Post-Conjunction at Home Plate North, Getting ready to leave |
Post-Conjunction at Home Plate North, Getting ready to leave |
 Dec 15 2008, 07:12 PM
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Conjunction is over, so it is probably a good time to start a new thread.
I just saw this update from Scott via Twitter QUOTE ('marsroverdriver') Out of solar conjunction & planning to drive Spirit again. Woo-hoo! Come on, little hill-climber, you can do it! 
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Jan 5 2009, 11:11 AM
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I `d like to propose a route for Spirit, that I think, could possibly make her arrive to Goddard and Von Braun easier and faster. Spirit could drive down the slope she is on, then drive west following her old tracks and climb on the ramp she used on Sol 755 to arrive on Home Plate. After that, she could easily and fast drive on the good terrain of HP and arrive to the South edge where she could find a good ramp (a low-degree slope) to drive down and continue South until she reaches Goddard or Von Braun (the whole route is represented with a red line). Please, tell me your opinion about this proposed route. I would be grateful to have, also, a comment from Paolo, the Rover Driver! I`m sending you a new (my) version of the great post I found in the site. I hope you like it! Happy Birthday Spirit !!! Astonish us more times than you have done before!
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Jan 5 2009, 11:13 AM
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QUOTE (Ipparchus @ Jan 5 2009, 11:11 AM)  then drive west following her old tracks and climb on the ramp she used on Sol 755 to arrive on Home Plate. She did that with 6 wheel drive. She can't get up the slope she's on now with 5 wheel drive - I doubt she'd get up the 755 slope with it either. Whilst straight over home plate would have been preferable - going the 'long way round' has benefits, a trench that will depict the distribution of more silica, if it's there, down one length of home plate will be interesting. |
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Jan 5 2009, 01:38 PM
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QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 5 2009, 04:13 AM) She did that with 6 wheel drive. She can't get up the slope she's on now with 5 wheel drive - I doubt she'd get up the 755 slope with it either. The interesting question is, could she now make it up the slope slightly to the east? Hard to say. |
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jamescanvin Post-Conjunction at Home Plate North Dec 15 2008, 07:12 PM
mhoward QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Dec 15 2008, 12:12 P... Dec 15 2008, 07:32 PM fredk Still no new images at exploratorium, though. I h... Dec 15 2008, 08:07 PM
mhoward Hmmm. Good point. Dec 15 2008, 08:16 PM
RoverDriver QUOTE (fredk @ Dec 15 2008, 12:07 PM) Sti... Dec 15 2008, 09:18 PM dvandorn OK, I'll admit my ignorance -- what was wrong ... Dec 16 2008, 05:39 AM centsworth_II QUOTE (dvandorn @ Dec 16 2008, 12:39 AM) ... Dec 16 2008, 06:39 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Dec 15 2008, 10:39... Dec 16 2008, 03:21 PM climber How much do we have to drive to get the solar pane... Dec 16 2008, 03:25 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (climber @ Dec 16 2008, 07:25 AM) H... Dec 16 2008, 04:32 PM peter59 Everything indicates that we are after the solar c... Dec 16 2008, 09:17 PM mars loon I just got word from a team member that signal has... Dec 16 2008, 09:30 PM mhoward We've already heard that about seven posts up,... Dec 16 2008, 09:47 PM fredk We were doing around 170 Whrs before conjunction, ... Dec 16 2008, 11:38 PM peter59 Unfortunately, rover is increasingly pushed to the... Dec 22 2008, 08:54 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (peter59 @ Dec 22 2008, 12:54 PM) U... Dec 22 2008, 11:21 PM alan If they get all three wheels on the left side onto... Dec 22 2008, 11:05 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (alan @ Dec 22 2008, 03:05 PM) If t... Dec 22 2008, 11:26 PM OWW Is it my imagination?
Or, or, or.... could it rea... Dec 28 2008, 10:06 AM Tesheiner Wow!
I was coming here to add a post about the... Dec 28 2008, 10:12 AM Tesheiner Got it!
