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 Aug 6 2008, 09:07 PM
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4 new updates:
sol 1601-1607, July 04-10, 2008: Solar Energy Evens Out http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/sta...ll.html#sol1601 sol 1608-1614, July 11-18, 2008: A Juggling Act http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/sta...ll.html#sol1608 sol 1615-1620, July 19-24, 2008: Time to Recharge the Batteries http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/sta...ll.html#sol1615 sol 1621-1627, July 25-31, 2008: With Batteries Charged, Spirit is Ready for More Science http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/sta...ll.html#sol1621 Interesting to note; on the sol 1608-1614 update they've re-added the statement "In addition to making daily measurements of atmospheric opacity caused by dust with the panoramic camera, Spirit completed the following activities” to the sol-by-sol summaries. |
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Aug 13 2008, 10:48 AM
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Last posting in the Spirit forum was a week ago! - Just want to tell you little rover that we haven't forgot that you were the FIRST of our still-functioning assets on the Martian surface. Keep trekkin'!
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Aug 13 2008, 11:03 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 18-December 07 From: New York Member No.: 3982 |
New update
sol 1628-1634, August 01-07, 2008: Waiting Out the Winter http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/sta...ll.html#sol1628 |
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Aug 26 2008, 11:42 AM
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Nice rocks which are probably ventifacts were photographed by Spirit on SOL 1637, which was 15 SOLS ago:
http://mars.lyle.org/imagery/color/2-271689561-6.jpg The rocks which I think are ventifacts are those in which a clear line is seen where individual facets meet. Each facet is created by a sand blast from a different direction. Wikipedia says: "Ventifacts are rocks that have been abraded, pitted, etched, grooved, or polished by wind-driven sand. These geomorphic features are most typically found in arid environments where there is little vegetation to interfere with aeolian particle transport, where there are frequently strong winds, and where there is a steady but not overwhelming supply of sand." The "Bonestell panorama" is taking a long time to acquire but will look really good when it is finished. |
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Aug 26 2008, 06:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 242 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Ohio, USA Member No.: 34 |
It looks as if most of the larger rocks in that image are ventifacts. The piece of scoria in the fore ground looks remarkably unfaceted, or is it?
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Aug 27 2008, 06:02 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
That really is an interesting image from Spirit. The fact that most of the facets on those boulders and cobbles are similarly oriented is pretty convincing evidence that we are seeing ventifacts.
I can imagine how the surface texture of scoria might complicate the appearance of those rocks, but if you survey the scene for the population of scoria boulders, they mostly fit the trend. Also, as the surrounding/supporting sand moves with the wind, some of the rocks might acquire new orientations. -------------------- ...Tom
I'm not a Space Fan, I'm a Space Exploration Enthusiast. |
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Aug 27 2008, 09:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 18-December 07 From: New York Member No.: 3982 |
First half of Bonestell Pan.
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/pre.../20080826a.html Also, Exploratorium is back up. Edit: Is anyone else having trouble getting the new images off the Exploratorium website and onto Midnight Mars Browser? |
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Aug 31 2008, 10:09 PM
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First Spirit pic I've done in a while...
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Sep 1 2008, 10:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Just found this interesting note in the monthly report, about attempting to drive up toward the top of Home Plate instead of moving downslope. Expect to happen after the middle of October.
QUOTE The plan right now is to have Spirit move up, not down, at least to see if it can. "We're going to give it a shot," said Squyres. "The bum right front wheel is kind of up on the plateau, so we don't have to force that dead wheel up hill. It's a steep slope, but it's worth a try."
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Sep 8 2008, 10:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 18-December 07 From: New York Member No.: 3982 |
4 New Updates:
