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 Nov 3 2005, 06:47 PM
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The Planetary Society, 2 November 2005
http://planetary.org/news/2005/1102_Hayabu...id_Mission.html When Hayabusa aims its first target marker at the asteroid's surface on Friday, it will function as a beacon that reflects in response to a signal from the spacecraft, helping guide the spacecraft to the best drop-point to insure Minerva gets to the chosen landing site. Tucked inside this first target marker is an aluminum sheet bearing the names of 880,000 Earthlings gathered by The Planetary Society of Japan in 2002, to be a part of Itokawa for a long time to come. "That [sheet of names] will sit on the surface of Itokawa for a billion years or so," Yeomans estimated. -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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Nov 3 2005, 06:55 PM
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QUOTE (AoftheN @ Nov 3 2005, 02:45 PM) 0500 UT for the rehearsal descent tomorrow, and Minerva's little adventure! There should be a webcast http://jaxa.tv/ from 0100 UT to 0700 UT.  Although I really look forward to the return of samples, I must admit that the Minerva adventure is the most exciting remaining part of this mission. I realize how they have set out the success criteria, but for an image hound like me, these pictures is what I am after. -------------------- |
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Nov 3 2005, 07:41 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10255 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
As Father Dougal would have said, "I'm with you there, Ted!"
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Nov 3 2005, 08:21 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
[quote=Phil Stooke,Nov 3 2005, 08:41 PM]
As Father Dougal would have said, "I'm with you there, Ted!" Phil [/quote Phil: I take it that would be an astronomical matter, then? I'll certainly drrrrrrrinck! to Hayabusa no matter the outcome with the samples! Bob Shaw -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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Nov 3 2005, 08:42 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10255 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Bob says:
"Phil: I take it that would be an astronomical matter, then?" Oh yes, Bob. And doesn't Itokawa look like Craggy Island? Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Nov 3 2005, 10:59 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 370 Joined: 12-September 05 From: France Member No.: 495 |
New Jaxa update with details about Minerva three cameras.
"The camera for distant terrain can operate while hopping."  http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/snews/2005/1103.shtml Status : During DSN (Deep Space Network) visible time, Hayabusa started to descend. All operations are going well. Navigation images with wide-angle camera has been obtained. At 7:52 am (JST), the altitude is now approximately 2000 meters. Rakhir |
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Nov 4 2005, 12:02 AM
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QUOTE (paxdan @ Nov 4 2005, 05:05 AM) QUOTE (BBC) The Hayabusa probe is stationed over a giant asteroid some 300 million km from Earth. The BBC's definition of 'giant asteroid' obviously differs from mine!  What adjective are they going to use when Dawn flys!  James -------------------- |
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Nov 4 2005, 12:27 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10255 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
The distance between Itokawa and Hayabusa is approximately 1700 meters at 8:45 JST.
and they posted this image from the wide-angle navigation camera:
and the next:  Courtesy JAXA/ISAS... Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Nov 4 2005, 01:36 AM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 17-March 05 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 209 |
No audio on the webcast, not that it would matter for non-Japanese speakers. It would be nice to hear the cheers, when they come, though
Everyone in the control room seems relaxed so far... EDIT: Down to 1km at 10:50 JST -------------------- --O'Dave
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Nov 4 2005, 02:26 AM
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whats the url of the webcast ?
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Nov 4 2005, 02:33 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 17-March 05 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 209 |
http://jaxa.tv/, also posted earlier by AoftheN
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Nov 4 2005, 02:35 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10255 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
-------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Nov 4 2005, 02:37 AM
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-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Nov 4 2005, 02:58 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 25-March 05 Member No.: 218 |
QUOTE (maycm @ Nov 3 2005, 11:47 AM) Jeez thats a small media player!! If you right click over the small mediapalyer, you might get a menu with a Zoom option... and can select "Full Screen". Been watching for a while. There was one point where everyone stood and stared at the white screen (which seems to have numbers/writing on it... altitude?). Does anyone know the status or timeline for the event? |
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Nov 4 2005, 03:08 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
QUOTE (RedSky @ Nov 4 2005, 02:58 AM) If you right click over the small mediapalyer, you might get a menu with a Zoom option... and can select "Full Screen". True but then you get pixels a half inch square and you have to watch it from across the room. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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