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sittingduck
I have made an animated gif [7 MB] which shows the traverse of Opportunity from sol 3308-3364 covering the distance from Cape York to the area near Solander. The sequence uses only single Navcam frames so has a "motion stabilization" appearance. Solander itself is used as the reference point.

Here is the gif: http://i.minus.com/iZrZRs9SDA0yg.gif, I cannot guarantee how it will playback on your browser of choice.

Attached directly to this post is an extremely small preview version.

Phil Stooke
Nice! Is there a GIF viewer that allows the speed to be varied? In the browser it goes too fast to really concentrate on details.

Phil

sittingduck
Phil, I'm not sure about gif viewers, but here is a slowed down version of the same sequence: http://i.minus.com/igeVhTRsQgYJS.gif

Ideally I would like to make a gif at native resolution (twice the resolution, 3 times the file-size) but this is impractical to share on the internet, and there are negative side-effects from rendering it as a video.
fredk
QUOTE (sittingduck @ Aug 31 2013, 09:53 PM) *
I have made an animated gif

This is fantastic - I was hoping someone would do this! I like how it gives you a good sense of the three-dimensional shape of Solander.
dvandorn
Yes, it sure does. Considering the total distance traveled, it gives an extremely good idea of how the view would change over the course of a pleasant walk of a couple of kilometers from Cape York to Solander Point. I can just place myself there, strolling closer and closer to the Point.

Very nice work!

-the other Doug
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