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Post-Conjunction at Home Plate North, Getting ready to leave
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post Jan 20 2009, 04:02 PM
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QUOTE (RoverDriver @ Jan 19 2009, 11:03 PM) *
I'm in the dark just as you are.

The radio-frequency light has arrived:

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/fo...AFP1206L0M1.JPG

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post Jan 20 2009, 04:39 PM
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Spirit, where you are going? ohmy.gif
Whether Spirit wants to climb again on the Home Plate ? Here it is probably possible.


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post Jan 20 2009, 05:34 PM
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Here's a navcam mosaic.
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post Jan 20 2009, 05:51 PM
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Here's a view with the rover model in Spirit's previous position. The placement may not be 100% perfect, but it may give a sense of scale.

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post Jan 20 2009, 06:10 PM
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QUOTE (mhoward @ Jan 20 2009, 12:51 PM) *
Here's a view with the rover model in Spirit's previous position.

It's easy to see in that image that Spirit was parked in the worst spot to try to mount Home Plate.
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post Jan 21 2009, 10:44 AM
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Quite a drop off Homeplate... blink.gif

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post Jan 21 2009, 12:13 PM
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blink.gif ...you ain't kidding! That has "high-centered" written all over it.


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post Jan 21 2009, 10:48 PM
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She's looking at the ground with the MI now. And the previous Pancam of the churned up wheel track was labelled "Thunderbolt". A new discovery by the Persistent Trenching Tool, perhaps? Just speculating.
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post Jan 22 2009, 03:07 PM
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From Emily's blog:
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I've been told by someone on the science team that they only have until October to do science around Home Plate before they'll have to park again on a good north-facing slope from which to wait out the next winter.

That doesn't surprize me with power levels as low as they are now. I would think that should give enough time to drive to Goddard/von Braun, if the drive goes relatively smoothly. Of course a nice strong gust of wind would always be welcome...
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That's another nice trench you've dug for us, Spirit...

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post Jan 23 2009, 09:03 PM
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ANOTHER drive - time for a new thread
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