More Curiosity site mapping

Supplementing the new images by MSL of Aeolis Mons in Gale crater and the discussion,
here are some visualizations created using Microdem and the MOLA DTM.


1 The crest in the direction of the secondary peak is 37 km away from MSL and at 6 deg elevation angle



2 - MOLA DTM with contour lines 200m apart
range circles at 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 km from MSL

3 Perspective view from 100m above MSL landing site

Original size 2400x600 here

5 Google Mars view with Microdem overlay

6 Google Mars view

7 Google Mars view

8 Google Mars view

Google Mars and Curiosity Update

Scenes created using an overlay of the color-enhanced view presented yesterday
The slope map by Tesheimer is here

The 360 degree high-res panorama has been added to Google Mars already.
Google Mars updated! from 2009, scientific use, still interesting.

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ISS and Perseids

Streaks in the night sky

ISS passage 22:05 - 22:14 MESZ animated slideshow

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Perseid at 00:24 MESZ, Aug 12 in Andromeda
 4 minutes earlier there was one brighter than the ISS in the same direction leaving a smoke trail

ISS passage

ISS passage from Stuttgart at 21:30 MESZ
Animated gif 4MB, individual exposure times 1 sec

Google Mars - Curiosity

These Google Martians are fast! Highres coverage of the MSL site freshly added since yesterday.
Intended to create an overlay from the ustream screenshot below, not necessary anymore.



















pedestrian view, line towards hidden summit of Aeolis Mons





from JPL press conference 9:00 PDT, intended to create an overlay



Mars Landing

Google Mars scenes with the Curiosity touchdown site and Aeolis Mons in Gale crater.
The mountaintop is not visible from the MSL landing site at 137.44deg East 4.59 deg South

Arianespace TV

50th Ariane5 launch
Why is the altitude decreasing for several minutes after reaching about 160 km?
Look here "The imperative is to gain speed, even at the expense of some altitude"