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MSL landing site: Gale Crater
elakdawalla
post Jun 23 2011, 05:13 AM
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Gale Crater on target to become next Mars landing site


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post Jul 6 2011, 08:11 PM
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Landing site should be interesting for scientist and for normal US tax payers. Eberswalde is interesting for scientists, like 10 000 other sites on Mars, but not for ordinary person. In my opinion selection of Eberswalde crater will be a strategic mistake. Public interest will be short-lived and minimal. Without the support and interest of ordinary people further studies of Mars will not be possible. I hope this post does not initiate any discussion, I want only to express my disappointment and frustration. Mawrth was my favorite and it's hard for me to agree with the rejection of this wonderful place.


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post Jul 6 2011, 08:29 PM
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QUOTE (peter59 @ Jul 6 2011, 01:11 PM) *
I hope this post does not initiate any discussion,


Then it's a bit stupid posting it in a discussion forum. Perhaps it would be better suited to a personal blog.
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- elakdawalla   MSL landing site: Gale Crater   Jun 23 2011, 05:13 AM
- - brellis   Looks like Gusev. How does it compare?   Jun 23 2011, 05:21 AM
- - djellison   Totally different. A central peak that exposes 5...   Jun 23 2011, 05:29 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   ...and here's a little mind-blowing 3D animati...   Jun 23 2011, 05:52 AM
|- - Oersted   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Jun 23 2011, 07:52 A...   Jun 27 2011, 12:25 AM
- - vjkane   I had been hoping for Mawrth Vallis, since it appe...   Jun 23 2011, 06:02 AM
- - djellison   A longer animation involving more data from HRSC/C...   Jun 23 2011, 06:10 AM
|- - Paul Fjeld   QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 23 2011, 01:10 AM)...   Jun 23 2011, 02:32 PM
|- - Drkskywxlt   QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 23 2011, 01:10 AM)...   Jun 24 2011, 03:29 PM
- - elakdawalla   Although it appears to be about mineralogists vs g...   Jun 23 2011, 06:38 AM
|- - vjkane   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jun 22 2011, 10:38 P...   Jun 23 2011, 12:22 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (vjkane @ Jun 23 2011, 07:22 AM) .....   Jun 23 2011, 12:44 PM
- - ngunn   Very nice, Doug. Is that with or without vertical ...   Jun 23 2011, 07:09 AM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (ngunn @ Jun 23 2011, 12:09 AM) Is ...   Jun 23 2011, 07:17 AM
|- - AndyG   QUOTE (ngunn @ Jun 23 2011, 08:09 AM) Muc...   Jun 23 2011, 10:23 AM
|- - antipode   Fair enough, but just about everything else about ...   Jun 23 2011, 12:19 PM
- - Juramike   Eberswalde is still my favorite. It has the advan...   Jun 23 2011, 01:24 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (Juramike @ Jun 23 2011, 06:24 AM) ...   Jun 23 2011, 01:44 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 23 2011, 08:44 AM)...   Jun 23 2011, 01:58 PM
- - Stu   The more of those stunning "flyover" ani...   Jun 23 2011, 01:50 PM
- - djellison   Quite clearly I meant an advantage over the other ...   Jun 23 2011, 02:02 PM
- - eoincampbell   "Nature has learned that it rose to the top l...   Jun 23 2011, 02:45 PM
- - PDP8E   Yea!! I was soooo rooting for Gale! GO...   Jun 23 2011, 04:00 PM
