Getting Unstuck in West Valley |
Getting Unstuck in West Valley |
May 12 2009, 02:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4247 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
We may have the same scenery for quite a while. From the latest release:
QUOTE The rover team... has suspended driving Spirit temporarily while studying the ground around the rover and planning simulation tests of driving options with a test rover... "Spirit is in a very difficult situation," JPL's John Callas... said Monday. "We are proceeding methodically and cautiously. It may be weeks before we try moving Spirit again."
In the past week, the digging-in of Spirit's wheels has raised concerns that the rover's belly pan could now be low enough to contact rocks underneath the chassis, which would make getting out of the situation more difficult. |
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May 13 2009, 01:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
I don't think that we are that far between Tsiolkovsky and HP to prevent some longer shadows.
See Tesh's map for Sol 1871 (where Spirit is right now). Depends on where the sun is setting and Tsiolkovsky isn't that high. Spirit can see over it. I think that any shadows will provide more information to us. |
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