One Martian Year!, And still going strong... |
One Martian Year!, And still going strong... |
Nov 19 2005, 06:18 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 578 Joined: 5-November 04 From: Denmark Member No.: 107 |
One martian year coming up in a few hours!
Nov. 19, 12:23:40 PM UTC if my math is correct It's hard to describe what a fantastic achivement this is. So I'll just say: Let's keep on roving! _||_____O___|__ /////////////////// -------------------- "I want to make as many people as possible feel like they are part of this adventure. We are going to give everybody a sense of what exploring the surface of another world is really like"
- Steven Squyres |
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Nov 28 2005, 04:43 PM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
Planetary Radio, Monday, November 28, 2005:
A Martian Anniversary for Spirit and Opportunity! We celebrate a Martian year of exploration by the Mars Exploration Rovers with Jim Bell, Cornell planetary scientist, member of the MER science team, and new Planetary Society board member. -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Nov 28 2005, 04:48 PM
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QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Nov 28 2005, 04:43 PM) Planetary Radio, Monday, November 28, 2005: A Martian Anniversary for Spirit and Opportunity! We celebrate a Martian year of exploration by the Mars Exploration Rovers with Jim Bell, Cornell planetary scientist, member of the MER science team, and new Planetary Society board member. Ask him whats going on with Opportunity |
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Nov 29 2005, 07:23 PM
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Is there an article somewhere on the forum dedicated to discussing how long MER will last?
Who many cleaning events have there been? Is there a chart of solar cell output levels for either rover? Will solar cell output ever become a problem at this rate? How long will the batteries last? How many cycles have they taken and when is the end of the warranty date for them? What aliments does each rover have as of now? |
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Nov 29 2005, 08:12 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 17-March 05 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 209 |
QUOTE (exobioquest @ Nov 29 2005, 02:23 PM) I'd check out the interview Doug did with Steve Squyres back in September for some insights on this. Audio and transcript are available. But it may be helpful to summarize the current ailments in one spot. The ones I know of off the top of my head are: * Spirit: RAT teeth are shot. * Spirit: One of the drive wheels was sticky, but has since fixed itself * Oppy: Right-front steering actuator is stuck * Oppy: A heater is stuck on * Oppy: Mini TES is flaky - stopped working, then started working again * Oppy: MI comm sometimes returns errors - EDD may have cable fraying * Both: Mossbauer source is depleted to ~25% of landing, integrations take longer And there's the current anomaly with Oppy's MI images, but that's not confirmed as an ailment. Please correct/add to the above. EDIT: Added Mossbauer source depletion -------------------- --O'Dave
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