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Dec 20 2004, 02:13 PM
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http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/guest/...23_phoenix.html
Some of those areas have NO features at all!! Even with a descent camera - I wonder how easy localisation will be Actually - given MRO's huge swath width and resolution, easy Doug |
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Dec 20 2004, 10:42 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Well - MGS is currently 8 years 1 month old and working just about fine, less the MOLA trigger - Odyssey currently 3 years 8 months old and working fine minus the MARIE instrument.
Come Mid 2008 - MGS would be 11 years 7 months old, Odyssey 7 years 4 months old So - when Phoenix is on-form, Odyssey will be younger than MGS is now And - to be honnest - I'm almost 100% sure that Odyssey will be FINE then, and MGS - well - it's a bit 50/50 - no reason why not in priciple, but batteries may be dead by then, Gyros, hydrazine etc etc - so I wouldnt put money on it - but it's Odyssey that's relayed the HUGE percentage of MER data - MGS hasnt relayed MER data for months - and I'd imagine that Phoenix will have similar bandwidth requirements as a single MER - so Odyssey alone could manage it - and assuming MRO arrives OK- there'll be plenty of assets available - and there's always DTE Doug |
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