Spirit - 2010 Winter@Troy, The first stationary science campaign |
Spirit - 2010 Winter@Troy, The first stationary science campaign |
 Feb 1 2010, 12:48 AM
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Well, with perhaps a few more weeks of tilt-enhancing drives to go and then settling in for the winter, I thought it might be a good time to have a thread dedicated to ideas and observations that will come. It's likely that we won't hear much from Spirit during the coldest part of winter (April-June) possibly longer. There'll hopefully be beeps to tell us that she's still alive.
Already there are plans for radio science and determining the fluidity or otherwise of the Martian core, plus weather observations, surface changes etc. What else could you think of that Spirit could do? Remember that she's not going anywhere (vonBraun is out)  In the meantime, have you sent your postcard to Spirit yet?! It's a great idea from the Mars outreach team. http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/spiritpostcards What would you say to Spirit?
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Jan 14 2011, 12:12 PM
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QUOTE (vikingmars @ Jan 11 2011, 11:17 PM)  Astro0, thanks to your nice "sunrise" and "sunset" visions, I had the idea of extracting the colors of Pancam noon pics (the ones that were taken to build the 'Calypso' Panorama) and paste them on the b&w pics taken at sols 2001 (sunrise) and sol 2002 (sunset). Here are the results (reduced version to save space on the Forum). Now you can enjoy the nice colors seen at sunrise, at early afternoon and at sunset over Von Braun... A calm vision on Mars to be enjoyed listening to Mozart or Bach concerti... And dedicated to all the contributors to this nice UMSF Forum and the Planetary Society Members (not forgetting the PanCam team members : thanks to them we have pictures from Mars !). Enjoy  [attachment=23610:3_PANOS_UMSF.jpg] Beautiful images indeed. Look on these images is really spiritual experience  .-------------------- |
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Astro0 Spirit - 2010 Winter@Troy Feb 1 2010, 12:48 AM
JayB "NASA's Hibernating Mars Rover May Not Ca... Jul 30 2010, 07:13 PM PDP8E Here is an image that Spirit took on Sol 2181 (a f... Aug 15 2010, 05:08 AM CosmicRocker Nice work, PDP8E. I enjoyed seeing the soil and t... Aug 18 2010, 05:15 AM djellison in 3 days time, we get the calibrated stuff up to ... Aug 18 2010, 05:38 AM Stu While we wait for Spirit to wake up, yawning, from... Aug 24 2010, 11:13 AM jamescanvin For those that want to reminisce, as well as Scott... Aug 24 2010, 11:51 AM James Sorenson Here is the Calypso Panorama with the rover deck t... Aug 24 2010, 12:19 PM briv1016 I'm not sure exactly when this was posted, but... Sep 16 2010, 10:36 PM Ipparchus I just read this interesting but pessimistic artic... Nov 13 2010, 10:45 AM Tom Gwilym Ugh! I wonder when they will give up and giv... Nov 13 2010, 06:21 PM djellison The situation lives under a bell curve, defined by... Nov 13 2010, 06:24 PM briv1016 Today is the Spring Equinox. Summer Solstice is n... Nov 14 2010, 01:06 AM brellis A very long time from now, a DD might sweep her pa... Nov 14 2010, 01:24 AM hendric I don't think the primary problem is lack of p... Nov 14 2010, 04:57 AM marsophile The WEB has radio-isotope heater units (RHUs) so t... Nov 20 2010, 01:10 AM eoincampbell "If you wish upon a star..."
Sun and win... Nov 20 2010, 06:20 AM CosmicRocker Can we read anything positive from this report fro... Nov 21 2010, 05:03 AM briv1016 This is the F (11th) version of this image. My gu... Nov 21 2010, 06:47 AM Hungry4info The timestamp on the latest image is the same as t... Nov 21 2010, 06:51 AM CosmicRocker Well, the time stamp would have to remain the same... Nov 21 2010, 07:40 AM HughFromAlice 30th Nov update at http://marsrover.nasa.gov/missi... Dec 7 2010, 04:12 AM
PaulM I understand that when contact was lost with Vikin... Dec 17 2010, 08:54 PM vikingmars QUOTE (PaulM @ Dec 17 2010, 09:54 PM)
De... Jan 10 2011, 08:45 AM marsophile Is it considered likely at this point that the rov... Dec 9 2010, 12:58 AM Astro0 There are many possible scenarios, and as Scott an... Dec 9 2010, 01:45 AM nprev Damn Facebook...I actually looked for the "li... Dec 9 2010, 01:47 AM fredk Spirit map update for sol 2458. How sad.
http://... Dec 10 2010, 05:19 AM PDP8E Spirit's winter solstice was May 13,2010
We l... Dec 17 2010, 09:09 PM brellis Hoping for a dust angel to wipe her plates clean... Dec 17 2010, 09:40 PM ilbasso QUOTE (brellis @ Dec 17 2010, 04:40 PM) H... Jan 5 2011, 03:58 PM vikingmars Happy New Year 2011 dear Spirit
with all our wish... Jan 5 2011, 08:11 AM Ipparchus I`d like you to help me understand something. ... Jan 8 2011, 11:22 AM helvick I'm assuming that this refers to current avail... Jan 9 2011, 08:35 PM mars loon hop for the best Jan 8 2011, 03:01 PM tedstryk http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/newsroom/pr.../2011... Jan 8 2011, 03:35 PM ngunn I just want to applaud. That's a beautiful pi... Jan 11 2011, 11:09 PM climber Very inspiring indeed Olivier, may Spirit ear you ... Jan 11 2011, 11:51 PM MerAB It's Sol 2500 for Spirit! Jan 14 2011, 11:25 AM Astro0 2500 Sols....no one could have ever imagined it.
