Digging in |
Digging in |
Apr 25 2006, 03:36 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 90 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 289 |
An interesting update at Newscientist.
Seems they are planning on using Spirit's RAT to dig down into the dirt, cm by cm. I wonder how deep they can go? Maybe we'll find out if there is anything frozen/liquid just below the surface. Link |
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Apr 25 2006, 07:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
Dust may not cause problem. The high of solar panels is about 80 cm. The RAT -I think- didn't have the power to eject or dispend dust more than few decimeters.
I think that the danger is the probality of intrusion of material IN the RAT and all the instruments... -------------------- |
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