To the Cape!, Quackmire and arm troubles |
To the Cape!, Quackmire and arm troubles |
Mar 31 2008, 12:16 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
"Hey folks! I’m on-duty with Opportunity this week and it’s going to be pretty exciting. We are in the process of driving the rover over to the wall of Cape Verde to study the layers of rocks there in much greater detail. I will be posting updates all week with the spectacular new pictures that we should be receiving. Stay tuned, it’s going to be a pretty cool week!"
Thanks for the update Ryan : http://martianchronicles.wordpress.com/200...ng-to-the-cape/ I wonder how close they'll get. I think no closer than the height projected from it's base ( i.e. 45 degrees ) |
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Apr 15 2008, 09:45 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Well done, Doug, and thank you!
Man, that slip rate from the latest traverse, though...93%? Horrific. I suppose the blueberries are contributing significantly to this. Gee, why didn't the MER designers foresee them? All humor aside, though, I think that it might well be time to ask some serious questions, as I'm sure the MER team is busily doing. If Oppy goes down there, she really might not be able to get out. The cliff is an extremely tempting and of course scientifically significant target; is this the time to roll the dice? Hate to say it in a way, but I think the answer is yes. It would be much better to be stranded down there (God forbid) then out on the Meridiani plains with nothing, really, nearby to study. We would've killed to put one of the Vikings right where Oppy's trying to go, after all. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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