Yes it is, however it is being imaged in a way never before seen by
humans. I beleive in fact that this is a first in space exploration,
insofar as human robot surface activityis being monitered from orbit in
"real time". As I recall there were some Apollo pics (16?) where you
can see the LM and surface disturbance from the crew walking around,
but nothing approaching this level of detail. I would imagine that in
the case of other landed spacecraft much can be gleaned in terms of
landing site calibration and perhaps other loose ends. Eagle crater
for a hole in one landing site was fortunate for its revealing some
basic Martian subsurface structure.....................Doc
On Nov 29, 2:03 pm, Herb Schaltegger
wrote:
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:34:35 -0600, Pat Flannery wrote
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wrote:

http://hiroc.lpl.arizona.edu/images/...P_001414_1780/ Very good
stuff, lander sitting in crater, chute (can almost tell its fabric) and
backshell and heatshield and impact point...........Doc

Considering how few craters are on that image, rolling into Eagle Crater
was an amazing piece of luck.
Instead of having to deal with "The Great Galactic Ghoul", these
missions have shown extraordinary good luck end-to-end.

PatIsn't "Eagle Crater" simply the impact point of the airbags, which then
deflated around the lander?

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