Endeavour Drive - Drivability analysis |
Endeavour Drive - Drivability analysis |
Sep 19 2008, 09:36 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Doug...from this guys? Whatever they want whenever they want!
Man...this post keeps banging in my head for a long time... We're mad?... What about Squyres and friends?! Tesheiner...ready for some years of hard mapping? -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Sep 19 2008, 09:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 19-June 04 Member No.: 85 |
Coming out of lurk mode to say this is simply incredible news! It reminds me of when it was decided to drive to and climb the Columbia Hills. Yes, 12km is a long way off but, man, these machines and the JPL team have proven themselves over and over. It's testamant to all that's good about the human spirit.
A toast to Opportunity! (Where's that virtual beer??) Long may she rove!! Cheers everybody, Aldo. -------------------- |
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Sep 19 2008, 09:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
I'll drink to that. This news makes me proud to be a human being. It's simply inspiring. It doesn't matter if Opportunity ultimately makes it there - what matters is that the attempt is made.
Okay, yes - actually getting there would be fantastic, too. But who knows what we might find along the way? |
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Sep 19 2008, 09:54 PM
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Even Obama or McCain can't outdo Opportunity
Does anyone have any overhead pictures of the area between Victoria Crater and Endeavour Crater. From the overhead shots. Which way should we go. Are there anything interesting along the way that we should stop at??? I figure we should start the trip now and study the cobbles and anything else down The Yellow Brick Road |
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Sep 19 2008, 10:06 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Okay, yes - actually getting there would be fantastic, too. But who knows what we might find along the way? Precisely...that is why I find that Ithaca poem so inspiring...so terribly fitting for this crazy, C-R-A-Z-Y odyssey... And proud...yes...we're sharing the same view...just sent some words to our Master and Commander that reflect that feeling: "A whole new adventure ahead, so many things to see, explore and learn about... So many miles of amazement, terrestrial dream and martian reality... From deserts to mountains, from drama to epic achievements, from here to there, from question to answer... You, your team, Spirit and Opportunity, make me so proud of mankind!" Doug...wouldn't it be possible to, somehow, gather the work done by some guys here regarding possible paths to Ith...sorry...Endeavour, and merge in a single thread? -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Sep 19 2008, 10:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
As Mr Burns said : "Excellent!"
Yes, excellent news. I can't believe this. This seems to be so … unrealizable. But Oppy shows us so many thing we believe unrealizable. So, GO Oppy, go . -------------------- |
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Sep 19 2008, 10:21 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Just catching up on the Big News, having been out during the evening...
I know that when we discussed this possibility earlier I was very cynical about setting off on such a long trek, but I'm happy to eat my words and to have been proved wrong. It shows just how brave the MER team are, and how determined they are to squeeze every last precious drop of knowledge out of this mission before it ends. And I'm happy for ustrax, too. Always the optimist, always the explorer, always the adventurer. Walking alongside Oppy every inch of the way with a hand on her back, saying "Onwards... onwards..." And off we go...! -------------------- |
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Sep 19 2008, 10:24 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Just got some words from SS...I never doubted that he was one of ours...the "Rove till Death Brotherhood"
"Well, we'll see what happens. The wheels could fall off tomorrow, after all... this is an old rover! But this is a good direction to travel whether we get there or not, as I explained in the interview. And, to me, this goal just >feels< right. Better to attempt something nearly impossible and die trying than simply live out our time doing things that have been done before." Yeap...it feels soooo damn right! Rovers parked in craters... -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Sep 19 2008, 10:40 PM
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This is sooo exciting !!!!
Don't we have a picture of this crater somewhere? I'm trying to recall what it looks like. |
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Sep 19 2008, 10:45 PM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
I found a good CTX image and posted it in this blog entry; for lower-res but wider-field images the best bet is HRSC. Here's one set of HRSC images (preview and links to others here). I can't download and mess with them because I'm at the in-laws', with a less-than-reliable connection; someone else here please have at it!
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Sep 19 2008, 11:02 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Sanguine?!...
Sunspot and Emily, here's an image covering the whole crater with the available images at the time. And a proposed path just to reignite this discussion... Oh boy oh boy...Xmas has arrived earlier this year...this will be sooo cool! EDITED: And a beautiful Endeavour postcard including Victoria... -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Sep 19 2008, 11:08 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1374 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
Wow, I always wanted to go there.
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Sep 19 2008, 11:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 530 Joined: 21-March 06 From: Canada Member No.: 721 |
I figure we should start the trip now and study the cobbles and anything else down The Yellow Brick Road And now to bring everyone back down to Earth, I figure it's going to be awhile before they set out. The new HiRise images won''t come until Oct 10, and then I figure there will be much planning done on a feasible route. MER time seems to move much more slowly than UMSF time. I see them puttering about the vicinity on their cobble-quest until late in the year. Maybe we need a poll on when everyone thinks The Really Big Trip will commence. |
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Sep 19 2008, 11:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
The new HiRise images won''t come until Oct 10 I'm guessing you are probably correct about it being awhile before they set out. However, considerable area extending to the south and somewhat east of Victoria has already been covered by MRO. The new image they are referring to may be to cover the remaining distance to Endeavour. |
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Sep 20 2008, 01:17 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 202 Joined: 9-September 08 Member No.: 4334 |
Looking at the image of Big Crater/Endeavour in this post, it seems like the crater walls are higher in two areas directly across from each other - the east and west ends. Neither the north rim nor the south has high walls. I wonder why?
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