sol 1635-1642, August 08-15, 2008: Spirit Standing By http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/sta...ll.html#sol1635 sol 1643-1650, August 16-24, 2008: Spirit Still Biding Time http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/sta...ll.html#sol1643 sol 1651-1656, August 25-30, 2008: Spirit Still Biding Time -- and Checking the Clock http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/sta...ll.html#sol1651 sol 1657-1662, August 31-September 05, 2008: Spirit Continues Work on Winter Panorama http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/sta...ll.html#sol1657 Still no work on them turning back on the main heaters. |
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Sep 23 2008, 03:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 18-December 07 From: New York Member No.: 3982 |
2 New Updates:
sol 1663-1668, September 06-11, 2008: Light Duty for Now http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/sta...ll.html#sol1663 sol 1669-1677, September 12-20, 2008: Warming Up on Mars http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/sta...ll.html#sol1669 Also, it looks like Spirit was having a flashback of her reckless teenage years on the Sol 1678 downlink. Sol Seq.Ver ETH ESF EDN EFF ERP Tot Description ----- -------- --- --- --- --- --- ---- ----------- 00537 p2293.03 0 0 0 13 0 13 pancam_independence_col_2_6_L256R27 00537 p2294.03 0 0 0 1 0 1 pancam_independence_col_7_10_L256R27 00539 p1585.00 0 0 1 0 0 1 navcam_cloud_4x1_dwnsmp_RVRAz_calstart 00539 p2111.05 1 0 0 0 0 1 pancam_cal_targ_L234567Rall 00539 p2542.11 0 0 0 7 0 7 pancam_witherspoon_L234567Rall 00540 p2297.03 0 0 0 1 0 1 pancam_independence_col_19_22_L256R27 00546 p1585.00 0 0 3 0 0 3 navcam_cloud_4x1_dwnsmp_RVRAz_calstart 00575 p2651.06 0 0 0 1 0 1 pancam_dust_devil_movie_L6R2 00580 p1560.02 1 0 0 0 0 1 navcam_DustDevil_SF_LEYE_lvlaz245 00580 p1586.00 0 0 2 0 0 2 navcam_cloud_4x1_dwnsmp_RVRAz330 00580 p2626.02 2 0 0 0 0 2 pancam_sky_radiance_thumbs_L457R247 00581 p1745.03 0 0 0 1 0 1 navcam_5x1_az_252_3_bpp 00581 p2111.05 0 1 0 0 0 1 pancam_cal_targ_L234567Rall 00583 p2111.05 1 0 0 0 0 1 pancam_cal_targ_L234567Rall 00591 p2278.04 0 0 0 2 0 2 pancam_southern_basin_4cx3r_L7R1 00591 p2280.04 0 0 0 2 0 2 pancam_southern_basin_4cx3r_L7R1 00592 p1585.00 0 0 4 0 0 4 Unexpected sequence!!!! 00597 p1586.00 0 0 2 0 0 2 navcam_cloud_4x1_dwnsmp_RVRAz330 00613 p2288.04 0 0 0 6 0 6 pancam_post_drive_8x4_part3_L256R27 00615 p2593.12 0 1 0 0 0 1 pancam_morshead_L234567Rall 00615 p2594.12 0 7 0 0 0 7 pancam_clove_hitch_L234567Rall 00617 p2291.04 0 0 0 3 0 3 pancam_tennessee_8x2_L257R27 00620 p2292.04 0 0 0 1 0 1 pancam_everest_pan_col_1_7_L257R1 00621 p2294.04 0 0 0 9 0 9 pancam_everest_pan_col_13_17_L257R1 00631 p1590.00 0 0 0 1 0 1 FrontHazcamStereo_0.5bpp_pri17 00647 p2568.13 0 4 0 0 0 4 pancam_aster_L234567Rall 00647 p2571.13 0 2 0 0 0 2 pancam_cinquefoil_L234567Rall 00647 p2572.13 0 3 0 0 0 3 pancam_foxglove_L234567Rall 00647 p2573.13 0 3 0 0 0 3 pancam_lousewort_L234567Rall 00647 p2574.13 0 3 0 0 0 3 pancam_shawnee_L234567Rall 00650 p2580.13 0 0 0 1 0 1 pancam_foreground_L234567Rall 00652 p2743.03 0 0 0 2 0 2 pancam_meteor_search_L1R1 00664 p2535.14 0 0 0 2 0 2 pancam_thrasher_L234567Rall 00675 p2263.05 0 0 0 1 0 1 pancam_Seminole_pan_cols5_8_L256R27 00684 p2630.03 2 0 0 0 0 2 pancam_saw_skysurvey_L4578R2478 00689 p2567.14 0 0 0 1 0 1 pancam_Golden_Lake_L234567Rall 00689 p2574.14 0 0 0 1 0 1 pancam_Kipawa_Naanan_L234567Rall 00715 p2889.02 0 0 0 2 0 2 pancam_sky_flats_all_filt 00739 p1625.02 0 0 0 1 0 1 navcam_5x1_az_36_2_bpp 00740 p1733.01 0 0 0 1 0 1 navcam_3x1_az_234_1_bpp 00742 p1605.01 0 0 0 1 0 1 navcam_5x1_az_0_1_bpp 00748 p2271.05 0 0 0 1 0 1 pancam_Gibson_col_1_2_3_4_L257R127 |
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Sep 25 2008, 11:51 AM
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Two good news
-------------------- Free software for planetary science (including Cassini Image Viewer).
http://members.tripod.com/petermasek/marinerall.html |
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Oct 3 2008, 06:30 PM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 3 2008, 02:05 AM)  About what's next...huumm...I'd prefer not to answer that...but now that Oppy is sent on a new journey maybe it is time to look at Gusev's HiRise images...  About time. You've neglected the long term planning of your favorite rover for too long. We need your vision to see into the future here as well. The Promised Land? Thera? The mouth of Ma'adim Vallis? Where would you send Spirit after Von Braun and Goddard? And will Steve listen to you a second time? 
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Oct 3 2008, 07:15 PM
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QUOTE (BrianL @ Oct 3 2008, 07:30 PM) About time. You've neglected the long term planning of your favorite rover for too long. We need your vision to see into the future here as well. The Promised Land? Thera? The mouth of Ma'adim Vallis? Where would you send Spirit after Von Braun and Goddard? And will Steve listen to you a second time? You are so right, Spirit is, undoubtfuly, my dearest plucky one... I am working on it...Indeed I am! Oh yes, I can see you guys just shaking your heads...  And SS doesn't have to listen...he just have to read!
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Oct 5 2008, 06:42 PM
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55 frames of Bonestell panorama
another 27 frames have been taken but remain on Spirit |
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