- - Julius   I see that those who have been lobbying for GALE s...   Jun 23 2011, 07:39 PM
- - Sunspot   Hopefully the good stuff isnt bured like at Gusev.   Jun 23 2011, 07:45 PM
- - Julius   well said sunspot..I feel that NASA wants to make ...   Jun 23 2011, 07:48 PM
- - Julius   To be fair, there seems to be a lot of traversibil...   Jun 23 2011, 07:51 PM
- - elakdawalla   Guys, it's not the same as Gusev. CRISM sees ...   Jun 23 2011, 08:27 PM
|- - Julius   Having sulphates and clays at the same site could ...   Jun 23 2011, 08:34 PM
|- - eoincampbell   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jun 23 2011, 01:27 P...   Jun 23 2011, 08:59 PM
|- - brellis   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jun 23 2011, 01:27 P...   Jun 24 2011, 02:29 AM
- - elakdawalla   Not even close. CRISM wasn't in orbit, rememb...   Jun 23 2011, 09:05 PM
- - monitorlizard   I do believe the fact that Gale is by far the clos...   Jun 23 2011, 09:58 PM
- - elakdawalla   I think you're right that that might have ente...   Jun 23 2011, 10:18 PM
- - centsworth_II   There is one thing Gale has that Gusev is lacking....   Jun 24 2011, 12:13 PM
- - Phil Stooke   A 'notional' traverse route. Phil   Jun 24 2011, 03:35 PM
- - djellison   Yup - a couple of possible traverse routes from Be...   Jun 24 2011, 04:02 PM
- - Drkskywxlt   I vote for the rightside squiggly-looking traverse...   Jun 24 2011, 04:20 PM
- - djellison   So does driveability analysis based on HiRISE DTM...   Jun 24 2011, 04:42 PM
- - Drkskywxlt   Interesting...it seemed like the rougher terrain w...   Jun 25 2011, 12:13 AM
- - djellison   That area is outside the landing ellipse, fyi.   Jun 27 2011, 05:07 AM
- - KrisK   QUOTE However, the final decision has not been mad...   Jun 28 2011, 10:07 AM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (KrisK @ Jun 28 2011, 06:07 AM) ......   Jun 28 2011, 10:14 AM
- - charborob   Looks like the choice now is between two sites: Ga...   Jul 6 2011, 05:32 PM
- - peter59   Landing site should be interesting for scientist a...   Jul 6 2011, 08:11 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (peter59 @ Jul 6 2011, 01:11 PM) I ...   Jul 6 2011, 08:29 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Every one of the four sites is a wonderful place. ...   Jul 6 2011, 08:42 PM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jul 6 2011, 04:42 PM...   Jul 6 2011, 10:30 PM
- - Phil Stooke   ... and creates a whole new set of amazing sites...   Jul 7 2011, 01:34 AM
- - gpurcell   Circle your calendars for Friday at 10 AM EDT--lan...   Jul 18 2011, 10:41 PM
- - Roby72   I think the choice would be Gale crater, because o...   Jul 18 2011, 10:57 PM
- - nprev   Landing site to be declared 22 Jul 1400 EDT (1800 ...   Jul 22 2011, 03:06 AM
- - djellison   A precautionary admin note before the announcement...   Jul 22 2011, 04:13 AM
- - djellison   And its........ Gale http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/n...   Jul 22 2011, 02:06 PM
- - akuo   And the slightly long winded introduction in the p...   Jul 22 2011, 02:15 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Fantastic! I love it. Phil   Jul 22 2011, 02:23 PM
|- - MahFL   Is the plan to climb to the top of the mound ? Wha...   Jul 22 2011, 02:51 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (MahFL @ Jul 22 2011, 06:51 AM) Is ...   Jul 22 2011, 03:09 PM
- - belleraphon1   WOW.. What a fantastic trek lies ahead! Luv...   Jul 22 2011, 03:06 PM
- - djellison   Anyone who wants a superb primer on Gale should re...   Jul 22 2011, 03:10 PM
- - belleraphon1   Doug... I was just going post the MSL Conference ...   Jul 22 2011, 03:19 PM
