Pool: Arrival at Victoria, Place your bets... |
Pool: Arrival at Victoria, Place your bets... |
Aug 5 2005, 07:50 PM
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OK - for a little diversion, give your best guess as to the arrival of Oppy at Victoria. Before we do that, perhaps some agreement as when we can say that event has happened.
First complete panorama of crater interior perhaps? -------------------- My Open Office Website: http://www.openofficetips.com
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Apr 27 2006, 05:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
An article from today's Space.com: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/0604...ers_update.html
"It is full speed ahead to the south," Squyres reported. The power situation for Opportunity is much better than it is for Spirit, largely because this rover at Meridiani Planum is much closer to the equator. The robot can be driven an hour and a half or two hours each day, he said. Oppy has the average speed of 5 - 10 cms / sec, per sol, Oppy can advance from the minimum: 9 (5cms/sec for 30 minutes) meters to maximum: 72 meters (10 cms/sec for 2 hours). The average would be 36 meters/sol. "We’re also really getting the hang of driving in this terrain," Squyres added. At present, Opportunity is less than 5,000 feet (1.5 kilometers) from the rim of Victoria Crater, and making good progress daily. This feature is an enormous depression, measuring a half-mile (800 meters) in diameter. Rodolfo |
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