Here's two shots at this same poin... Dec 28 2008, 10:29 AM Oersted Those two pics in Tesheiners posting make it prett... Dec 28 2008, 10:46 PM Astro0 Doug blowing out those 30 candles may have made a ... Dec 28 2008, 10:53 AM akuo Yay!
Definitely not a trick of light since yo... Dec 28 2008, 11:02 AM helvick Looks like a significant change to me, can't w... Dec 28 2008, 11:53 AM sci44 You see? Gluing on a mince-pie, glass of sherry an... Dec 28 2008, 12:06 PM BrianL Back to the bump, which I perceive as intentionall... Dec 28 2008, 04:50 PM imipak Is it my imagination or does the dust look a bit t... Dec 28 2008, 05:05 PM Fran Ontanaya The rear hinge and a wire are partially covered by... Dec 29 2008, 02:38 AM fredk QUOTE (Fran Ontanaya @ Dec 29 2008, 03:38... Dec 29 2008, 05:05 AM Shaka Not before time either! HazCam
Looks like it... Dec 29 2008, 02:41 AM CosmicRocker Perhaps it's premature to join the cheerleader... Dec 29 2008, 06:04 AM Tesheiner While still waiting for new Whr figures, just one ... Dec 29 2008, 02:27 PM peter59 QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Dec 29 2008, 03:27 PM)... Jan 1 2009, 05:56 PM hortonheardawho sol 1738-1761 R2 comparison:
Another R2 of the... Dec 29 2008, 06:01 PM Oersted But Horton, that comparison is not with an image t... Dec 29 2008, 11:29 PM hortonheardawho QUOTE (Oersted @ Dec 29 2008, 06:29 PM) B... Dec 30 2008, 12:10 AM jamescanvin QUOTE (hortonheardawho @ Dec 30 2008, 12... Dec 31 2008, 02:00 PM djellison Something's definitely happened, but those few... Dec 31 2008, 03:51 PM jamescanvin I think that this pancam is pointed at the rear of... Dec 31 2008, 03:55 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Dec 31 2008, 07:55 A... Dec 31 2008, 04:04 PM sci44 I was wondering - as you know, Spirit is trying to... Dec 31 2008, 11:11 PM PaulM I was wondering if the dust movement was caused by... Dec 31 2008, 11:43 PM Fran Ontanaya But Mars crust is dead, and probably a quake stron... Jan 1 2009, 12:15 AM PaulM QUOTE (Fran Ontanaya @ Jan 1 2009, 12:15 ... Jan 1 2009, 12:51 AM Fran Ontanaya There must be a minimum seismic level the MER can ... Jan 1 2009, 08:41 AM djellison QUOTE (Fran Ontanaya @ Jan 1 2009, 08:41 ... Jan 1 2009, 11:56 AM RoverDriver Indeed. We tried to see what happens to the testb... Jan 1 2009, 02:51 PM ElkGroveDan Happy New Year Paolo.
