Opportunity Route Map |
Opportunity Route Map |
Feb 11 2005, 08:11 AM
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The Insider Group: Members Posts: 669 Joined: 3-May 04 Member No.: 73 |
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Jan 7 2007, 09:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1870 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 174 |
Both mossbauers are working fine... the shortish half-life isotope sources are getting decidedly "tired", but that doesn't degrade data quality, you just have to integrate on-target several times longer than on Sol 1 to get the same signal-to-noise level.
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Jan 9 2007, 05:30 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Via Nasawatch live blog:
"Opportunity is doing great in terms of power - 600 watts. We are going to continue our clockwise rim traverse for a while. Not going to go all the way around. Need to put together a diagram as to how stratigraphy varies. As we go we are doing two things. Looking at alcoves for entrance/exit routes. One entrance point is at Duck bay - other at Bottomless Bay. Both may be adequate egress routes. We are also waiting for seasons to change for sun to move south so that when we enter alcoves we have enough power to do science on our way down." Steve Squyres -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Jan 9 2007, 06:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
Via Nasawatch live blog: "... Not going to go all the way around...." Steve Squyres I take that to mean they are not planning on going more than a third of the way around. The 120 degrees of interesting outcrops that Steve mentioned before. Since Duck Bay remains high on the list of entry candidates, I expect to see Opportunity back there again one day. |
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