Marathon Valley, Sol 4078-4481 (July 15, 2015 - September 1, 2016) |
Marathon Valley, Sol 4078-4481 (July 15, 2015 - September 1, 2016) |
Jul 15 2015, 01:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4259 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
It looks like we had a pretty good drive on 4078 roughly to the east (or NE) and now have a better view down into Marathon Valley:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...0M1.JPG?sol4078 (Yes, we are still paying attention, Oppy!) |
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Jul 15 2015, 03:02 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 267 Joined: 5-February 06 Member No.: 675 |
At first glance the sand in Marathon Valley looks treacherous.
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Jul 15 2015, 05:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 939 Joined: 4-September 06 From: Boston Member No.: 1102 |
It looks like we had a pretty good drive on 4078 roughly to the east (or NE) and now have a better view down into Marathon Valley: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...0M1.JPG?sol4078 (Yes, we are still paying attention, Oppy!) There is a black rock in the left foreground that looks just like an oil glob on a sandy beach (ie Santa Barbara, California). No problem if it is oil, NASA recently demonstrated the ability to identify oil globs by plane or satellite spectral imaging :-). -------------------- |
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Jul 16 2015, 02:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 866 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 196 |
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Jul 16 2015, 04:15 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8789 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
My first guess would be a stony meteorite with a nice thick fusion crust. Odd looking thing.
Could be quite fresh if that's what it is. -------------------- 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 16 2015, 11:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2879 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
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Jul 16 2015, 03:44 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Fátima - Portugal Member No.: 3927 |
One more wonderful panorama Jan. It remember me when we came from volcanoes in Chile and you come down to the Atacama Plateau. Very peaceful and quiet.
And by the way, you put Sol "1048" in the panorama. Did we come back in time? |
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Jul 16 2015, 04:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4259 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
Lovely view openning up after the 4079 drive to the east:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...0M1.JPG?sol4079 I think we're seeing Argos along the right edge of that frame, and the large light-toned ridge above centre is the feature to the lower left of the "Marathon Valley" label in Phil's map. |
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Jul 17 2015, 08:58 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2879 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
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Jul 17 2015, 09:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2879 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
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Jul 17 2015, 02:27 PM
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This view needs an Ennio Morricone theme! Thanks all for the disseminating and image processing.
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Jul 18 2015, 08:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 334 Joined: 11-December 12 From: The home of Corby Crater (Corby-England) Member No.: 6783 |
NavCam anaglyph from Sol 4081, into the valley indeed. It's like looking across the sands into 'The Wash' in North Norfolk, only I can't tell if the tide is going out or coming in.
Here is a nice calm soundtrack to take us into this tranquill looking valley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXVhh7TKgcA (Listen to the soundtrack while looking at the view) |
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Jul 18 2015, 08:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 334 Joined: 11-December 12 From: The home of Corby Crater (Corby-England) Member No.: 6783 |
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Jul 19 2015, 03:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 237 Joined: 22-December 07 From: Alice Springs, N.T. Australia Member No.: 3989 |
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Jul 19 2015, 09:36 PM
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