And a Lpancam view:
Full Version: Beyond Lewis and Clark Gap
Sol 4607 Lnavcam post-drive view:
And a Lpancam view:
And a Lpancam view:
QUOTE (algorithm @ Jan 3 2017, 11:13 AM) 
http://www.marsdaily.com/reports/New_Year_..._rover_999.html
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Just before the holidays, the rover encountered some difficult, steep terrain. As the rover tried to advance up 20-degree slopes, the wheels began to dig up the soil and progress slowed to a near stop.
Sensing this, the rover stopped her drive and waited.
So, on Sol 4590 (Dec. 22, 2016), the team had Opportunity back down a short, 2-foot (70-cm) distance to put the rover on a more solid footing.
Before we could continue with rover activities through the holidays, Mars Odyssey went into "safe mode," an event that prevented relay data return from Opportunity. The rover was patient for several sols and in good health.
With Odyssey back, on Sol 4601 (January 2, 2017) Opportunity moved another 6.6 feet (2 meters) to get a good look of the terrain that was disturbed during the up-hill driving challenge.
The disturbed soil reveals brightly colored, unconsolidated material that is of great interest to the science team. So, the plan ahead is to use the rover's robotic arm instruments to investigate this bright soil.
Sensing this, the rover stopped her drive and waited.
So, on Sol 4590 (Dec. 22, 2016), the team had Opportunity back down a short, 2-foot (70-cm) distance to put the rover on a more solid footing.
Before we could continue with rover activities through the holidays, Mars Odyssey went into "safe mode," an event that prevented relay data return from Opportunity. The rover was patient for several sols and in good health.
With Odyssey back, on Sol 4601 (January 2, 2017) Opportunity moved another 6.6 feet (2 meters) to get a good look of the terrain that was disturbed during the up-hill driving challenge.
The disturbed soil reveals brightly colored, unconsolidated material that is of great interest to the science team. So, the plan ahead is to use the rover's robotic arm instruments to investigate this bright soil.
Looks like another serendipitious discovery, just like Spirit at Silica Valley.
We had some images of what is probably Phobos on the evening of sol 4612. Here I've tried to isolate the stars, by registering and averaging the two differences of two similarly exposed frames (with stretches and Gaussian smoothing):
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The stars are the short streaks aligned roughly from 2 o'clock to 8 o'clock. (You can see some residual scarring from imperfect subtraction of Phobos.)
Edit: I realized I could get a cleaner subtraction of Phobos by smoothing before subtraction; result replaced.
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The stars are the short streaks aligned roughly from 2 o'clock to 8 o'clock. (You can see some residual scarring from imperfect subtraction of Phobos.)
Edit: I realized I could get a cleaner subtraction of Phobos by smoothing before subtraction; result replaced.
It's Deimos (from tweets by Mike Seibert, and the file descriptions on Midnight Planets).
Phil
Phil
Thanks, Phil. I'm out of practice with the moons - it should've been obvious. Phobos has marked "retrograde" motion, while Deimos is nearly synchronous, and this bright object is in nearly the same position in each frame (hence the good subtraction).
Regardless of moon identity, it is an impressive effort Fred.
Thanks, Jan. It's not easy to get a good result from reprojecting panoramas taken on a steep slope, at least the way I do it, but this is Jan's panorama from sols 4611-4612 in circular form, so you can see the approximate layout of the terrain here.
Phil
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Almost at the peak!
QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Jan 22 2017, 12:26 PM)
Almost at the peak!
Well, still some 200 m to go, but we're getting there.
Bunch of panoramic today 
Sol 4612
Sol 4619
Sol 4623
Sol 4612
Sol 4619
Sol 4623
Thank you Damia, it is great to see where we are headed out-and also looking back down the valley.
Yeah I found the view quite impressive there.
Sol 4624 :
Sol 4625 :
I found the view quite impressive there.Sol 4624 :
Sol 4625 :
Sol 4625 Lpancam view:
It's been awhile since I've posted anything. Here is the Mount Jefferson pancam mosaic.
False Color:
False Color:
Sol 4628 Navcam pan :
Context view using HiRISE elevation & RGB data
I used Photoshop to push the palette towards James' comp.
And here is a flyby of Oppy on Sol 4626 covering the western rim of Endeavour...
Click thru to see the video
And finally some hires shots featuring Oppy in situ on Sol 4626...
I used Photoshop to push the palette towards James' comp.
And here is a flyby of Oppy on Sol 4626 covering the western rim of Endeavour...
Click thru to see the video
And finally some hires shots featuring Oppy in situ on Sol 4626...
