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post Mar 3 2008, 10:03 PM
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So has a landing site been chosen yet, anyone know? and what is the specific (or general) location... and don't just say "up north", latitude and longitude would be better.
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- nnyspace   Landing Site   Mar 3 2008, 10:03 PM
- - djellison   Well "Latitude (centered): 68.2 ° Longitude ...   Mar 3 2008, 11:22 PM
|- - nnyspace   Oh that answer my question, but it begets a new on...   Mar 3 2008, 11:42 PM
- - djellison   MSL - with an actively guided entry will be smalle...   Mar 4 2008, 12:16 AM
- - dvandorn   So, are those frost-heave cracks that form the pol...   Mar 4 2008, 04:25 AM
- - mchan   Well, the description does say "shallow...   Mar 4 2008, 05:31 AM
- - Phil Stooke   To be more specific, the illustration with three e...   Mar 4 2008, 04:43 PM
- - centsworth_II   Looking at the HiRise landing site images, I'm...   Mar 4 2008, 04:48 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Mar 4 2008, 08:48 ...   Mar 4 2008, 07:12 PM
- - Phil Stooke   A lot depends on whether any distant topography is...   Mar 4 2008, 05:13 PM
|- - nnyspace   I thought Phoenix was going to test high precision...   Mar 4 2008, 05:40 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Those tests were not for Phoenix but for future us...   Mar 4 2008, 06:15 PM
|- - nnyspace   Ok, another question: how likely will it be that p...   Mar 4 2008, 06:44 PM
- - Sunspot   I had a dream last night that Phoenix didn't m...   Mar 4 2008, 07:11 PM
- - Gsnorgathon   Has anyone managed to do any radar soundings of th...   Mar 4 2008, 08:24 PM
- - edstrick   Earthbased radar at normal incidence angles is lim...   Mar 5 2008, 10:39 AM
- - Decepticon   I can't find any mention that a a site was pic...   Mar 25 2008, 06:55 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Yes, you missed something! This is the site: ...   Mar 26 2008, 12:07 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Mar 26 2008, 08:07 A...   Mar 26 2008, 03:18 PM
- - Spirit   Could somebody provide a global map of Mars with t...   Apr 15 2008, 04:33 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (Spirit @ Apr 15 2008, 05:33 PM) Co...   Apr 15 2008, 04:39 PM
- - SkyeLab   Folks, I had a bit of a tinker to try and come up...   Apr 16 2008, 09:33 AM
- - Stu   Nice pic Brian, and a gorgeous place, but Peter Sm...   Apr 16 2008, 10:08 AM
- - SkyeLab   Thanks Stu, Yeah I know it is probs a bit too hil...   Apr 16 2008, 10:17 AM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (SkyeLab @ Apr 16 2008, 11:17 AM) T...   Apr 16 2008, 10:29 AM
- - Stu   This is the best I've been able to make with P...   Apr 16 2008, 12:12 PM
- - SkyeLab   Nice work Stu! I wonder if anyone else is goi...   Apr 16 2008, 12:48 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (SkyeLab @ Apr 16 2008, 01:48 PM) N...   Apr 16 2008, 12:51 PM
- - SkyeLab   How has the response been so far? A while to go ye...   Apr 16 2008, 01:09 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (SkyeLab @ Apr 16 2008, 02:09 PM) ...   Apr 17 2008, 02:58 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   Great image Stu, that definitely has a realistic a...   Apr 17 2008, 03:01 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Apr 17 2008, 04:01 P...   Apr 17 2008, 03:04 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   That's the right attitude!   Apr 17 2008, 03:29 PM
|- - imipak   QUOTE (Stu @ Apr 17 2008, 03:04 PM) in MY...   Apr 17 2008, 04:05 PM
- - Stu   I must admit I'm struggling to make sense of t...   Apr 17 2008, 04:17 PM
|- - ustrax   Stu my friend...a pity you can't compete...why...   Apr 17 2008, 04:25 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (ustrax @ Apr 17 2008, 11:25 AM) I...   Apr 18 2008, 09:14 AM
|- - ustrax   Why don't you hold on until the 24th of May to...   Apr 18 2008, 11:12 AM
- - Phil Stooke   Well, you got mine! Phil   Apr 17 2008, 04:25 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Apr 17 2008, 05:25 P...   Apr 17 2008, 04:28 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Unfortunately I've been disqualified, so I...   Apr 17 2008, 04:34 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Apr 17 2008, 05:34 P...   Apr 17 2008, 04:37 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Apr 17 2008, 05:34 P...   Apr 17 2008, 06:02 PM
