Yutu-2 route map |
Yutu-2 route map |
Jan 6 2023, 11:10 AM
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Jul 12 2023, 06:11 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10231 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Good point, Thorsten!
A new map at last! This small extension of what I had before is based on the two LRO images in the main thread. I will update this after every LRO release as time permits. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Sep 5 2023, 07:19 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10231 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Andrew Jones has tweeted ( I can't say 'Xed') new Yutu 2 images from Seger Yu:
https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1698603095289221546 (follow the link for more images) They allow a map update because the craters can be identified in LRO images and the tracks interpolated. Slow progress - suggesting either focussed science work in this area, or perhaps reduced communication opportunities via the aging Queqiao relay satellite. So here is a Yutu 2 map update for June 2023: Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Sep 6 2023, 01:35 AM
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As ever: Thanks for doing this Phil!
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Sep 12 2023, 06:54 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10231 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
You're welcome!
Here is the full traverse with my new additions. The bright ray crater at top left is a major goal of the mission, as is the basalt region just beyond it. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Sep 19 2023, 06:50 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10231 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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Sep 27 2023, 08:09 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10231 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
https://m.weibo.cn/p/index?extparam=%E6%9C%...a0d21c1f24d1391
I'm not alone - 9-25 00:17 Super talk from the moon Yutu 2's route during the first 56 months. It can be seen that Yutu 2 is about to enter a low-lying area. It is produced based on the data header file of the Yutu-2 visible and near-infrared spectrometer and extracts the coordinate information. Data source: Planetary Exploration and Data Release System base map source: LRO For more information, please see the public account: New Knowledge on the Solar System Moon #月# #嫦娥4 successfully landed on the far side of the moon# # Popular science# This weibo post included the following map: It goes 1 month after my recent update. It doesn't show the actual route, just the points where the VNIS was used for composition observations. A large number recently, so possibly there is something different about this area - more basalt fragments? If this is overlaid on my full map it agrees with the map early in the mission but drifts off (moving a bit further north and west, about 10 m total) in the later part. But the full map is based on Chinese maps when we were getting them, and images of the rover plus tracks in LRO images. These VNIS positions are a bit off. I don't know why, possibly an inexact registration with the base or a slightly different map projection. In case you were wondering, we are in the 59th night right now. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Sep 30 2023, 02:33 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10231 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Andrew Jones tweeted a map up to the present date (end of day 59):
https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1707666256625598753 So here is my updated map at last. 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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Oct 16 2023, 06:10 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10231 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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Mar 4 2024, 09:28 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10231 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
My estimate of the new position based on that new image. I still think only 1 or 2 drives per lunar day, but assuming it's the fault of Queqiao, not Yutu 2, we may see a change later this spring. Queqiao 2 is duu to launch on March 18th according to a recent report.
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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Jun 3 2024, 07:39 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10231 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Seger Yu has tweeted details about recent activities of Yutu 2, including images which can be found here"
https://x.com/SegerYu/status/1797559594610528614 I have used them to make a small update to the Yutu 2 map. Motion is still restricted but we may see that change soon (these details predate the new relay satellite). On day 65 Yutu 2 drove another 8 m, not shown here. 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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Jun 20 2024, 04:10 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10231 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
As noted in the mission thread, a new LROC-NAC image from 7 March 2024 shows a new location for Yutu 2 in the middle of the 65th lunar day. Here is an updated map.
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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