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Heading south from Cape York, Opportunity's post-conjunction adventures / Sol 3291 - 3387
Phil Stooke
post Apr 27 2013, 08:16 PM
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Time for a new thread... we should be starting up right about now after conjunction, and if no other targets have popped up our plucky rover should be heading south within days. This should be quite a scenic trip, so sit back and enjoy the fun.

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- Phil Stooke   Heading south from Cape York   Apr 27 2013, 08:16 PM
- - fredk   Good timing, Phil - the first post-conjuction pics...   Apr 27 2013, 08:53 PM
- - mhoward   Technically we haven't seen any images from th...   Apr 27 2013, 09:18 PM
- - mhoward   Opportunity in Standby as Commanding Moratorium En...   Apr 29 2013, 11:19 PM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (mhoward @ Apr 30 2013, 01:19 AM) A...   Apr 30 2013, 08:40 AM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Apr 30 2013, 12:40 AM)...   Apr 30 2013, 04:49 PM
- - eoincampbell   If that's the case I'm off to listen to To...   Apr 30 2013, 01:25 AM
- - mhoward   As they say on the Internet: "Squee!...   Apr 30 2013, 08:57 AM
- - mhoward   Oh well, any is good   Apr 30 2013, 07:11 PM
- - nprev   This is being widely reported right now: http://w...   May 1 2013, 03:19 AM
|- - dtolman   So is Oppy up and running, or was that premature o...   May 1 2013, 03:41 AM
- - jamescanvin   I don't think there is any reason to be worrie...   May 1 2013, 07:40 AM
- - mhoward   The article has been updated today to confirm that...   May 1 2013, 09:38 PM
- - brellis   Our beloved Rover Driver was featured in a bbc art...   May 1 2013, 10:48 PM
- - fredk   From the latest PS update, some more details about...   May 3 2013, 03:55 AM
- - mhoward   And, per the more immediate plan, Opportunity bump...   May 3 2013, 04:21 AM
- - fredk   Tau has jumped a lot in the past week or so, from ...   May 8 2013, 02:30 PM
- - Tesheiner   I was reading again the current PS update this mor...   May 8 2013, 03:53 PM
- - fredk   From the MRO forecast: QUOTE ...a large regional d...   May 9 2013, 12:16 AM
- - Tesheiner   Here's an MI mosaic from the images taken duri...   May 9 2013, 10:15 AM
- - atomoid   thanks for the nice mosaic, for a second it carrie...   May 10 2013, 08:25 PM
- - fredk   It looks like we're on our way: http://qt.expl...   May 15 2013, 05:09 PM
- - Tesheiner   Yeah!! Looking at the "telemetry...   May 15 2013, 05:51 PM
- - climber   We hit the road, Jake! (thanks for everything)   May 15 2013, 09:19 PM
- - jamescanvin   And a further 80m tosol (3309)   May 16 2013, 10:10 AM
- - climber   So, we're now about 140 mere meters from Apoll...   May 16 2013, 04:10 PM
- - marsophile   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunokhod_2 The Lunok...   May 16 2013, 09:58 PM
- - Ant103   The beginning of a new journey is for me the occas...   May 16 2013, 11:15 PM
- - Ron Hobbs   QUOTE (climber @ May 16 2013, 09:10 AM) S...   May 16 2013, 11:23 PM
- - jamescanvin   And ~95m more tosol (3310)   May 17 2013, 09:45 AM
- - Phil Stooke   Quick look at some features just ahead in a stretc...   May 18 2013, 12:02 AM
- - Phil Stooke   James tweeted: "Oppy sol 3310 - Took pancam ...   May 18 2013, 01:25 AM
|- - SFJCody   Looks like there's another drive coming up for...   May 18 2013, 07:57 AM
|- - mhoward   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ May 17 2013, 07:25 P...   May 18 2013, 03:50 PM
- - Ant103   Sol 3308 panoramic updated : And the Pancam dri...   May 18 2013, 09:36 PM
- - fredk   Thanks, Ant. Isn't it great to see drive-dire...   May 18 2013, 10:08 PM
- - Tesheiner   Actually, I'm wondering if she will do a quick...   May 19 2013, 12:54 AM
- - centsworth_II   According to the last Planetary Society MER update...   May 19 2013, 09:01 AM
|- - fredk   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ May 19 2013, 10:01...   May 19 2013, 03:44 PM
- - Astro0   Just bck to Opportunity's driving record, ther...   May 19 2013, 12:58 PM
- - Phil Stooke   This looks like a good place to add a note of caut...   May 19 2013, 04:16 PM
|- - climber   Did you also notice that we (I on the Spirit ...   May 19 2013, 05:17 PM
|- - serpens   QUOTE (climber @ May 19 2013, 05:17 PM) D...   May 19 2013, 11:13 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (serpens @ May 19 2013, 04:13 PM) O...   May 20 2013, 03:58 AM
|- - serpens   QUOTE (djellison @ May 20 2013, 04:58 AM)...   May 20 2013, 10:36 PM
|- - MahFL   QUOTE (serpens @ May 20 2013, 11:36 PM) ....   May 21 2013, 01:00 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (MahFL @ May 21 2013, 06:00 AM) JPL...   May 21 2013, 01:45 PM
