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Opportunity Route Map
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post Mar 5 2005, 05:04 PM
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QUOTE (mhoward @ Mar 5 2005, 02:31 PM)
QUOTE (ObsessedWithWorlds @ Mar 5 2005, 08:22 AM)
Yes, exploratorium is back, but it skipped the PanCam images of the Opportunity triplet crater that were posted on the jpl site the last few days....  sad.gif

You should let them know that, if that's the case, it might be a bug with their software. (Chuckle... kind of an inside joke for me there.) laugh.gif

On second thought, I suppose it might be a bug with *my* software, if you're using it, so maybe I'll just shut up... smile.gif

No, it's not a bug in your software. The latest batch on exploratorium just doesn't include the Oppy images we've seen last week on the JPL site.
But let's not be hasty and give them some time to update before we spam them to death over this Terrible negligence... It's called patience. wink.gif
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post Mar 5 2005, 05:06 PM
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QUOTE (Sunspot @ Mar 5 2005, 03:18 PM)
According to Pando's routhe map todays drive should take us up to Vostok biggrin.gif

The way I read Pando's map, Oppy won't be there until Sol 397... blink.gif
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post Mar 5 2005, 09:17 PM
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Were all the images below taken after Opportunity completed the latest drive? Still nothing to be seen out there... blink.gif

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...86P2382L7M1.JPG
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...86P2382L7M1.JPG
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...86P2382L7M1.JPG
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post Mar 5 2005, 09:31 PM
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Can anyone say exactly where we are?
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post Mar 5 2005, 09:39 PM
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QUOTE (gregp1962 @ Mar 5 2005, 09:31 PM)
Can anyone say exactly where we are?

Mars smile.gif One would assume about 100-150m SE of the Triplets

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post Mar 6 2005, 09:19 AM
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Op drove again on sol 396. But who knows where? rolleyes.gif Still no sign of Vostok in the rearview mirror ( the front in this case smile.gif ). Vostok, The Phantom Crater...

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...D6P1315R0M1.JPG
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post Mar 6 2005, 09:45 AM
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Me thinks Vostok is a big cirkle of outcrop like the one to the right of Oppy in the picture above smile.gif


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post Mar 6 2005, 10:01 AM
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Are we sure thy're even heading for Vostok anymore wink.gif They have been known to change their plans. Surely something of that size would be visible by now.
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post Mar 6 2005, 06:20 PM
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Looks like they are using some of the no-drive days to free up the flash. A bunch of old images are being retrieved. They definately need room in the flash to perform longer autonav drives, especially on long stretches to the Etched Terrain, etc...
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post Mar 6 2005, 07:28 PM
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QUOTE (Pando @ Mar 6 2005, 06:20 PM)
They definately need room in the flash to perform longer autonav drives, especially on long stretches to the Etched Terrain, etc...

Why does it need flash to drive long distances? Does is store ALL the HazCam images or something? blink.gif
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post Mar 7 2005, 04:34 AM
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QUOTE (ObsessedWithWorlds @ Mar 6 2005, 12:28 PM)
QUOTE (Pando @ Mar 6 2005, 06:20 PM)
They definately need room in the flash to perform longer autonav drives, especially on long stretches to the Etched Terrain, etc...

Why does it need flash to drive long distances? Does is store ALL the HazCam images or something? blink.gif

Well, the autonav driving (as opposed to blind, directed drive) uses quite a bit of flash memory. The rover takes images of the terrain as it drives and creates terrain maps in memory which is then used to manuever the vehicle. There is also a need to store and transmit most of these images and terrain maps from the autonav sequence to the rover engineers for analysis.

That's one of the reasons they can't just push the "drive" button and let the rover go for the entire Sol. Blind drive can take it only as far as the rover drivers can see from the starting position. Then they have to use autonav, and that portion of the drive is limited to the flash memory allocated to the autonav.

If the flash storage limit is exceeded, it starts deleting older science data which has not yet been sent to Earth, and that is a big no-no (and it has happened in the past)...
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post Mar 7 2005, 08:46 AM
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Oppy went nowhere on sol 397. Strange, I hope nothing is broken.

Sol 396:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu:16080/mars/opp...D6P1315L0M1.JPG
Sol 397:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu:16080/mars/opp...00P1311L0M1.JPG

But some NavCam images came down. Vostok crater? :
http://qt.exploratorium.edu:16080/mars/opp...00P0683R0M1.JPG
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post Mar 7 2005, 09:44 AM
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Damn lol.......I was hoping when i got up and looked at the latest images this morning we would be at Vostok lol laugh.gif
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post Mar 7 2005, 10:12 AM
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At least we can see the thing now smile.gif

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post Mar 7 2005, 01:36 PM
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doesnt look very exciting, I cant imagine they will spend much time here. move on and progress to Victoria! (or at least to the etched terrain)
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