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Viking 1 & 2 landers from HiRISE, Landers definitively spotted |
 Dec 4 2006, 11:19 PM
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Thought I'd start a new topic for the HiRISE images of the Viking 1 and 2 landers:
Viking 1 Viking 2 --Emily -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Jan 28 2007, 04:20 PM
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Is it possible that UV radiation or weathering is breaking down some material present on the Viking landers?
Viking 1 as seen by HiRISE has a light trail eminating vertically from the lander: http://hiroc.lpl.arizona.edu//images/PSP/P...VL-1_lander.png Viking 2 from HiRISE also has a similar streak stretching to the lander's left: http://hiroc.lpl.arizona.edu//images/PSP/P...VL-2_lander.png The light streaks may simply be due to deposits of lighter material built up by the wind as it interacts with the landers. However the large boulder 'Big Joe', seen just to Viking 1's upper right, doesn't sport such a light streak. Could the light material be something stripped off the landers due to their prolonged exposure on the Martian surface? -------------------- It's a funny old world - A man's lucky if he gets out of it alive. - W.C. Fields.
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elakdawalla Viking 1 & 2 landers from HiRISE Dec 4 2006, 11:19 PM
elakdawalla I want to congratulate Phil Stooke for his right-o... Dec 4 2006, 11:23 PM
ElkGroveDan QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Dec 4 2006, 03:23 PM... Dec 4 2006, 11:52 PM elakdawalla ...and it looks like nobody got the Viking 2 site.... Dec 4 2006, 11:34 PM stevesliva Wow. Very impressive stuff. (And an attaboy for ... Dec 4 2006, 11:41 PM tuvas QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Dec 4 2006, 04:34 PM... Dec 4 2006, 11:41 PM craigmcg What's the scale - how far apart are the diffe... Dec 4 2006, 11:49 PM djellison Well - that chute really doesn't need a questi... Dec 4 2006, 11:55 PM tim53 QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 4 2006, 03:55 PM) ... Dec 5 2006, 12:27 AM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (tim53 @ Dec 4 2006, 02:27 PM) Now,... Dec 5 2006, 12:32 AM AlexBlackwell I'd like to add congrats to Phil, too. I... Dec 4 2006, 11:56 PM kenny Congrats encore. I suppose the Viking 2 chute mu... Dec 5 2006, 12:11 AM tim53 I just saw the press release as it went out.
Afte... Dec 5 2006, 12:54 AM Phil Stooke Tim got the Viking 1 position with a great bit of ... Dec 5 2006, 01:20 AM AlexBlackwell Phil: I haven't checked but do you happen to k... Dec 5 2006, 01:30 AM tim53 QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Dec 4 2006, 05:30 ... Dec 5 2006, 05:44 AM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (tim53 @ Dec 4 2006, 07:44 PM) I be... Dec 5 2006, 04:23 PM Phil Stooke I don't have the maps in front of me but it wa... Dec 5 2006, 01:36 AM Phil Stooke I should add this, too... it looks like MSSS were ... Dec 5 2006, 01:54 AM tuvas QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Dec 4 2006, 06:54 PM... Dec 5 2006, 05:29 AM Ant103 Incredible! It's simply incredible! 30... Dec 5 2006, 08:35 AM Ian R QUOTE (Ant103 @ Dec 5 2006, 08:35 AM) It ... Dec 5 2006, 09:20 AM remcook did anyone comment yet on how amazing this all is?... Dec 5 2006, 10:47 AM Myran QUOTE Ant103 wrote: It think that I found Big Joe,... Dec 5 2006, 12:28 PM gndonald It's wonderful to see the landscapes that I ga... Dec 5 2006, 02:18 PM Ant103 Here is a more color-realistic view based on the h... Dec 5 2006, 04:14 PM dvandorn QUOTE (Ant103 @ Dec 5 2006, 11:14 AM) Her... Dec 5 2006, 11:24 PM PhilCo126 This certainly brings back some memories when I wa... Dec 5 2006, 05:30 PM Stu Ant,
A very sincere thanks to you for posting tha... Dec 6 2006, 06:41 AM SkyeLab The BBC have picked up on these fantastic images:
... Dec 6 2006, 09:12 AM vikingmars ...And the discovery of the location of the backsh... Dec 6 2006, 03:52 PM tim53 QUOTE (vikingmars @ Dec 6 2006, 07:52 AM)... Dec 6 2006, 06:30 PM AlexBlackwell Several years ago, I remember perusing a coffee ta... Dec 6 2006, 04:44 PM tim53 I remember that Aviation Week article. Simply put... Dec 6 2006, 06:31 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (tim53 @ Dec 6 2006, 08:31 AM) I re... Dec 6 2006, 06:50 PM tim53 QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Dec 6 2006, 10:50 ... Dec 6 2006, 07:06 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (tim53 @ Dec 6 2006, 09:06 AM) I be... Dec 6 2006, 07:21 PM Ant103 [out_of-subjectmode]Oh? Olivier, qu'est-ce que... Dec 6 2006, 06:48 PM tim53 QUOTE (Ant103 @ Dec 6 2006, 10:48 AM) [ou... Dec 6 2006, 07:18 PM vikingmars [quote name='Ant103' date='Dec 6 2006,... Dec 6 2006, 07:37 PM vikingmars OK, here is the article from AWST ! The ... Dec 6 2006, 08:20 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (vikingmars @ Dec 6 2006, 10:20 AM)... Dec 6 2006, 08:26 PM tim53 QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Dec 6 2006, 12:26 ... Dec 6 2006, 09:11 PM climber quote name='Ant103' date='Dec 6 2006, ... Dec 6 2006, 08:54 PM vikingmars Oui, Climber !
Merci et ça m'a fait très p... Dec 6 2006, 09:12 PM climber QUOTE (vikingmars @ Dec 6 2006, 10:12 PM)... Dec 6 2006, 09:23 PM PDP8E Found these informative sketches on:
http://histo... Dec 10 2006, 12:45 AM djellison Perhaps the interaction of the rockets during land... Jan 28 2007, 04:46 PM Phil Stooke I see the streaks you mean, but I don't think ... Jan 28 2007, 09:23 PM |
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