Say....before you put down ... Jan 1 2009, 05:27 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Jan 1 2009, 09:27 AM... Jan 2 2009, 05:34 AM djellison That article was probably penned before this suspe... Jan 1 2009, 06:30 PM lyford A cleaning event would be a good way to celebrate ... Jan 1 2009, 07:12 PM Stu Yep, a cleaning event would be a fantastic New Yea... Jan 1 2009, 07:24 PM centsworth_II QUOTE (Stu @ Jan 1 2009, 02:24 PM) ... fo... Jan 1 2009, 09:55 PM CosmicRocker I've been eagerly watching for the much antici... Jan 2 2009, 06:10 AM CosmicRocker I know this is OT for this thread (move it, if nec... Jan 2 2009, 07:53 AM djellison It's BnW pan, similar to the Lyell pan - but a... Jan 2 2009, 08:10 AM jamescanvin Garrels was taken in colour but in the end the L2 ... Jan 2 2009, 12:37 PM Ipparchus I didn`t hear anywhere if there really was or ... Jan 4 2009, 01:36 PM djellison Please read through this thread for all the inform... Jan 4 2009, 01:39 PM Oersted I for one am still looking forward to info on an e... Jan 4 2009, 06:36 PM centsworth_II QUOTE (Oersted @ Jan 4 2009, 01:36 PM) I ... Jan 4 2009, 08:08 PM Tesheiner FWIW, there is a deck mosaic planned to be taken t... Jan 4 2009, 08:47 PM Astro0 While we wait for power numbers, movement, deck pa... Jan 4 2009, 09:22 PM briv1016 According to the tracking site the Bonestall Pan i... Jan 4 2009, 10:32 PM djellison 95% of it's down - and of the remaining 5% - i... Jan 4 2009, 10:38 PM fredk QUOTE (Ipparchus @ Jan 5 2009, 12:11 PM) ... Jan 5 2009, 09:13 PM djellison QUOTE (fredk @ Jan 5 2009, 09:13 PM) it h... Jan 5 2009, 09:54 PM PaulM Now that Spirit is committed to backing off Home P... Jan 5 2009, 12:48 PM sci44 With only 150W/h available, wont most of the drivi... Jan 5 2009, 12:55 PM djellison She did get onto Home Plate with 5WD after the Sil... Jan 5 2009, 02:56 PM mhoward QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 5 2009, 07:56 AM) ... Jan 5 2009, 03:05 PM BrianL On the other side of the planet, there seems to be... Jan 5 2009, 06:29 PM djellison QUOTE (BrianL @ Jan 5 2009, 06:29 PM) Als... Jan 5 2009, 06:41 PM lyford Plus, dragging the wheel behind gives it an Igor-e... Jan 5 2009, 06:48 PM djellison I tend to describe it as a puppy dragging a broken... Jan 5 2009, 07:17 PM fredk QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 5 2009, 08:17 PM) ... Jan 5 2009, 09:18 PM Stu QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 5 2009, 07:17 PM) ... Jan 5 2009, 10:21 PM ElkGroveDan Stu's going to have fun with you over that one... Jan 5 2009, 08:55 PM CosmicRocker QUOTE (mhoward @ Jan 5 2009, 07:38 AM) Th... Jan 6 2009, 04:41 AM peter59 Finally a clear decision.
http://qt.exploratorium.... Jan 7 2009, 08:55 AM briv1016 The real question now is what are our power levels... Jan 7 2009, 01:39 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (briv1016 @ Jan 7 2009, 05:39 AM) T... Jan 7 2009, 05:49 PM Stu On the move again...
Animation here. Jan 7 2009, 02:03 PM Sunspot Judging by the deep shadows the sky looks like it ... Jan 7 2009, 06:18 PM mhoward Emily wrote:
QUOTE Spirit has slid downhill, and... Jan 7 2009, 06:52 PM brellis Remember to look both ways before crossing the (so... Jan 7 2009, 08:02 PM Tesheiner QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jan 8 2009, 03:47 ... Jan 8 2009, 08:40 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Jan 8 2009, 12:40 AM) ... Jan 8 2009, 03:37 PM Ipparchus QUOTE (RoverDriver @ Jan 8 2009, 05:37 PM... Jan 9 2009, 11:40 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (Ipparchus @ Jan 9 2009, 03:40 AM) ... Jan 9 2009, 12:22 PM mhoward New Navcam pan for Sol 1784. Here once again is my... Jan 9 2009, 03:44 PM Doc And a panorama for quick browse.
The ground sur... Jan 9 2009, 07:07 PM Zvezdichko http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/na...89P19... Jan 9 2009, 09:35 PM djellison In some places less, in some places more - I think... Jan 9 2009, 09:52 PM ElkGroveDan But a good sign nonetheless. Now if we get a few ... Jan 9 2009, 10:15 PM djellison Oh yeah. We're at 'cleaning time' in ... Jan 9 2009, 10:20 PM |
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