... Jan 14 2011, 11:41 AM PDP8E Wow Spirit! 2500 sols on mars! (Jan 14, 2... Jan 14 2011, 06:01 PM serpens QUOTE (PDP8E @ Jan 14 2011, 06:01 PM) Wow... Jan 18 2011, 02:47 AM Astro0 I think that the milestone is just that "2500... Jan 18 2011, 05:59 AM ustrax Tonight I dreamt Spirit had woken up.
It was...nic... Jan 18 2011, 11:23 AM Hungry4info I've done that at least twice. Jan 18 2011, 02:43 PM PaulM I dreamt that I went for a walk around Home Plate ... Jan 18 2011, 07:56 PM Explorer1 I didn't want to make a new thread so I might ... Jan 25 2011, 05:31 AM djellison The rules are fairly clear - you don't command... Jan 25 2011, 06:30 AM Zeke4ther New Update from JPL:
SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Remai... Feb 20 2011, 02:32 AM PDP8E The sun is now favorable at your tilt and bathing ... Mar 12 2011, 06:22 PM Tesheiner I'm pretty sure most of UMSFers follow or at l... Mar 12 2011, 06:49 PM fredk It's now almost a year since we lost contact. ... Mar 19 2011, 03:27 PM Deimos I don't know about the March 10 statement, or ... Mar 19 2011, 06:11 PM fredk That's it, of course - my mind's stuck at ... Mar 19 2011, 07:23 PM tanjent I think we need to distinguish between maximum noo... Mar 20 2011, 05:03 AM helvick This relatively old chart shows theoretical total ... Mar 20 2011, 10:24 AM marsophile Of course, the daily duration of daylight is maxim... Mar 21 2011, 07:31 PM kenny May I be controversial and say "forget it ...... Mar 24 2011, 09:43 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (kenny @ Mar 24 2011, 01:43 PM) May... Mar 24 2011, 10:07 PM djellison QUOTE (kenny @ Mar 24 2011, 01:43 PM) May... Mar 24 2011, 10:41 PM Stu QUOTE (kenny @ Mar 24 2011, 09:43 PM) May... Mar 24 2011, 11:09 PM stevesliva Spirit is Schrödinger's cat. Mar 24 2011, 11:28 PM SFJCody QUOTE (kenny @ Mar 25 2011, 07:43 AM) May... Mar 24 2011, 11:47 PM ilbasso It's easier to prove the spacecraft is "a... Mar 24 2011, 11:55 PM vikingmars QUOTE (ilbasso @ Mar 25 2011, 12:55 AM) .... Mar 25 2011, 09:17 AM fredk Indeed - isn't it possible that Spirit is alre... Mar 25 2011, 12:20 AM nprev Happy thought: Really, any truly surprising news w... Mar 25 2011, 01:58 AM Phil Stooke We can all hope for a signal... but I'm with K... Mar 25 2011, 02:04 AM SFJCody Let's not get diSpirited! Mar 25 2011, 02:23 AM Explorer1 What matters is the state of the antennas, the rov... Mar 25 2011, 02:27 AM djellison QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Mar 24 2011, 06:27 PM)... Mar 25 2011, 06:57 AM eoincampbell "until."
Ain't over yet!
Like... Mar 25 2011, 03:29 AM brellis A cleaning event could come along at any time -- h... Mar 25 2011, 06:36 AM PaulM QUOTE (brellis @ Mar 25 2011, 06:36 AM) A... Mar 26 2011, 07:57 AM tanjent Some people here may have influence over when the ... Mar 25 2011, 07:28 AM Stu QUOTE (tanjent @ Mar 25 2011, 07:28 AM) S... Mar 25 2011, 08:54 AM Stu QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 25 2011, 08:54 AM) we... Mar 25 2011, 10:07 AM ustrax QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 25 2011, 10:07 AM) ...of... Mar 29 2011, 08:57 PM centsworth_II RE: Spirit - 2010 Winter@Troy Mar 25 2011, 01:14 PM hendric VikingMars,
Your comment is in line with somethi... Mar 25 2011, 02:12 PM vikingmars QUOTE (hendric @ Mar 25 2011, 03:12 PM) T... Mar 25 2011, 03:05 PM kenny Sorry to fire off an unpopular loose cannon, guys.... Mar 25 2011, 05:32 PM brellis Has staff already been reduced on a temporary basi... Mar 26 2011, 05:43 AM Bobby If The Mer Team does go to a one rover operation. ... Mar 26 2011, 05:45 AM Hungry4info As I recall, they'll continue to listen, but n... Mar 26 2011, 06:12 AM briv1016 This is from last months Mars Exploration Rovers U... Mar 26 2011, 06:46 AM Stu As a wise man once said:
"...as we know, the... Mar 26 2011, 08:12 AM marsophile This may be a little fanciful but suppose the tran... Mar 27 2011, 04:19 AM Hungry4info The link briv1016 posted talked specifically about... Mar 27 2011, 05:25 AM djellison In that context, the 'configuration' of th... Mar 27 2011, 11:36 PM stevesliva QUOTE Revised commanding began March 15, including... Mar 28 2011, 12:08 AM MahFL I sadly think Spirit is dead. Mar 29 2011, 01:22 PM ElkGroveDan It would be interesting if Spirit could receive bu... Mar 29 2011, 01:36 PM marsophile I'm wondering if the heat generated by Spirit ... Mar 29 2011, 03:56 PM djellison THEMIS-IR images are 100m/pixel. A rover warm ele... Mar 29 2011, 04:31 PM hendric I did a cleaning event here at home, but still did... Mar 29 2011, 09:21 PM ilbasso When I do a cleaning event at home, the response I... Apr 1 2011, 01:42 AM |
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