Dust Storm- Opportunity EOM, the end of the beginning of a new era in robotic spaceflight |
Dust Storm- Opportunity EOM, the end of the beginning of a new era in robotic spaceflight |
Jun 5 2018, 03:05 PM
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Expect a quiet few sols - http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~lemmon/mars-tau-b.html
SOL TAU 5097 0.65 5098 0.64 5099 0.67 5100 0.64 5101 0.60 5102 0.60 5103 0.61 5104 1.55 5105 **** 5106 2.12 |
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Jun 16 2018, 01:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1057 Joined: 17-February 09 Member No.: 4605 |
As siravan noted the spectrum at the surface would be skewed towards the red. The spectral response of Opportunities solar cells extends into the near infrared and it would not surprise if this is where the remnant charge is coming from. While comparing Earth to Mars is a bit chalk and cheese the attached link shows the effect on visible light of a dust storm in my old stamping ground. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrlD22HwPvI
The descriptions of current (human) visibility on Mars as a cloudy day may be a trifle optimistic, even given the range of visibility of the human eye: |
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