Sol 2972, just a little hop up the slope to reach the rough rocky surface.

Phil

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Update to sol 2972. Curiosity is under 100m of crossing into a new quadrant.
Fernando
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Here's the map for sol 2977, driving south to get to the dark sands.

Phil

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Hi Phil -

I've got another name query for you. This time it's 'Trodra'. Angie who is from Shetland is here to back me up this time. We are both pretty sure the intended name is Trondra, one of the smaller inhabited islands of the Shetland group.

I'm sure you are right. The dubious spelling comes verbatim from the JPL update, but they have had other errors, some of which I catch. I have corrected the spelling in this new closeup map. Most likely, when the PDS Analysts Notebook gets to this sol in about 6 months it will turn out that they had it right and the mistake is just in the update. However, if the error is also in the PDS I will change it back later so the map matches the official record, error or not.

I really appreciate this help and i welcome any other corrections people may point out.

Phil

Last map of the year:

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Update for sol 2995, retracing tracks to look at a few rocks bypassed earlier.

Phil

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On July 12th 2012, one month before Curiosity landing, Old friend Eduardo posted this map a few sols after Oppy crossed the 3000 sols mark as will do Cury tomorrow.
I was wondering where we where by then... such a long time ago.
Here’s the answer.

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It's nice to see that again. And here we are with Curiosity at sol 3000:

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The exact path followed on sol 3000 is still conjectural.

Phil

Conjecturing again for the path, but Paul's partial panorama gives a good location for sol 3005.

Phil

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We had a c. 70 m drive on sol 3008, making good progress towards the hills. The position is from Paul's panorama. The JPL map is not updating at the moment so the path is still guessed between stops, but the stops should be pretty good.

Phil

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The SPICE/NAIF post drive file with lat/lon took a while to update, but they concur
• Planetocentric longitude: 137.401190581490°
• Planetocentric latitude: -4.733529048236°

Wow, they have locations down to the nanometer...

Phil

This is an update to the sol 3005 map with target names and a corrected route. I have changed the update name 'Jarishof' to what it is presumably supposed to be, Jarlshof. That will have to be changed back if the error propagates into the PDS because my map has to match the PDS record.

Phil

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I noticed that mis-spelling in the mission update. I spent an enjoyable few hours at the archaeological site Jarlshof, when I was working on Shetland back in the winter of '79 (seems like yesterday). Lovely place but a tad windswept.

We had a c. 40 m drive east on sol 3011.

Phil

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If you have ever wondered what all these maps would look like joined together... here they are. I think you can download it, let me know if it doesn't work (you may have to view it and then save it).

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ytnkfwfdiklpnjh/c...averse.jpg?dl=0


The maps were not designed to be joined like this so the overlaps don't work well but it gives you an idea of the whole traverse.

I did this to make sure I had not mislabelled the grid, accounting for the positioning error discussed recently. I think the labels are OK.


Phil

That's mightily impressive Phil

Congratulations Phil for this impressive work of yours

Merci! Paul's partial panorama and the Hazcams give me this position for sol 3013.

Phil

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Update to sol 3015.
Fernando
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I was not very accurate with my sol 3013 position but this one for sol 3015 is good, all updated from the JPL map.

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Phil

Phil,
LaroQue is with a Q not a G
(We’re in France now )

Thanks climber. I made the same mistake... "La Rogue Gageac" is unmistakably mentioned 4 times in Mission Updates for sols 3010-3012. Searching for it in Google Maps takes us to La Roque Gageac described as "a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France". Hélas! Il me faudra verifier les noms plus souvent!
Fernando

Wow, that's really awesome Phil! I've often wondered what that large map would look like. Thanks!

Thanks, Climber. Where would I be without a dedicated band of fact-checkers here to help me? Corrections are always welcome.

After a nearly 100 m drive on sol 3018 the map gets another update.

Phil

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And an updated extra-colorful contour map for Groundhog Day.

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Update to sol 3020, taken from the updated JPL map with names from the updates.

