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Mars Pathfinder Ten Year Anniversary, July 4, 2007., - The little rover that started it all... |
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  Jul 5 2007, 08:35 AM
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Sorry, I'm one day late, but nevertheless: yesterday, on July 4th it was 10 years ago that the little rover bumped down to a landing on Mars.
I'll never forget watching the press conference late at night in Denmark, staying up late despite a very disgruntled young lady-friend of mine (still had my priorities right at the time!). Some fantastic images were sent down and the little rover did really well. It's 4 months of activity certainly influenced my thinking on the possible longevity of the MER's, and thereby set me up for the incredibly surprise of their several years of operations. It also became a major major phenomenon on the fledgling internet, probably to the surprise of many who didn't think a science web site could become so popular. The original Patfinder web page is a great testament to the mission (and web design of the period)! Congrats on the anniversary to MarsEngineer and all the other members of the original Pathfinder team! 
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Dec 24 2008, 10:35 PM
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I always found it frustrating that the North Knob lay just over the edge from Pathfinder's view but sadly Sojounrner didn't last long enough to drive over the edge and image it in its full glory. That's why rovers are so useful - they really appeal to the human urge to explore and see what's just around the next corner.
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I have done a new Twin Peaks pan. It is displayed at Phoenix resolution, but it looks better at about 50% of that. It is not an accident that the area around the peaks looks sharper. It is up to 50 frames deep in places, while some of the outlying areas benefit from as few as six frames.
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QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jan 16 2009, 11:25 AM)  I have done a new Twin Peaks pan. Beautiful! -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4408 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
Thanks. Here is an alternate version (a bit less blue).
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Oersted Mars Pathfinder Ten Year Anniversary, July 4, 2007. Jul 5 2007, 08:35 AM
djellison I was about to go "4 months...well...it was o... Jul 5 2007, 08:49 AM
brellis QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 5 2007, 01:49 AM) ... Jul 7 2007, 01:43 PM gpurcell I went to Tidbinbilla (outside Canberra) to watch ... Jul 5 2007, 02:49 PM CosmicRocker I meant to post a comment too, but I am also late.... Jul 7 2007, 07:38 AM AndyG QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Jul 7 2007, 08:38 A... Jul 7 2007, 01:50 PM Stu I wasn't even online when Sojourner was trundl... Jul 7 2007, 09:24 AM ElkGroveDan That was the first time I watched a live video str... Jul 7 2007, 03:16 PM SFJCody I remember that summer... lots of updates from Gal... Jul 7 2007, 04:27 PM dvandorn I was online when MPF landed -- that is to say, I ... Jul 7 2007, 06:04 PM tedstryk I reprocessed the sojourner color shots. http://w... Jul 7 2007, 06:27 PM DEChengst A 35 minutes documentary called "The Pathfind... Jul 7 2007, 04:54 PM djellison QUOTE (DEChengst @ Jul 7 2007, 05:54 PM) ... Jul 7 2007, 07:12 PM hendric QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 7 2007, 02:12 PM) ... Jul 10 2007, 01:39 AM rogelio Any idea when we might get HiRise pictures of Path... Jul 7 2007, 08:09 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (rogelio @ Jul 7 2007, 12:09 PM) An... Jul 7 2007, 08:15 PM djellison I do a little comparative thing with Keynote ( Pow... Jul 7 2007, 08:17 PM edstrick Remember that PATHFINDER was literally that.. an e... Jul 8 2007, 07:33 AM Oersted QUOTE (edstrick @ Jul 8 2007, 09:33 AM) T... Jul 8 2007, 08:10 AM Oersted Great documentary at the youtube-link! - So ma... Jul 8 2007, 08:09 AM edstrick "Indeed, and the color-chart, and the rover... Jul 8 2007, 08:21 AM ElkGroveDan LOL I'll include it in the next batch Doug Jul 10 2007, 01:58 AM djellison Might be better still to rescout the library for s... Jul 10 2007, 07:06 AM gpurcell Hard to believe its been 10 years...but it's a... Jul 11 2007, 08:25 PM Oersted Yes, Twin Peaks were just as impossibly far away a... Jul 11 2007, 09:16 PM climber Found an apparently news paper called "Compre... Oct 5 2008, 07:31 PM Deeman Oh i love that little guy. So inspiring,
Actually... Oct 6 2008, 04:59 PM Shaka Hey, watch that "little guy" stuff. He... Oct 6 2008, 08:22 PM mchan QUOTE (Shaka @ Oct 6 2008, 01:22 PM) Hey,... Oct 7 2008, 05:55 AM tedstryk I have redone a super-pan section around the north... Nov 25 2008, 04:07 AM climber It's called heterosis effect: http://en.wikipe... Oct 6 2008, 08:51 PM climber 9's wayyyyy too much, heterosis won't work... Oct 6 2008, 09:10 PM OKB001 Hello,
I hope I'm not going to get any troubl... Dec 22 2008, 08:08 PM OKB001 ... and the second one:
Cheers, Dec 22 2008, 08:09 PM Oersted beautiful! Dec 22 2008, 11:41 PM Bobby This might be a silly question but if Pathfinder h... Dec 24 2008, 09:24 PM djellison Big Crater, then Twin Peaks, almost certainly. S... Dec 24 2008, 09:26 PM tedstryk Here is one more alternate version. It is manipul... Jan 16 2009, 09:38 PM marswalker I was up in the cafeteria at JPL watching the new ... Jan 16 2009, 05:10 PM |
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