram Roam reliably, resolutely Seeking solutions subtle Throughout tumultuous terrain Universal, unanimous not Urthbound in the undertaking Victorious across half a world With a wink, the Spirit of humanity proudly declares I am no xenophobe (Why?) -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 9 2006, 10:02 AM
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Squyres talks here about some "etched terrain" off to the southwest being the next stop after Home Plate and vicinity. Can anyone point out just what he's talking about? Thanks. Also, I think you can see it in Sol 595 PanCam images taken on top of Husband Hill. http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...NP2282L5M1.HTML. http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...NP2282R1M1.HTML http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...NP2282R7M1.HTML And in the pan released 22nd December 2005 http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/pan...pirit/2005.html You can also see large crater: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...NP2284R2M1.HTML |
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Nov 9 2006, 03:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 20-January 06 Member No.: 652 |
The rippled or winkled terrain to the south seems geologically younger than the plains to me, far fewer craters are visible as compared to the adjacent plains. It also seems collapsed and appears to lie below the level of the plains. I wonder if the loss of whatever caused this surface to collapse (ice?) vented through Home plate?
A poem: There once was a MER from Nantucket Who saw a basalt the size of a bucket She said with a grin, while holding her chin Since my RAT bits are gone, I'll just buff it. -------------------- |
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