|- - MahFL   I think I may have equated 'margin' with ...   May 21 2013, 02:42 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (MahFL @ May 21 2013, 07:42 AM) I s...   May 21 2013, 04:11 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Don't just read that great site by Larry Crump...   May 19 2013, 04:35 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Another drive... http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars...   May 19 2013, 04:39 PM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ May 19 2013, 06:39 P...   May 19 2013, 06:58 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Apollo should be much better than Lunokhod because...   May 19 2013, 05:24 PM
- - dvandorn   Yes, they zeroed the nav system several times duri...   May 20 2013, 12:08 AM
- - brellis   Interesting stats would be long distance targets l...   May 20 2013, 07:25 AM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (brellis @ May 19 2013, 11:25 PM) I...   May 21 2013, 02:52 PM
- - elakdawalla   We had one long-running poll here years back and t...   May 20 2013, 02:53 PM
- - Ant103   Sol 3312 panoramas : Navcam Pancam, drive ...   May 20 2013, 03:11 PM
|- - vikingmars   QUOTE (Ant103 @ May 20 2013, 05:11 PM) So...   May 21 2013, 03:52 PM
- - Tesheiner   Here's an "enhanced version" of a FH...   May 21 2013, 08:35 PM
- - climber   I don't intend to be as precise as you are Edu...   May 21 2013, 08:50 PM
|- - eoincampbell   QUOTE (climber @ May 21 2013, 12:50 PM) I...   May 22 2013, 06:28 AM
|- - PaulM   QUOTE (climber @ May 21 2013, 08:50 PM) I...   May 30 2013, 11:18 AM
- - ngunn   There are some bumps on the horizon to the right. ...   May 21 2013, 09:13 PM
- - fredk   We're now just starting to see Nobby's Hea...   May 22 2013, 03:06 AM
- - jamescanvin   Right on the edge of Cape York now, Nobby's He...   May 22 2013, 11:36 AM
- - fredk   Fasten your seatbelts and take your gravol - the d...   May 22 2013, 02:28 PM
- - Phil Stooke   http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...JVP07...   May 23 2013, 02:10 PM
- - ngunn   This navcam shot is a treat. Level horizon with i...   May 24 2013, 09:19 PM
|- - James Sorenson   QUOTE (ngunn @ May 24 2013, 01:19 PM) Wor...   May 25 2013, 05:44 AM
- - Tesheiner   This pancam mosaic was taken right after that navc...   May 25 2013, 07:21 AM
- - Phil Stooke   It's been a while since I did one of these ver...   May 25 2013, 08:47 PM
- - Ant103   Sol 3317 panoramas The view to Sutherland Point i...   May 26 2013, 09:30 AM
- - udolein   Artefact or something real ? Sol 3314, local time ...   May 26 2013, 07:38 PM
- - Phil Stooke   I assume the automatic routine that makes a small ...   May 26 2013, 08:44 PM
- - fredk   Phil's got it. The solar neutral density filt...   May 26 2013, 09:38 PM
- - Phil Stooke   http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...JVP16...   May 28 2013, 03:21 PM
- - Bill Harris   Nice geologic contact, there... --Bill   May 28 2013, 04:58 PM
- - mhoward   Yes, there's a bunch of Pancam images that sho...   May 28 2013, 07:28 PM
|- - eoincampbell   QUOTE (mhoward @ May 28 2013, 11:28 AM) ....   May 29 2013, 01:00 AM
- - Phil Stooke   http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...JVP16...   May 28 2013, 08:01 PM
- - mhoward   Ooh, nice. Sol 3317.   May 28 2013, 08:14 PM
- - Phil Stooke   I have noticed hints of wind activity on those slo...   May 28 2013, 08:17 PM
- - fredk   Nice catch, Phil. Since the navcam imagery is onl...   May 28 2013, 08:26 PM
- - Phil Stooke   This is the faint thingy in that image (its bas...   May 28 2013, 09:54 PM
|- - fredk   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ May 28 2013, 09:54 P...   May 29 2013, 02:17 PM
- - CosmicRocker   Nice catch! Are we going to get this view i...   May 29 2013, 02:26 AM
|- - mhoward   QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ May 28 2013, 07:26 ...   May 29 2013, 02:49 AM
- - CosmicRocker   I just want to see that "marvelous goodbye cr...   May 29 2013, 04:37 AM
- - Ant103   Leaving Cape York, the "big picture" (S...   May 29 2013, 03:03 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Really nice mosaics! One thing they show clea...   May 30 2013, 04:42 AM
- - Hungry4info   This site seems to be the most comprehensive resou...   May 30 2013, 12:39 PM
- - Phil Stooke   The TV images used for driving ('hazcams')...   May 30 2013, 02:48 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ May 30 2013, 04:48 P...   May 30 2013, 03:47 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Yes, third from the left. Phil   May 30 2013, 04:10 PM
- - Phil Stooke   OK... Shirley they moved today. http://qt.explora...   May 30 2013, 06:43 PM
- - mhoward   Yes; approximately 75m SW toward Sutherland Point ...   May 30 2013, 06:54 PM
- - mhoward   And there it is: the small crater to the west on s...   May 30 2013, 08:14 PM
- - Phil Stooke   A bit clearer if we perspectivize it (is that even...   May 31 2013, 01:32 AM
- - Ant103   Sols 3317 & 3318 panoramic is getting full cir...   May 31 2013, 11:19 AM
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