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Photos from Mars' Victoria Crater (Caution: Photo-intense)
NASA ^ | 10/6/06 | NASA

Posted on 10/06/2006 11:59:34 AM PDT by DoctorMichael



Photo shows the area in which Opportunity landed, the track outlined path it took over two years to negotiate 6 miles of desert to Victoria Crater


Victoria Crater.



The Mars-orbiting NASA satellite took a picture as it
passed Victoria Crater and actually captured the Rover
sitting on the edge of the crater.........A blow-up of
the satellite photo showing Opportunity sitting on the crater's rim


False color looking North to Cape Verde; great rock layers to explore.


Looking Southeast across Duck Bay.


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americanachievement; bigholeinground; falsecolor; hirise; mars; mro; nasa; noair; opportunity; rocks; rocksandmorerocks; sand2
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To: DoctorMichael

Bump for review later


41 posted on 10/06/2006 12:35:33 PM PDT by MarketR (Anyone else want to negotiate?" - Corbin Dallas)
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To: DoctorMichael

Looks like they could actually roll right down in there.


42 posted on 10/06/2006 12:36:12 PM PDT by Boiler Plate (Mom always said why be difficult, when with just a little more effort you can be impossible.)
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To: RightWhale
That is an amazing mirage, RW, looks just like you're looking through water at the rock formations.
43 posted on 10/06/2006 12:38:14 PM PDT by F.J. Mitchell (Scavenger liberals, searching cyber space for carrion, find themselves squashed into carrion.)
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To: DainBramage

Love your pic! :)


44 posted on 10/06/2006 12:38:16 PM PDT by lilylangtree
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To: DoctorMichael

Very cool photos!

Rover, you magnificent bastard!

(groan)


45 posted on 10/06/2006 12:38:20 PM PDT by kidd (Go Minnesota Twins!)
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To: DainBramage

Too funny!


46 posted on 10/06/2006 12:39:34 PM PDT by dave k
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To: F.J. Mitchell
Is that water in the crater? Looks like it to me.

if you go to the link and read the article, they tell which color modes are used on the different photos - this one says"

"This is an enhanced false color rendering of images taken by the panoramic camera (Pancam)"

47 posted on 10/06/2006 12:41:42 PM PDT by maine-iac7 ("...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." Lincoln)
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To: Honeybunch

Martian ping.


48 posted on 10/06/2006 12:41:48 PM PDT by OKSooner
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To: F.J. Mitchell

Yes. Takes time for geology to make that feature, cold air, near vacuum but with strong wind. Won't happen very often on earth. Won't happen on the moon. Don't know what it might be good for, probably nothing.


49 posted on 10/06/2006 12:43:38 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: WakeUpAndVote

The next one is supposed to be larger and run on a nuclear battery.


50 posted on 10/06/2006 12:43:43 PM PDT by MarkeyD (The tree of liberty must from time to time be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots.)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

LOL! I unabashedly confess to being very impressed with these pictures.


51 posted on 10/06/2006 12:44:12 PM PDT by F.J. Mitchell (Scavenger liberals, searching cyber space for carrion, find themselves squashed into carrion.)
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To: DoctorMichael

"Rover, you magnificent bastard!"


52 posted on 10/06/2006 12:52:01 PM PDT by Califelephant
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To: California Patriot

On space exploration I would agree, on welfare I want
agree. I have seen honest people made into lyres and, criminals because of welfare.


53 posted on 10/06/2006 12:52:26 PM PDT by buck61
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To: DoctorMichael

Nice work. Thanks alot.


54 posted on 10/06/2006 1:28:08 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: WakeUpAndVote

Solar arrays. There are isotope decay heaters for the electronics however.


55 posted on 10/06/2006 2:01:43 PM PDT by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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To: DoctorMichael

Excellent pictures, thanx for posting.


56 posted on 10/06/2006 2:11:32 PM PDT by cabojoe
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To: DoctorMichael

Where is Looter Guy?

TT


57 posted on 10/06/2006 2:32:40 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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To: TexasTransplant

Where is the Islamic Mars Rover?


58 posted on 10/06/2006 2:42:37 PM PDT by fishtank
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To: DoctorMichael
Sand dunes eh? Time for the Rat Patrol



59 posted on 10/06/2006 2:45:10 PM PDT by red flanker
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To: DoctorMichael; PatrickHenry; KevinDavis

Thanks, amazing photos

(( ping )) to the science lists


60 posted on 10/06/2006 5:47:11 PM PDT by Virginia-American (Don't bring a comic book to an encyclopedia fight)
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