Exit Pool, Predict when Opportunity will exit Victoria Crater? |
Exit Pool, Predict when Opportunity will exit Victoria Crater? |
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Jul 11 2008, 10:07 PM
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My guess is we are probably within 3 months of Opportunity leaving Victoria Crater?
Which SOL will she leave? I predict SOL 1640 |
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Jul 11 2008, 10:30 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1374 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
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Jul 11 2008, 10:32 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Oh hell.
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Jul 11 2008, 11:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 530 Joined: 21-March 06 From: Canada Member No.: 721 |
Dibs on "never". Yes, that's right. My incredible prognosticating record is hitching its horse this time to some catastrophic event that will see Opportunity unable to leave Victoria. Hey, why be just another wrong number, when you can be either spectacularly wrong or frighteningly prescient?
Brian |
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Jul 11 2008, 11:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 18-December 07 From: New York Member No.: 3982 |
I can't imagine them leaving before the spring equinox (Dec 26) so that they can go up to the wall w/o shadow as well as being able to get a pan of Cave Verde in full sunlight. Also, don't forget that solar conjunction is between Nov 18 and December 24. So my guess is February 1st. Can someone please translate that to a sol number?
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Jul 11 2008, 11:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 428 Joined: 21-August 06 From: Northern Virginia Member No.: 1062 |
I'm going to go with March 1st, or never.
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Jul 12 2008, 12:36 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1887 Joined: 20-November 04 From: Iowa Member No.: 110 |
But we just got here
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Jul 12 2008, 12:42 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
THAT is a poser. I'm inclined to vote "never" myself, but think I'll go with, say, November 12.
Burns is gonna be absolutely fascinating, but I also think that gaining access to all spots of interest on the cliff face as well as the scree rocks will be problematic; it'll take a lot of time due to careful planning and taking "baby steps" to look out for sand traps. If Oppy survives, there will come a time to back out & at least go look at other interesting places on the rim of Vicky. I don't see her setting course for other destinations, though, unfortunately. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jul 12 2008, 01:18 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 23-October 04 From: Greensboro, NC USA Member No.: 103 |
We need to define more closely what we mean by "leave". Is it that Opportunity would be (1) going back up to the crater rim and out onto the plain again, or (2) exiting the crater's vicinity for other locales?
-------------------- Jonathan Ward
Manning the LCC at http://www.apollolaunchcontrol.com |
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Jul 12 2008, 02:16 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
True. I interpreted it to mean physically exiting the interior of the crater.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jul 12 2008, 05:17 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: 2-March 06 Member No.: 692 |
SOL 1675
What does the winner get? I already have several Bentleys. |
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Aug 29 2008, 02:34 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 530 Joined: 21-March 06 From: Canada Member No.: 721 |
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