Extricating Spirit, Digging out from Troy |
Extricating Spirit, Digging out from Troy |
Nov 7 2009, 04:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 18-December 07 From: New York Member No.: 3982 |
5 downsampled navcam frames from sol 2078 are down. Someone might want to make an animation.
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Nov 20 2009, 04:03 PM
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as the most annoying thing of sand is it keeps falling on you while you dig... would it be possibile for the IDD to remove the sand over the wheel, to prevent it from burying the wheel itself?
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Nov 20 2009, 07:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
... would it be possible for the IDD to remove the sand over the wheel I'm sure the team has thought of this, as it is an obvious thought. Whether the consensus is "not in your wildest dreams" or " Plan D", I don't know. But so far plan A seems to be working fine. My own feeling is that if the IDD could reach the area, it would likely only be able to touch the top of the pile and would end up pushing as much of it against the wheel as away. The wheel itself seems a much better tool for moving soil, as evidenced in this last drive. |
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