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Monday Jan 23rd, 2006.
Shot with a Kodak C310
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Science Report for Jan. 23,2006
Reported by Henrik Hargitai
We explored the Lith Canyon Region during EVA 7. We found both fluvial and aeolian features that shape the canyon. At the end of one of the branches of T-Rex Canyon we found a field of Hoodoos, prepared white sandstone boulders. The location of pebble fields were of considerable interest: in an area of 3 by 3 meters pebbles were sorted according to their size, and outside of this area there were no pebbles. We found several small, cm scale valleys, running down from the canyon walls, carving several cm deep canyons into the loose red sediment, leaving their alluvium as a well shaped delta of several arms.
We named several features. Analyzing the previous crews' naming processes we concluded that in most cases they changed the waypoint numbers to names, but they leaved the waypoint coordinates as the coordinates of the feature itself. This is very confusing, especially if height data is also given or the feature is small. We have named features from a lookout point, and used the coordinates according to the photomap. We do not use height data unless we climbed the peak (which we did not). We had to redo the nomenclature database because it was damaged due to a Microsoft software error. Now it includes crew no, EVA no, Waypoint no, proper name, descriptive name, origin of name, name established date, UTM coordinate, elevation and geo/bio description.
As another result of the mapping effort, we concluded that for a rough terrain like that of Lith Canyon, a 1 km by 1.5 km map would be useful (c. 1:7 000) and an overview map of 6 by 4 km (c. 1:30 000).
Robotic mission
On the eastern flanks of the red hills of Thieltges Flats, on an area dotted with large boulders we deployed our small rover, called Husar2b (Hungarian University Surface Analyser Rover), made at the University of Pecs, Hungary. The rover was reading temperature data (12.9 deg C), transmitting video images and sound to HAB. Using a remote control we could govern the rover in all directions from the field. We could conclude that the rover can only move in flat and smooth terrain. On the slopes it could move only parallel to contour lines or downwards. We were able to direct it between boulders which sizes were similar to that of the rover.
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