InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
Nov 26 2018, 08:20 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Congratulations to the InSight team on a successful landing! We'll discuss the remainder of the mission here.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jan 23 2020, 11:30 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 334 Joined: 11-December 12 From: The home of Corby Crater (Corby-England) Member No.: 6783 |
Hi,
I don't wish to sound rude but that smacks of repeating the same thing over and over ...etc Currently the mole is next to useless, so personally I would give it until the end of the month then attempt to put the arm under the tether close to the mole and try to lift it up then reposition. It might work/might not, suppose it depends on how high the arm can go and which is heavier, the mole or the tether, can't be any worse than now though. I know it's a bit left field but heh, as Delboy said many times "He who dares wins Rodney, he who dares wins" |
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Jan 23 2020, 02:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: 24-July 15 Member No.: 7619 |
I don't wish to sound rude but that smacks of repeating the same thing over and over ...etc That's ok, not rude at all - But I'm suggesting that it may be time to begin a stress-strain-cohesion analysis of the surface crust, subsurface rocks and deeper "duricrust". Dig a few sample holes at different depths, sift out the contents into piles to check the cohesion/angle of repose. Compress the sample piles with the bucket to get some actual values for the material at the site. Then, act based on the evidence gathered. Currently the mole is next to useless, so personally I would give it until the end of the month then attempt to put the arm under the tether close to the mole and try to lift it up then reposition. It might work/might not, suppose it depends on how high the arm can go and which is heavier, the mole or the tether, can't be any worse than now though. After doing some soil horizon analysis, proceed with "Operation-Archie" ("Red Dwarf-Kryten Reference) Let the mole back itself all the way out of the dry-hole and tip over horizontal. Use the arm to dig a new hole, and pile up the hole tailings to make 2 guide berms leading to the new hole. Let the mole skitter over and tip into the new hole. |
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