- - imipak   Possibly of no relevance at all (and I know there ...   Apr 17 2008, 06:09 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   OK I'm no Stu, but here's my attempt:   Apr 17 2008, 07:26 PM
- - ngunn   These images are great fun - thanks all. I notice,...   Apr 17 2008, 07:39 PM
- - SkyeLab   OK, Another effort. Cheers Brian   Apr 18 2008, 09:08 AM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (SkyeLab @ Apr 18 2008, 10:08 AM) A...   Apr 18 2008, 11:22 AM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (SkyeLab @ Apr 18 2008, 10:08 AM) O...   Apr 18 2008, 01:03 PM
- - ngunn   Or this: http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=...   Apr 18 2008, 02:18 PM
- - Juramike   Or this:   Apr 18 2008, 05:26 PM
|- - ustrax   The goodies are already at Lisbon airport waiting ...   Apr 18 2008, 07:11 PM
- - Stu   Not long to go now... WHAT WILL I SEE..? The fi...   Apr 21 2008, 03:18 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Stu @ Apr 21 2008, 04:18 PM) And w...   Apr 21 2008, 04:01 PM
- - antipode   Beautiful Stuart! I shivered while reading tha...   Apr 21 2008, 11:12 PM
- - Stu   Not a million percent accurate, and I fear that th...   Apr 22 2008, 02:43 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (Stu @ Apr 22 2008, 03:43 PM) befor...   Apr 22 2008, 02:52 PM
||- - Stu   QUOTE (djellison @ Apr 22 2008, 03:52 PM)...   Apr 22 2008, 10:00 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (Stu @ Apr 22 2008, 06:43 AM) due a...   Apr 22 2008, 02:55 PM
- - SpaceListener   Phoenix's Landing site What direction will Ph...   Apr 24 2008, 07:35 PM
- - djellison   What would be the point in using fuel now? I...   Apr 24 2008, 07:59 PM
|- - SpaceListener   Thanks Doug for the answer. QUOTE (djellison ...   Apr 25 2008, 01:47 PM
- - slinted   The latest MARCI Weather Report mentions a dust st...   Apr 25 2008, 04:58 PM
- - elakdawalla   Thanks for the reminder about that site, slinted; ...   Apr 26 2008, 02:55 AM
- - dmuller   When Phoenix meets Mars, the spacecraft will have ...   Apr 26 2008, 07:24 AM
- - Stu   We REALLY don't want to come down in the middl...   Apr 26 2008, 01:42 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   Unless we were to land just below that ridge right...   Apr 26 2008, 02:41 PM
|- - SpaceListener   QUOTE (Stu @ Apr 26 2008, 07:42 AM) We RE...   Apr 26 2008, 03:34 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (SpaceListener @ Apr 26 2008, 04:34...   Apr 26 2008, 10:51 PM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (Stu @ Apr 26 2008, 05:51 PM) As Hi...   Apr 27 2008, 12:19 AM
- - nprev   Oh, good Lord, no!!!! (SL, I...   Apr 26 2008, 05:12 PM
- - dmuller   Someone asked whether Phoenix will land heading NW...   Apr 26 2008, 09:44 PM
|- - infocat13   [quote name='dmuller' date='Apr 26 200...   Apr 26 2008, 10:05 PM
|- - dmuller   QUOTE (infocat13 @ Apr 27 2008, 08:05 AM)...   Apr 27 2008, 02:25 AM
- - edstrick   "...in the middle of this lot..." It wo...   Apr 27 2008, 08:19 AM
- - djellison   It lands W to E because, looking at Mars, it flys ...   Apr 27 2008, 09:09 AM
- - Stu   Hmmm... this could be interesting, or it might be ...   Apr 27 2008, 05:03 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   Good eye Stu. Imagine images of a geyser plume on...   Apr 27 2008, 06:56 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Apr 27 2008, 07:56 P...   Apr 28 2008, 09:51 AM
- - djellison   I'd have thought they'd happen during the ...   Apr 27 2008, 07:27 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (djellison @ Apr 27 2008, 08:27 PM)...   Apr 27 2008, 07:35 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   OK fine. No picture then. I remember when fol...   Apr 27 2008, 10:46 PM
- - nprev   Aah, c'mon. Dan...they do. Speaking as one o...   Apr 27 2008, 11:48 PM
- - SpaceListener   Stu, 1 cm, impossible, then closer to 1 meter is t...   Apr 28 2008, 02:37 AM
- - djellison   QUOTE (SpaceListener @ Apr 28 2008, 03:37...   Apr 28 2008, 07:23 AM

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