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 Dec 1 2010, 05:09 PM
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Great.
 An idea: What about a sort of animated image with the pancams of last three or four drives? |
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Dec 1 2010, 05:12 PM
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Dec 1 2010, 05:18 PM
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QUOTE (fredk @ Dec 1 2010, 05:42 PM)  We can see quite a bit more of Santa Maria as of 2436. Probably we are closer to Santa Maria about 130-140 meters. Am I right? -------------------- Free software for planetary science (including Cassini Image Viewer).
http://members.tripod.com/petermasek/marinerall.html |
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Dec 1 2010, 06:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4280 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
100m.
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Dec 1 2010, 06:17 PM
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....and 900 meters to go!
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Dec 1 2010, 08:32 PM
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QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Dec 1 2010, 05:09 PM) Great. An idea: What about a sort of animated image with the pancams of last three or four drives? Oh, alright then... http://twitpic.com/3bzhnf -------------------- |
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Dec 2 2010, 12:03 AM
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I stitched the new pan and ran it through the old Astigmatron at Stretch Factor 10 (any more and it's gonna blow, Cap'n).
Phil
-------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Dec 2 2010, 01:19 AM
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Phil,
It's amazing how flat most of that image is, even with a 10X stretch! David |
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Dec 2 2010, 01:56 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
It definitely highlights though, why we haven't been able to view Santa Maria until now (barely.) That's a tidy little basin she's sitting in.
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Dec 2 2010, 04:21 AM
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EDIT: I decided I wasn't happy with the 100metre markers image I made.
While I did say that it may not have been accurate, it was probably too inaccurate to be usable and was giving a false impression. I'd like to see some attempts made at putting a rough overaly on the navcam images though just to get a feel for how far we have to go. Hey, fredk ...any chance of introducing a few little dark waving men to one of the images?  In the meantime, here's a thought, we are about as far from Santa Maria crater as we were at Duck Bay from the farside of Vicitoria Crater!
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Dec 2 2010, 06:59 AM
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QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 1 2010, 09:32 PM) Thanks, Stu. We can clearly see the center section raising from behind the near horizon. |
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Dec 2 2010, 11:58 AM
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and another view of Santa Maria and Endeavour crater.
Taken with the L2 pancam on Sol 2436. Jan van Driel
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Dec 2 2010, 12:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2886 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
It's still a long way as seen in this Navcam view taken on Sol 2436
with the L0 navcam. Jan van Driel
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Dec 2 2010, 03:26 PM
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QUOTE (Astro0 @ Dec 2 2010, 05:21 AM) ...did a rough overlay on an MMB view and used the 100m line markers and some visible ground features to place some 100m marker posts. My guess is we're still not seeing very far, and the "near horizon" is blocking most of the view ahead. I can't see in the pancams the ~15 metre diameter crater about 250 metres ahead of the 2436 position. But the little triplet of craters at around 150 metres is now visible. Still, the near horizon looks pretty far, so maybe that 15 m crater has a very subtle rim. All will be revealed soon enough... |
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Dec 2 2010, 04:10 PM
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Another great read covering November:
http://www.planetary.org/news/2010/1130_Ma...te_Mission.html -------------------- 'She drove until the wheels fell off...'
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