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Mars Comet Encounter Observations, C/2013 A1 Siding Spring, 19 Oct 2014 |
 Jul 25 2014, 12:39 PM
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The first Sol 699 Navcam images are available, so it seems the journey can go on.
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Jul 25 2014, 06:36 PM
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News release from NASA mentions this possible future observation for the rovers:
"...Rover cameras may be used to observe the comet [Siding Spring] before the flyby, and to monitor the atmosphere for meteors while the comet's dust trail is closest to the planet..." What are the chances that Deimos or Phobos could get in the shot along with the comet? That would be extraordinarily cool! |
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Oct 20 2014, 09:44 PM
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Sol 783 ChemCam images are down. I didn't see a comet in my first pass through them -- can any of you find it?
The Opportunity image has now been officially released. -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Oct 20 2014, 11:56 PM
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QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Oct 20 2014, 02:44 PM)  Sol 783 ChemCam images are down. I didn't see a comet in my first pass through them -- can any of you find it? Was that it? I guess it must have been. Here they are in context. Several minutes between images.
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