Those context shots are great Sean. Thank you.
very nice, thanks sean! here are anaglyph and small cross-eye assembled by ripping off a couple of those perspectives (reduce, reuse, recycle!).
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Tighter version of Oppy Sol 4626 Flyby.
Click thru to see the video...
Added atmosphere.
Click thru to see the video...
Added atmosphere.
Great work Sean!
I just had to work on this lovely set of Navcam images as we exit out of this area.
I just had to work on this lovely set of Navcam images as we exit out of this area.
Sol 4635 Navcam pan :
The Sol-4638 Pancam's of the exit point.
Falsecolor
Falsecolor
Sol 4637 Navcam pan :
A little Navcam Selfie on Sol-4640, and as Phil mentioned, we should be on the rim.
According to my 3D model on 4640 position Oppy is still to reach the crest of the hill as I can't see beyond the rise on the left. Should see horizon to the right though.
Will be interesting to see how that tallies with the next batch of Navcams.
Will be interesting to see how that tallies with the next batch of Navcams.
If by "right" you meant "north", it looks like you're right:
http://merpublic.s3.amazonaws.com/oss/merb...00P1985R0M_.JPG
http://merpublic.s3.amazonaws.com/oss/merb...00P1985R0M_.JPG
And panoramic of the site, Sol 4640 and 4641. We can assume that we have reached the crest. Even if there still a few meters to accomplish
The Sol-4640-4641 Navcam mosaic.
I miss these views from the rim. This one's really spectacular:
http://merpublic.s3.amazonaws.com/oss/merb...00P1976R0M_.JPG
http://merpublic.s3.amazonaws.com/oss/merb...00P1976R0M_.JPG
Fiewww Fredk Gorgeous view there ! I could update the panoramic (see previous post).
Gorgeous view there ! I could update the panoramic (see previous post).
I'm updating my version as well. Stunning view!
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That is a beautiful sight!
Phil
Phil
Here is a screenshot preview GIF that I made lastnight of the "Rocheport" pan that Oppy started taking.
My go at Rocheport:
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Boy do those rocks look scoured clean by the wind over the rim. Here's to the god of cleaning events that she'll give Oppy a boost while we're here.
James
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Boy do those rocks look scoured clean by the wind over the rim. Here's to the god of cleaning events that she'll give Oppy a boost while we're here.
James
A Navcam view across Endeavour on sol 4653:
http://www.midnightplanets.com/data/MERBRa...00P1983R0M1.JPG
Below the horizon (looking north here) there seems to be a large dust-raising wind gust event in progress. Typically, views of this area are much clearer, for instance on sol 4637.
Phil
http://www.midnightplanets.com/data/MERBRa...00P1983R0M1.JPG
Below the horizon (looking north here) there seems to be a large dust-raising wind gust event in progress. Typically, views of this area are much clearer, for instance on sol 4637.
Phil
I think you're right, Phil. At first I thought it was just the increase in tau (we've shot up from around 0.8 where we've been for a while to 1.1 on 4653) but that does look like a gust - huge at that distance.
QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Feb 25 2017, 03:46 PM)
A Navcam view across Endeavour on sol 4653:
http://www.midnightplanets.com/data/MERBRa...00P1983R0M1.JPG
Below the horizon (looking north here) there seems to be a large dust-raising wind gust event in progress. Typically, views of this area are much clearer, for instance on sol 4637.
Phil
http://www.midnightplanets.com/data/MERBRa...00P1983R0M1.JPG
Below the horizon (looking north here) there seems to be a large dust-raising wind gust event in progress. Typically, views of this area are much clearer, for instance on sol 4637.
Phil
Yes Phil, I noticed that too : it's very impressive ! Here is a quick-processed version. Enjoy !
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So they were in the same position for a few weeks to get a large color panorama. I assume some of you wizards are working on it? Even a preview would be great.
Another jump in tau, to 1.56, on 4654. The change from yesterday is obvious by comparing these pancam views:
http://merpublic.s3.amazonaws.com/oss/merb...00P2359L5M_.JPG
http://merpublic.s3.amazonaws.com/oss/merb...00P2361L5M_.JPG
They were taken at very similar local times, two sols apart.
Likely we're seeing localized storm activity, not unusual for this time of year.
http://merpublic.s3.amazonaws.com/oss/merb...00P2359L5M_.JPG
http://merpublic.s3.amazonaws.com/oss/merb...00P2361L5M_.JPG
They were taken at very similar local times, two sols apart.
Likely we're seeing localized storm activity, not unusual for this time of year.
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