Comments on: Sol 10: Stratigraphy and Clue http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570 Mission: January 23 to February 6, 2010 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:14:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kiri http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570&cpage=1#comment-160 Kiri Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:40:06 +0000 http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570#comment-160 So unfair! Why do Caltech students get all the cool stuff? :) The ones you cite also look interesting. Hey, if you learn IDL, you can do more SCRIPTING! So unfair! Why do Caltech students get all the cool stuff? :) The ones you cite also look interesting. Hey, if you learn IDL, you can do more SCRIPTING!

]]> By: Moran - Astronomer http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570&cpage=1#comment-159 Moran - Astronomer Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:49:53 +0000 http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570#comment-159 Kiri: Yes, but unfortunately, like the other cool ones, it's only for Caltech students... Copy that. I think I have it narrowed to two: 3D Visualization of Solar Storm Propagation from the Sun to Earth Time-Dependence of Saturn's Atmosphere from Mid-Infrared Imaging Kiri:
Yes, but unfortunately, like the other cool ones, it’s only for Caltech students…

Copy that. I think I have it narrowed to two:
3D Visualization of Solar Storm Propagation from the Sun to Earth
Time-Dependence of Saturn’s Atmosphere from Mid-Infrared Imaging

]]> By: Kiri http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570&cpage=1#comment-158 Kiri Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:01:21 +0000 http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570#comment-158 Did you see the one on direct imaging of extrasolar planets? Cool! Btw, if you're at all interested, contact the mentors ASAP -- they may already have picked students since there's the proposal-writing process that has to be completed by the deadline, and even after they pick a student the opportunity still stays posted (so no way to know if they're still looking). So (kind of deceptively) you don't have until the deadline to make *your* decision. (But contacting them now isn't a firm commitment, either, just a way to get your name under consideration.) Did you see the one on direct imaging of extrasolar planets? Cool!

Btw, if you’re at all interested, contact the mentors ASAP — they may already have picked students since there’s the proposal-writing process that has to be completed by the deadline, and even after they pick a student the opportunity still stays posted (so no way to know if they’re still looking). So (kind of deceptively) you don’t have until the deadline to make *your* decision. (But contacting them now isn’t a firm commitment, either, just a way to get your name under consideration.)

]]> By: Moran - Astronomer http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570&cpage=1#comment-157 Moran - Astronomer Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:45:23 +0000 http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570#comment-157 Kiri: Well, you made fun of me for playing air guitar with the T-square, so we even out... I'm still filtering through SURF stuff, and I think I have it narrowed down to four right now. I'll probably have a decision tonight or tomorrow. Kiri:
Well, you made fun of me for playing air guitar with the T-square, so we even out… I’m still filtering through SURF stuff, and I think I have it narrowed down to four right now. I’ll probably have a decision tonight or tomorrow.

]]> By: Kiri http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570&cpage=1#comment-155 Kiri Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:15:10 +0000 http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570#comment-155 You'd *think* it would be fun! Instead I got made fun of by Mike and Darrel on these EVAs ;) (in a good way, of course) You’d *think* it would be fun! Instead I got made fun of by Mike and Darrel on these EVAs ;) (in a good way, of course)

]]> By: Heuristics Inc. http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570&cpage=1#comment-154 Heuristics Inc. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:04:54 +0000 http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570#comment-154 I got a little behind on these posts... I love the Clue game, that's very creative. And I'm thinking it would be a lot of fun to go on a hike with Kiri; her excitement over the geological finds sounds very infectious! -bill I got a little behind on these posts…
I love the Clue game, that’s very creative.
And I’m thinking it would be a lot of fun to go on a hike with Kiri; her excitement over the geological finds sounds very infectious!
-bill

]]> By: Evan http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570&cpage=1#comment-133 Evan Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:51:17 +0000 http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570#comment-133 Kiri, EHA - replacing 'vehicle' with 'habitat' - is the only thing that immediately pops to mind. Evan Kiri,

EHA – replacing ‘vehicle’ with ‘habitat’ – is the only thing that immediately pops to mind.

Evan

]]> By: Sol 11: Seismic Shenanigans – MDRS Crew 89 http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570&cpage=1#comment-127 Sol 11: Seismic Shenanigans – MDRS Crew 89 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:26:10 +0000 http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570#comment-127 [...] planned to do the first seismic EVA yesterday, but I just wasn’t ready, so Kiri led the geology section EVA yesterday instead. Darrel, Luis, and Brian in the [...] [...] planned to do the first seismic EVA yesterday, but I just wasn’t ready, so Kiri led the geology section EVA yesterday instead. Darrel, Luis, and Brian in the [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570&cpage=1#comment-122 admin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:09:21 +0000 http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570#comment-122 Evan, we actually debated that exact question a few days ago! The Mars Direct scenario proposed by Robert Zubrin has the crew landing the spacecraft used to travel from Earth to Mars, and then using it as their habitat -- which is a vehicle that no longer goes anywhere. So a crew might reasonably continue using EVA even after landing. However, there is disagreement amongst our crew about favorite terms for these expeditions. Darrel prefers "sortie" or "walkabout", and Brian likes "field party." :) Nothing as concise as EVA has yet been proposed. Ideas? Kiri Evan, we actually debated that exact question a few days ago! The Mars Direct scenario proposed by Robert Zubrin has the crew landing the spacecraft used to travel from Earth to Mars, and then using it as their habitat — which is a vehicle that no longer goes anywhere. So a crew might reasonably continue using EVA even after landing. However, there is disagreement amongst our crew about favorite terms for these expeditions. Darrel prefers “sortie” or “walkabout”, and Brian likes “field party.” :) Nothing as concise as EVA has yet been proposed. Ideas?

Kiri

]]> By: Evan http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570&cpage=1#comment-120 Evan Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:44:12 +0000 http://www.wkiri.com/mdrs_crew89/?p=570#comment-120 The Clue board is awesome. :-) I suddenly realized I'm curious about the use of the term EVA. I know it's a traditional space exploration term, but does the Hab really qualify as a vehicle? Wouldn't EHA or something be more accurate? The Clue board is awesome. :-)

I suddenly realized I’m curious about the use of the term EVA. I know it’s a traditional space exploration term, but does the Hab really qualify as a vehicle? Wouldn’t EHA or something be more accurate?

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