Spirit - Sol2000, Congratulations to the MER Teams |
Spirit - Sol2000, Congratulations to the MER Teams |
Aug 23 2009, 02:46 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 14-January 07 From: France Member No.: 1602 |
BTW Stu, I've just checked out your friend's website, his work is absolutely amazing... breathtaking! Thanks for sharing!
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Aug 26 2009, 02:30 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 18-December 07 From: New York Member No.: 3982 |
Is the 3 year anniversary today or tomorrow?
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Aug 26 2009, 04:11 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1887 Joined: 20-November 04 From: Iowa Member No.: 110 |
The first images were taken in the afternoon of sol 1 so landing + 3 years = 1.656 + 3 * 668.5921 = 2008.4325
So the third anniversary is |
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Aug 26 2009, 05:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
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Aug 26 2009, 05:22 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Nice pic Astro0!
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Aug 26 2009, 05:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2920 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
I missed this one in my stats!
3 martian years Total was on Nov 8th 2006 so, this was the half mission date if tomorrow will be the last day. Edited: BTW, the day after tomorrow will see 4000 Sols Total -------------------- |
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Sep 2 2009, 01:07 PM
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Spirit will do better than Viking 1 on April 28th 2010. We'll be at VB by then Indeed, Viking 1 landed on 20th July 1976 and operated until November 1982 ( about 76 months = 2253 sols ) To be complete; Viking 2 landed on 03rd September 1976 and operated until April 1980 ( or 1281 sols )... Both Vikings had a radioisotope thermoelectric generator as power source, so we shouldn't really compare... untill MSL is on Martian soil |
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Sep 2 2009, 03:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 507 Joined: 10-September 08 Member No.: 4338 |
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Sep 2 2009, 05:39 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
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