MSL FAQ - The pool of questions |
MSL FAQ - The pool of questions |
Jun 1 2007, 03:11 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Rob Manning and I swopped emails last night - and we think it might make sense to pool all the questions people have about MSL (and specifically MSL's EDL ) into one thread - and then answer as many as make sense either via a Q'n'A in the style of the previous ones I've done with Steve and Jim - or via Rob's typing fingers.
It'll be a few weeks till we sort this out - but submit-away until then Doug |
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Jun 1 2007, 07:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 24-March 04 From: Finland Member No.: 63 |
Ok, here is my question:
MSL is not limited by electrical power as much as previous rovers. The RTG will provide a constant current, though AFAIU batteries are still needed when power needs are higher. Taking this into account, for how long time could MSL rove during a sol? Is it possible to move even during the night? -------------------- Antti Kuosmanen
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Jun 1 2007, 09:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Cape Canaveral Member No.: 734 |
Ok, here is my question: MSL is not limited by electrical power as much as previous rovers. The RTG will provide a constant current, though AFAIU batteries are still needed when power needs are higher. Taking this into account, for how long time could MSL rove during a sol? Is it possible to move even during the night? MSL operates off the batteries and the MMRTG recharges them. It will operate about 7 hours per sol |
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Jun 4 2007, 02:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
MSL operates off the batteries and the MMRTG recharges them. It will operate about 7 hours per sol How fixed is this seven hour figure? Is it a maximum? An average? And what does "operate" mean? The MERs routinely "operate" their spectrometers for 12, 24 or more hours at a time. |
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Jun 4 2007, 07:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Cape Canaveral Member No.: 734 |
How fixed is this seven hour figure? Is it a maximum? An average? And what does "operate" mean? The MERs routinely "operate" their spectrometers for 12, 24 or more hours at a time. Operate = rove If you've got an RTG you might as well do nighttime observations. So, I guess science of MSL is limited by data rates, not power? limited by power |
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