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#180
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Nathan
on 10 Aug, 2012 11:20
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No, there isn't, they just haven't posted any sol 3 images there. It's been obvious from sol 1 or 2 that the MARDI and Mastcam images show up in the press conferences before they hit the raw page. The color panorama released yesterday in particular was downlinked sol 3 so there's no problem with the rover.
But they said during the sol3 press conference that the images are to be posted as soon as they get them (they said that in response to a question about finding something obviously biological such as stromatolites.)
If they are holding back for press conferences then that is disappointing as that is a lousy way to engage the public ( most of whom won't watch te press conferences). It is very different than pathfinder and mer. Also - what is the procedure for sol 58 etc when here won't be a daily press conference.
As this is an update thread I don't want to derail with endless opinion - but I do want to understand when we should expect image updates and where they will be posted.
Also, does anyone know what te downlink times are for say the next week either direct from the rover or via relay satellite ?
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#181
by
Svetoslav
on 10 Aug, 2012 11:31
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According to Emily's blog tomorrow they start uploading software for surface operations - a procedure that will take minimum 4 sols. No science data during this time.
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#182
by
Nathan
on 10 Aug, 2012 11:43
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According to Emily's blog tomorrow they start uploading software for surface operations - a procedure that will take minimum 4 sols. No science data during this time.
Could you please provide a link to that blog?
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#183
by
Svetoslav
on 10 Aug, 2012 11:45
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http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2012/08091249-curiosity-sol-3-mastcam-pan.htmlDuring tonight and tomorrow's communications passes, sol 4, they should get a few of the full-resolution frames down from Mars. But only 10 or 20 will make it down before they begin the big flight software upgrade on sol 5. That effort will take at least 4 sols, and no science data will be returned during that time. So it'll be some time -- at least a week, more like two -- before the whole thing is available in full resolution. Even then, it won't include the top of the mountain.
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#184
by
hyper_snyper
on 10 Aug, 2012 11:52
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According to Emily's blog tomorrow they start uploading software for surface operations - a procedure that will take minimum 4 sols. No science data during this time.
Could you please provide a link to that blog?
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/
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#185
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Svetoslav
on 10 Aug, 2012 11:54
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#186
by
Nathan
on 10 Aug, 2012 12:08
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#187
by
Retired Downrange
on 10 Aug, 2012 12:08
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Text from the "raw" page:
"Curiosity just sent back raw images for Sol 3! (A Sol is Martian Day.) The rover is now performing activities requested by the science team for Sol 4. Curiosity will send back images and other data based on these commands on Sol 4. Curiosity stores any data not transmitted onboard. The rover will send back this data on later Sols according to the mission team's priorities. That means these pages update whenever data comes back. Images are filed in the Sol the rover took the picture, not the Sol on which the rover sent the image back to Earth. Check back frequently for more discoveries from Mars! "
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#188
by
jumpjack
on 10 Aug, 2012 12:29
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I've missed yesterday daily press conference. Are they archived somewhere?
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_tag&task=tag&tag=mslDust on the deck
I totally love the pictures and panoramas, but I'm really surprised that the designers didn't include *some* kind of directed blower to remove accumulating dust on occasion.
An obliquous rather than flat surface would do the same at no energy cost. :-) Why have rovers to be flat and horizontal?!?
Does it mean that the Curiosity team will follow a different policy than Spirit, Oppy and Phoenix about how they handle the data? It would be a great disappointment if this is the case.
They're adding full resolution of MARDI frames to SOL 0 page:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?s=0
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#189
by
corrodedNut
on 10 Aug, 2012 12:39
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#190
by
Gary NASA
on 10 Aug, 2012 12:45
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According to Emily's blog tomorrow they start uploading software for surface operations - a procedure that will take minimum 4 sols. No science data during this time.
We knew this days ago, if you had taken the time to read the 12 pages of this thread.
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#191
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Jim
on 10 Aug, 2012 13:59
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An obliquous rather than flat surface would do the same at no energy cost. :-) Why have rovers to be flat and horizontal?!?
For packaging. It is not an issue for the chassis, so no need for unconventional design Also, the MMRTG is at an angle for that very purpose.
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#192
by
jumpjack
on 10 Aug, 2012 14:13
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#193
by
meekGee
on 10 Aug, 2012 15:18
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Are we going there? IT's just between us and Mount Sharp!
<obvious>I dunno, the ground looks too shaky</obvious>
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#194
by
Robotbeat
on 10 Aug, 2012 15:37
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Thanks, Jumpjack!
I love those GIFs, they give a great perspective.
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#195
by
jumpjack
on 10 Aug, 2012 16:01
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Is there already a plenned course for Curiosity?
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#196
by
Retired Downrange
on 10 Aug, 2012 16:43
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More information about data handling in this article
""NASA wanted to ensure that this thrilling experience was shared with fans across the globe by providing up-to-the-minute details of the mission," according to a case study AWS released to illustrate the project's technical accomplishments. With hundreds of thousands of concurrent visitors anticipated during traffic peaks, the case study asserts that "availability, scalability, and performance of the [site] was of the utmost essence."
It also says that prior to AWS implementation, NASA/JPL did not possess the requisite Web and live streaming infrastructure to push hundreds of gigabits of content per second to the legions of site users.
"The public gets access as soon as we have access," Khawaja Shams, manager of data services for tactical operations at JPL, said in an interview. "All the images that come from Mars are processed in the cloud environment before they're disseminated." Services from Amazon "allows us to leverage multiple machines to do actual processing."
http://www.informationweek.com/government/cloud-saas/nasa-mars-mission-fueled-by-amazon-web-s/240005286
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#197
by
Chris Bergin
on 10 Aug, 2012 16:52
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#198
by
Retired Downrange
on 10 Aug, 2012 16:56
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#199
by
robertross
on 10 Aug, 2012 16:57
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