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NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity catches its own late-afternoon shadow in this dramatically lit view eastward across Endeavour Crater on Mars. The rover used the panoramic camera (Pancam) between about 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. local Mars time to record images taken through different filters and combined into this mosaic view. Most of the component images were recorded during the 2,888th Martian day, or sol, of Opportunity's work on Mars (March 9, 2012). 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. 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 (22 kilometers) in diameter, 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 mosaic combines about a dozen images taken through Pancam filters centered on wavelengths of 753 nanometers (near infrared), 535 nanometers (green) and 432 nanometers (violet). 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. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State Univ.
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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Road Trip
Road Trip!! Somehow it was funnier in Animal House…I want to stay home.
Posted in Economics, Presidential Politics
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NASA – Incredible Stuff
No matter what you think of NASA they do capture some of the most incredible stuff. Like these photos of a volcanic eruption. Or you can try this link or this one that has an animation of the images … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Space
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Musical Interlude
The Red Rocker has new tunes out. I am likin’ the sound.
Posted in Music
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good lectures. realworld scen…
good lectures. realworld scenarios as illustrations. hard to stay awake though
thats a lot folks training in …
thats a lot folks training in gunfighting and a lot of ammo going downrange
4 day course at front sight –…
4 day course at front sight — there are 480 people here this weekend
Friday Funny
WARNING… WARNING …. A CLASS 3 Beverage alert is in effect for this post. Swallow anything in your mouth, and put the beverage down before going further. If you have ever given a cat a bath – this should be … Continue reading
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Classic Answer
The Commandant (CMC) recently spoke on the future of The Corps. It is all good stuff. But wade through it until the end. One of the ALL TIME best answers ever given to a question. For those that want to … Continue reading
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Musical Fun
I usually am not all that excited by cover songs. There are some exceptions. For instance, anytime Heart covers Zepplin I pay attention. Led Zep is one of those bands the the Wilson sisters have always listed as a huge … Continue reading
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