|- - peter59   QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Jul 22 2011, 04:19 ...   Jul 22 2011, 06:18 PM
|- - belleraphon1   QUOTE (peter59 @ Jul 22 2011, 02:18 PM) h...   Jul 22 2011, 10:42 PM
- - BrianL   From the perspective of someone whose primary inte...   Jul 22 2011, 05:56 PM
- - elakdawalla   Tanya Harrison gave me really nice CTX mosaics cov...   Jul 22 2011, 06:47 PM
- - Ant103   That's just a very good news. This site is ver...   Jul 22 2011, 07:20 PM
- - Drkskywxlt   Fantastic picture, Emily (and Tanya!). It loo...   Jul 22 2011, 07:33 PM
- - elakdawalla   FYI, I just split the MSL landing site discussion ...   Jul 22 2011, 08:10 PM
- - algorimancer   From the Anderson & Bell 2010 paper linked ear...   Jul 22 2011, 08:53 PM
- - elakdawalla   Can any of you visualization geniuses simulate or ...   Jul 22 2011, 09:08 PM
|- - Paul Fjeld   On page 16 of this paper by K.S. Edgett of Malin S...   Jul 22 2011, 09:32 PM
|- - SteveM   QUOTE (Paul Fjeld @ Jul 22 2011, 04:32 PM...   Jul 22 2011, 10:02 PM
|- - PDP8E   QUOTE .... On page 16 of this paper by K.S. Edgett...   Jul 23 2011, 07:01 PM
|- - Paul Fjeld   QUOTE (PDP8E @ Jul 23 2011, 02:01 PM) Did...   Jul 24 2011, 07:07 PM
- - Ant103   I used on of the CTX picture you've posted as ...   Jul 22 2011, 10:43 PM
|- - Paul Fjeld   QUOTE (Ant103 @ Jul 22 2011, 05:43 PM) I ...   Jul 22 2011, 11:27 PM
- - elakdawalla   Thanks, Paul and Damien, that's exactly what I...   Jul 22 2011, 10:48 PM
- - Explorer1   It's gonna be beautiful, dust or no dust. Wil...   Jul 23 2011, 12:30 AM
- - stewjack   Some context Size: Gusev ~ 166 km diameter Gale ...   Jul 23 2011, 01:07 AM
- - gpurcell   What I really love about this site is the vertical...   Jul 23 2011, 03:38 AM
- - Phil Stooke   Ant's panorama is fantastic... so I made a cir...   Jul 23 2011, 12:19 PM
- - ilbasso   Big plus for this site is that "Gale" is...   Jul 23 2011, 08:08 PM
- - Pygmee   Hi everyone! I made an alternate version from ...   Jul 24 2011, 02:28 AM
- - climber   Very nice but look also very "Alien" bec...   Jul 24 2011, 08:35 AM
- - ilbasso   Did anyone pick this up on page 7 of that presenta...   Jul 24 2011, 08:54 PM
|- - Eutectic   QUOTE (ilbasso @ Jul 24 2011, 02:54 PM) D...   Jul 24 2011, 09:20 PM
|- - Syrinx   So maybe we can get a sample return mission funded...   Jul 24 2011, 09:53 PM
||- - ugordan   One step at a time. Let's (successfully) land ...   Jul 24 2011, 09:54 PM
|- - volcanopele   QUOTE (Eutectic @ Jul 24 2011, 02:20 PM) ...   Jul 25 2011, 06:06 AM
- - nprev   What, no tequila???   Jul 24 2011, 09:00 PM
- - djellison   The water/beer/vodka theme is a repeating joke by ...   Jul 25 2011, 06:17 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   And worth noting is that he was careful not to inc...   Jul 25 2011, 01:58 PM
|- - eoincampbell   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Jul 25 2011, 06:58 A...   Aug 4 2011, 11:50 AM
- - peter59   HiRISE team has gathered together all images of MS...   Jul 25 2011, 06:38 PM
- - Nirgal   Here is a simulated late-evening view from the dun...   Jul 30 2011, 11:27 AM
|- - AndyG   I'm glad I was sitting down when I saw those, ...   Jul 30 2011, 12:01 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Beautiful... We hardly even need to go there now...   Jul 30 2011, 02:35 PM
- - Oersted   Mindboggling! - And no vertical exaggeration?   Jul 30 2011, 03:20 PM
- - vjkane   The journal Science has just published an article ...   Jul 30 2011, 07:18 PM
- - ustrax   Nirgal, just awesome work man, awesome. Counting t...   Aug 1 2011, 11:12 AM
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