Spring time on Mars

lando909 · 05-24-12 at 11:38 AM

Nasa's Mars Rover Opportunity recently 'woke up' from a winter-long 'sleep' where it couldn't charge its solar panels - but even while it rested, it found time to capture a spectacular image of the 14-mile-wide Endeavour crater, the largest the robot vehicle has explored. The Rover even 'sees itself' using its panoramic camera - Pancam - as it took the mosaic image between 4.30 and 5pm, local time on Mars. Most of the component images were recorded during the 2,888th Martian day, or sol, of Opportunity's work on Mars. Opportunity had spent 19 weeks stuck in one place to 'weather out' the dark months of the Martian winter on an outcrop called Greeley Haven. At that time, Opportunity was spending low-solar-energy weeks of the Martian winter at the Greeley Haven outcrop on the Cape York segment of Endeavour's western rim. Opportunity has worked through four Martian southern hemisphere winters since it landed in in January 2004 about 14 miles northwest of its current location. In order to give the mosaic a rectangular aspect, some small parts of the edges of the mosaic and sky were filled in with parts of an image acquired earlier as part of a 360-degree panorama from the same location. Opportunity has been studying the western rim of Endeavour Crater since arriving there in August 2011. This crater spans 14 miles , or about the same area as the city of Seattle. This is more than 20 times wider than Victoria Crater, the largest impact crater that Opportunity had previously examined. The interior basin of Endeavour is in the upper half of this view. The view is presented in false color to make some differences between materials easier to see, such as the dark sandy ripples and dunes on the crater's distant floor.

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www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2149273/Shadow-Mars-Nasas-Rover-Opportunity-sees-looks-misty-blue-Endeavour-crater-Martian-surface.html

**Spacebunny** · 05-24-12 at 11:48 AM

Looks like a nice place to hike :)

ps..
Thanks for sharing the pictures.. (hope to see more)

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**EvilToeKnee** · 05-24-12 at 11:48 AM

That is freakin' cool. And imagine that, the sky isn't red like they try and make us believe.

azafuse · 05-24-12 at 12:26 PM

Wow...simply amazing to see pictures of another planet... I dreamed of this when I was a child :)
Thanks lando909

leo255 · 05-24-12 at 01:13 PM

First picture is creepy - Reminds me of the highway you go through when you drive from LA to Vegas.

roberttheed · 05-24-12 at 02:20 PM

that is friggin insane...

Notorious_dog · 05-24-12 at 02:43 PM

It's cool that they have a little robot over on mars, but man, what a F***en boring read that was! And what the hell did any of it really have to do with spring? other than the fact that it's spring time and it can charge its batteries up.... I just answered my own question didn't I?.... See how boring?!?

.. This is why I don't like to F***ing read.

Quote: Originally Posted by EvilToeKnee

That is freakin' cool. And imagine that, the sky isn't red like they try and make us believe.

The article says that they changed the colours around.

**Nomoon** · 05-24-12 at 03:21 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by azafuse

Wow...simply amazing to see pictures of another planet... I dreamed of this when I was a child :)
Thanks lando909

Same here, thanks!
We're still a long way from Zefram Cochrane's first flight though

**MacFalic** · 05-24-12 at 03:37 PM

Ugh! Barsoom be cool!

**klown07** · 05-24-12 at 03:46 PM

Gorgeous pictures, thanks a lot for sharing :)

**Gandolph13** · 05-24-12 at 05:17 PM

My next holiday location.
How do I get in the US government program to be teleported to Mars?
It's happening now, I read it online.

**MacFalic** · 05-24-12 at 05:32 PM

The thread title reminds me of that "old classic": Springtime for Hitler (and Germany)

Was quite the "production". mwahaha evil Mac strikes.

RaptorHunter · 05-24-12 at 07:15 PM

Adanaliyik · 05-25-12 at 12:08 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Gandolph13

My next holiday location.
How do I get in the US government program to be teleported to Mars?
It's happening now, I read it online.

1. Haven't you had enough bad experiences with teleportation? Remember poor Chewy?

2. Are you sure you read it on line? You probably saw Phineas do it, and just think you read it.

3. No, you can't be the Queen of Mars like Candace was...

:)

05-24-12 at 11:48 AM	#2
Spacebunny Novice Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 236	Looks like a nice place to hike :) ps.. Thanks for sharing the pictures.. (hope to see more) - Last edited by Spacebunny; 05-24-12 at 02:52 PM. Reason: Lol.. forgot something..

05-24-12 at 11:48 AM	#3
EvilToeKnee 3rd Street Saint Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA Posts: 771	That is freakin' cool. And imagine that, the sky isn't red like they try and make us believe.

05-24-12 at 12:26 PM	#4
azafuse Newcomer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Italy Posts: 99	Wow...simply amazing to see pictures of another planet... I dreamed of this when I was a child :) Thanks lando909

05-24-12 at 01:13 PM	#5
leo255 Newcomer Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 53	First picture is creepy - Reminds me of the highway you go through when you drive from LA to Vegas.

05-24-12 at 02:20 PM	#6
roberttheed Newcomer Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 65	that is friggin insane...

05-24-12 at 02:43 PM	#7
Notorious_dog Elder Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,974	It's cool that they have a little robot over on mars, but man, what a F*en boring read that was! And what the hell did any of it really have to do with spring? other than the fact that it's spring time and it can charge its batteries up.... I just answered my own question didn't I?.... See how boring?!? .. This is why I don't like to Fing read. Quote: Originally Posted by EvilToeKnee* That is freakin' cool. And imagine that, the sky isn't red like they try and make us believe. The article says that they changed the colours around.

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Nomoon Expert Join Date: May 2011 Location: Far from everything Posts: 964	Quote: Originally Posted by azafuse Wow...simply amazing to see pictures of another planet... I dreamed of this when I was a child :) Thanks lando909 Same here, thanks! We're still a long way from Zefram Cochrane's first flight though

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MacFalic Sleeps with Kuune Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Land of Cunning Sheep Posts: 846	Ugh! Barsoom be cool!

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klown07 ¤ŽØMßî€Š¤ Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: tehINTERNET Posts: 2,465	Gorgeous pictures, thanks a lot for sharing :)

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Gandolph13 Legendary Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia (GMT+10) Posts: 12,353	My next holiday location. How do I get in the US government program to be teleported to Mars? It's happening now, I read it online.

05-24-12 at 05:32 PM	#12
MacFalic Sleeps with Kuune Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Land of Cunning Sheep Posts: 846	The thread title reminds me of that "old classic": Springtime for Hitler (and Germany) Was quite the "production". mwahaha evil Mac strikes.

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RaptorHunter Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: 3rd Rock Body From Sol System Posts: 419

05-25-12 at 12:08 AM	#14
Adanaliyik Master Join Date: May 2012 Location: Turkey Posts: 1,162	Quote: Originally Posted by Gandolph13 My next holiday location. How do I get in the US government program to be teleported to Mars? It's happening now, I read it online. 1. Haven't you had enough bad experiences with teleportation? Remember poor Chewy? 2. Are you sure you read it on line? You probably saw Phineas do it, and just think you read it. 3. No, you can't be the Queen of Mars like Candace was... :)