How Much Driving Time? |
How Much Driving Time? |
Jul 18 2005, 04:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 153 Joined: 11-December 04 Member No.: 120 |
Does anybody know how much time Oppy actually can spend on driving on a single sol?
I remember that when she travelled from Eagle to Endurance crater it was no more than 1.5 hours per sol (or so), due to power limitations. I have no idea what the current power situation and battery status of Oppy allows these days... |
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Jul 18 2005, 09:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 153 Joined: 11-December 04 Member No.: 120 |
Thanks all!
So, if I got this right, with nuclear power instead of solar, we could probably drive all day long (?). This means that MSL, even with the same speed as MER, could travel substantially further, up to 1 km. a day. Of course, if the terrain and software permit it... Well, I still like those solar panel wings! An elegant idea, living of local resources, and it gives the rovers such a cute appearance. I bet that in a space probe beauty contest they would win by some margin. (Sojourner at 2?). |
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Jul 18 2005, 09:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
QUOTE (Cugel @ Jul 18 2005, 04:22 PM) Thanks all! So, if I got this right, with nuclear power instead of solar, we could probably drive all day long (?). This means that MSL, even with the same speed as MER, could travel substantially further, up to 1 km. a day. Of course, if the terrain and software permit it... Well, I still like those solar panel wings! An elegant idea, living of local resources, and it gives the rovers such a cute appearance. I bet that in a space probe beauty contest they would win by some margin. (Sojourner at 2?). Well, what I have learned that the Mars Scientific team is not interested to drive fast and farther but only to stop as often as to taste everything related to science (minerology, morphology, etc.) that is found on the way. Some day, no drive at all and some day may drive far. Rodolfo |
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