The Festoon Objective |
The Festoon Objective |
Jan 20 2006, 02:10 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 20-January 06 Member No.: 652 |
Oppy has moved in to position to examine the festoon cross beds.
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Jan 21 2006, 04:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3008 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
QUOTE Could it be that it is now harder to position the MI accurately within the field of view of that camera? I wouldn't think so. The stalled motor is in the first "shoulder" joint, which is an azimuth motion. The other two "elbow" joints and the wrist joint serve to position the camera fore-and-aft and up-down (the "focus" motion). We'll see... --Bill -------------------- |
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