Sol 3 and onwards - imaging |
Sol 3 and onwards - imaging |
May 28 2008, 06:27 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14433 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Keeping with the practice of sol-by-sol discussions, here it is.
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Jun 2 2008, 03:12 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 28 Joined: 17-April 08 From: Okemos, MI, USA Member No.: 4097 |
Hi all, I've made a little animation showing the scoop that was made at the bigfoot site. It's strange how the bigfoot feature is not really visible post-scooping. There seems to be a lot of shifting of material in the regions surrounding where the arm is actually making contact. Does that tell us anything about the composition? It seems to me like it acts more sandy (squishes) than dusty (compacts). Is that intuition correct on Mars?
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Jun 2 2008, 03:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 656 Joined: 20-April 05 From: League City, Texas Member No.: 285 |
Hi all, I've made a little animation showing the scoop... Nice. I get the impression that the scoop does a surface contact test proximal to then distal of the region to be scooped prior to performing the scoop. Seems like a nice solution for validating the surface geometry and arm placement prior to committing to the (otherwise blind) scoop operation. |
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Jun 2 2008, 04:01 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1372 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
It seems a surprise teleconference for reporters is being held today, I was under the impression the next briefing was Tuesday....
Mars Phoenix Lander Media Telecon Scheduled for June 2 May 30, 2008 NASA and the University of Arizona, Tucson, will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) on Monday, June 2, to report on the latest news from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander mission. |
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