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 Sep 9 2007, 04:05 AM
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It is excellent news to know that the mini-TES mirror is apparently working properly, and it was even better to be able to see the Spirit and Opportunity tests side by side. Thanks, hortonheardawho.
It appears that Opportunity's MI lens is quite dusty. Apparently its cover wasn't able to effectively seal the dust out. Attached is a navcam animation showing the Microscopic Imager with the cover closed and then open. I hope I am wrong, but we may not get clear MIs in the future unless a gust is able to clean this lens off. I recall that the team recently tried to clean Spirit's MI lens by tilting it downward and opening and closing the cover. Do we know if that had any success?
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I'm not a Space Fan, I'm a Space Exploration Enthusiast. |
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Sep 9 2007, 08:26 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Sep 9 2007, 05:05 AM)  Apparently its cover wasn't able to effectively seal the dust out. Or it was open when some dust blew along. Doug |
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Sep 9 2007, 03:18 PM
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Spirit - Opportunity MI lens comparison animation:
 The fuzziness of Oppy's miniTES mirror reflection may be mostly from the dust on the MI lens. In general, all of Oppy's optics appear dustier than Spirit's -- so it would not be a surprise Oppy's mini-TES optics are dusty too. Here is a comparison animation of the IDDs. Although lighting differences account for some of the differences, most seem to be directly dust related. |
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Sep 9 2007, 10:37 PM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Almost there... almost there... careful now, Oppy...
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Sep 9 2007, 11:03 PM
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Well after more than two and a half years, tomorrows the big day. (probably lol)
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Sep 10 2007, 08:06 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Not yet.
Imaging plan for today (sol 1290) includes a nice 27x2 (360º x 27º fov) "albedo" mosaic but nothing related to driving. |
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Sep 10 2007, 08:13 AM
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... I thought so.
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Sep 10 2007, 08:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Here is a "fish-eye" version of the latest navcam mosaic from sol 1289.
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Sep 10 2007, 01:06 PM
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That little dune may be more a danger than I first thought - or is it not as high as it looks?!
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Sep 10 2007, 04:49 PM
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Ladies and gentlemen, the next stop on our tour of Victoria Crater is what became known as Purgatory Bay, so named because...
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Sep 12 2007, 08:59 AM
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Now we're on our way in a new thread seems in order.
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Oct 15 2007, 11:59 AM
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Some old images coming down today.
This one caught my eye (lifted straight out of MMB):
You can see a reflection of the pancam/navcam bar silhouetted against the bright dusty sky. 
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Oct 15 2007, 12:36 PM
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That one caught my eye as well (as in, gawking in astonishment).
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 Oct 15 2007, 05:45 PM
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amazing reflection, thanks James for pointing this one out to us...
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Nov 12 2007, 09:19 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Aug 29 2007, 12:48 PM) Edited: Added this Q&D (quick and dirty) navcam mosaic. Just seen this used at the beginning of the first lecture of http://www.phy.mtu.edu/curriculum/PH1600.html via iTunesU  Lecture given by http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html Of http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ fame  Doug |
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