Phil

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Update to sol 3022.
Tomorrow (Feb 7) is the start of Mars Year 36. I'll place a flag once I know whether or not the rover has moved.
Fernando
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I modified the base map and updated it to sol 3025. I hope the eastwards excursion fits on this base map.

Phil

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There was a drive on sol 3026, so here is a map update. The jagged cliff we are seeing in recent images is clearly visible in this map near the right side.

Phil

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Phil, I think the name "Rouchechuart" on your map for sol 3026 should be corrected to "Rochechouart".

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroblème_de...ouart-Chassenon

Thanks polaris and charborob. That name is straight out of the mission update but they are quite unreliable on name spelling and I just don't have time at this stage to check every name. I appreciate your help.

And the name in question is an impact crater in France and on Mars, appropriately. When I know which feature the name refers to I will indicate it on the map.

Here is an update for sol 3027 - driving every sol while the planetary rotations align.

Phil

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Sol 3028, another drive. We are turning slightly north to get around that patch of dark dusty ripples, then more south to the bright material.

Phil

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Phil, should be Feuillade not Feiullade...
I thought all Canadians were speaking French

Here is the update to sol 3028.
Fernando
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We had a drive on sol 3032 and here is the map updated using Jan's panorama. EDIT: only just noticed Climber's spelling correction and added it, so I removed the erroneous version and replaced it. What can I say? I grew up in the UK and now (having retired from Ontario) I live in British Columbia so my high school French is a bit rusty.

Phil

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Your French is maybe as rusty as my English is .
Others spelling/writing corrections : Grand-Brassac (with a "-") and Monbazillac (without i after ll).

Thanks, Polaris. The problem comes from the source of the names, the near-daily updates from JPL such as this one:

https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/mission-updates/8...-freezing-cold/

You can see the errors you mentioned in that update. If I notice an error I change it but usually I am too busy to pay attention and I just copy and paste.

I am always pleased to have the corrections and I will add them to the map (and please everyone, keep sending them, don't think I will be offended). Ultimately, however, my map has to match what goes into the public record in the PDS Analyst's notebook. If I find, 6 months from now, that the PDS has the correct spelling I will use it, but if they have the wrong spelling I have to match them, not the official name of the place.

Phil

Curiosity map update to sol 3028.

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Clean version

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Wider view in color (and less precise), blue lines being calculated water surface flow from DTM.
It is of some interesting that algoritm produces viable flow channels at all.

Thank you to Phil and Fernando for continuously updating traverse data.

You're welcome. Hard to believe we have been doing this for over 3000 sols.

And blow me down, boys (he shantied) if we didn't just have another drive on sol 3036.

Phil

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A little over 2300 sols, in my case. Glad the route map is useful.

Here is the update to sol 2036. I've made two small changes:

1. Created two units in the quadrants folder: Grid (hides/displays the quadrants' grid) and Names (hides/displays the quadrants' names). Each can be toggled independently. The units (subfolders) will not be initially visible. Just use the twistie to expand the containing folder.
2. The route beyond the PDS data has, till now, been a thin white line. I have changed it to a black and white track, the same width as the rest of the path.

Fernando

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Another drive towards the bright outcrop on sol 3038. The new position is based on Jan's panorama.

Phil

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Sol 3040, a shortish drive, maybe 15 m to the east.

Phil

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Sol 3042: a drive of about 40 m to the east.

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Hello Phil,

"Tranchecouyère" needs a "è" (french and accents...).

The other Phil

Merci Polaris. Heureusement mon clavier à tous ces caractères accentués.

Update to sol 3042.
Fernando
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"Hello Phil,

"Tranchecouyère" needs a "è" (french and accents...).

The other Phil"

Thanks! It will show up next time I post.

Phil

Here is an update for sol 3045, the path only approximate for the last drive. I corrected the missing accent. Names for the sol 3042 site are still subject to correction!

Phil

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Sol 3047, a good drive - we should have an excellent view of the cliff now.

Phil

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