The West Valley Route |
The West Valley Route |
Mar 18 2009, 12:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4280 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Here're the latest navcam pictures taken during sol 1850: http://nasa.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/navcam/2009-03-18/
Spirit is no longer stuck, but I think the attempt to go on top of HP via the NE path is finished and we are going to the West Valley. A pancam mosaic of the western route is planned for tosol. |
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Mar 26 2009, 03:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
Navcam anaglyph mosaic facing east, sol 1858. 180x90 degree cylindrical projection. QuickTime VR version (2.9MB) Looks like the rover drivers have some challenging terrain ahead. |
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Mar 26 2009, 04:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4280 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Looks like the rover drivers have some challenging terrain ahead. <back-seat mode on> The West Valley has an E-W slope, perpendicular to the planned path, so I would suggest to keep Spirit as much as possible to the left (near HP) to avoid losing altitude. <back-seat mode off> |
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Mar 26 2009, 07:26 PM
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Member Group: Admin Posts: 978 Joined: 29-September 06 From: Pasadena, CA - USA Member No.: 1200 |
<back-seat mode on> The West Valley has an E-W slope, perpendicular to the planned path, so I would suggest to keep Spirit as much as possible to the left (near HP) to avoid losing altitude. <back-seat mode off> That's what we will try to do. The thing to balance is the soil type. Near HP base there are several locations where fine dust has accumulated and as we have seen this type of terrain can lead to trouble. Paolo -------------------- Disclaimer: all opinions, ideas and information included here are my own,and should not be intended to represent opinion or policy of my employer.
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