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Posted by: ollopa Oct 21 2006, 03:26 PM
For the mathematically challenged, such as myself, could someone please post the exact time when Spirit enters Sol 1000. My feeble calculations place the moment on the evening of Wednesday next, October 25th., at either 1845 or 2345 GMT, depending on whether you add or subtract the extra 40 minutes a day to get Earth time. A Duff beer for anyone who can coach us dunces on this one!
Posted by: djellison Oct 21 2006, 03:46 PM
According to Midnight Mars Browser....
The flick from 999 to 1000 will be 00:44 UT on Thursday October 26th for Spirit
02:16 UT on Thursday November 16th for Opportunity. (I think - there's a daylight saving time shift between the two annivs)
Doug
Posted by: dvandorn Oct 21 2006, 03:50 PM
If I have my math right, that works out to 7:44 pm Central Daylight Time on Wednesday, October 25 for us here on the other side of the pond...
-the other Doug
Posted by: ollopa Oct 21 2006, 07:07 PM
How did you do that? Reset your system clock? Or is there a bell&whistle I missed in MMB?
Posted by: djellison Oct 21 2006, 07:10 PM
System clock change 
Doug
Posted by: mhoward Oct 21 2006, 07:30 PM
MMB might be a minute or two off either way, but that should be approximately correct... Would be interesting to hear a more 'official' S1K time.
Posted by: jamescanvin Oct 21 2006, 11:16 PM
And Mars24 agrees with MMB: 00:44:04 UTC 26th Oct.
Posted by: CosmicRocker Oct 23 2006, 05:29 AM
I was also looking for independent verification and had forgotten about Mars24. I am comfortable seeing that they agree. Curiously, the http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html indicates a time about 19 minutes earlier. That clock has always been off from others, but it does make one wonder what the corect time on Mars is.
It is interesting where the internet will lead one with a little time on his hands. I came across this article: http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/spotlight/spirit/a3_20040108.html. I wouldn't be surprised if it has been mentioned previously in this forum.
I'd like to get one of those. I am still digging, but I think this is the guy's web site: http://www.executivejewelers.com/
Posted by: climber Oct 23 2006, 10:59 AM
Talking about differences between Day and Sol
, a Sol is longer by 39.59 minutes.10/26/06 - 01/03/04 = 1027 Days
There will be 1027 Days when Spirit will be 1000 Sols
39.59 x 1027 = 40658.93 minutes = 677.6488 hours (=28.23537 days)
She'll celebrate her 1.5 "Martian years Birthday" on October 29th (this week) and by the time we'll celebrate her 3rd "Earth years birthday" (Jan 3rd 07), she'll have loosen a month worth of sun rises!
as compared to us.
Posted by: paxdan Oct 23 2006, 12:51 PM
hmm it's only off by a day, it would have been nice if 1026 sols = 1000 days exactly, then we could have celebrated S1K on the same day on earth and mars.
Posted by: CosmicRocker Oct 24 2006, 04:47 AM
climber: I am sorry, but if you were explaining why there is a 19-20 minute difference between the Mars24 applet/MMB times and the macromedia flash clock on the MER page, I am afraid I do not understand. All of the clocks divide a sol into 24 major time units, so I would think that they should agree. It seems that everyone here has accepted the Mars24/MMB time, and I have, too. But I find it curious that the Official MER site clocks are giving different times. If I am missing soemthing obvious, someone please, give me a clue.
Posted by: alan Oct 24 2006, 07:48 AM
So are we celebrating the start of the 1000th sol or when 1000 sols have passed since the landing?
Posted by: djellison Oct 24 2006, 07:53 AM
Given the complexity of time zones etc etc - I think the answer will be 'all of the above'
Doug
Posted by: AndyG Oct 24 2006, 08:32 AM
Isn't that partly reliant on whether a Sol starts at sun-up or local midnight? Hmmm...which is it?
Andy, off to fix me Sol calculator.
Posted by: climber Oct 24 2006, 12:42 PM
CosmicRocker, I didn't try to explain anything actualy
. I added 39.59 mn at every DAY since landing and came up with the figure above. The purpose was not to show the exact time when Spirit will turn 1000 (as you said Mars24/MMB time do it right); I was more looking for the day it'll occur as well as the days differences between Earth and Mars since Spirit landing.
Posted by: PhilCo126 Oct 25 2006, 07:01 PM
NASA-JPL posted the McMurdo ( color ) panorama to celebrate the 1000th sol !
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/images/20061025.html?msource=13306&tr=y&auid=2100501
Philip Corneille
http://mars-literature.skynetblogs.be/
Posted by: climber Oct 25 2006, 08:37 PM
4 hours left to get to 4-digits
Posted by: yaohua2000 Oct 25 2006, 09:02 PM
1000th sunset at 2006-10-26 17:43 UTC
1000th sunrise at 2006-10-27 06:46 UTC
Posted by: climber Oct 25 2006, 09:14 PM
1000th sunrise at 2006-10-27 06:46 UTC
Well, I go to Mer Home Page and hit "refresh".
Now, when Spirit will be ready to blow her 1000 candles, I hope a DD will help a little bit dd:
Note for Doug : In case of power increase, it would not be attributed to a DD but to the 1K's candles bug instead
Posted by: yaohua2000 Oct 25 2006, 09:19 PM
Now, when Spirit will be ready to blow her 1000 candles, I hope a DD will help a little bit dd:
Note for Doug : In case of power increase, it would not be attributed to a DD but to the 1K's candles bug instead
Spirit and Oppy born 1 sol old.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asian_age_reckoning
So Spirit and Opportunity age reckoning is a concept used on Mars originating in China. Newborns start at one sol old, and each passing of a midnight, rather than the landing time, adds one sol to the rover's age. sounds interesting
Posted by: djellison Oct 25 2006, 09:38 PM
I have a sort of 1000 Sols pair of celebratory pictures - but I will be making them public on Monday Nov 6th - which is the date on which we reach the 2000th cumulative sol.
Doug
Posted by: DEChengst Oct 26 2006, 12:44 AM
Happy sol 1000 Time to pour myself a glass of Irish single malt whiskey to celebrate.
Posted by: dot.dk Oct 26 2006, 12:48 AM
Posted by: Airbag Oct 26 2006, 12:50 AM
Happy 1000 sols!
Airbag
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Posted by: ustrax Oct 26 2006, 08:06 AM
I admit it...I'm all emotional...A hug? Anyone?... 
THE SPIRIT'S SALUTE.
"THE hero's noble shade stands high
On yonder turret grey;
And as the ship is sailing by,
He speeds it on his way.
"See with what strength these sinews thrill'd!
This heart, how firm and wild!
These bones, what knightly marrow fill'd!
This cup, how bright it smil'd!
"Half of my life I strove and fought,
And half I calmly pass'd;
And thou, oh ship with beings fraught,
Sail safely to the last!"
Goethe 1774.
Hail Spirit!
Posted by: Nix Oct 26 2006, 12:43 PM
Those pans ROCK! Happy anniversary Spirit -we love you girl!
Yeah I'll give you a hug for this Ustrax, and Spirit...
Congrats to the team!
Nico
Posted by: mars loon Oct 26 2006, 01:44 PM
1000 Sols!
Go Spirit Go
Roll on in the eternal quest for Science to ever greater Discoveries
And may the martian gods keep you clean and healthy 
Hail Spirit and the team!
ken
Posted by: OWW Oct 26 2006, 02:14 PM
The Pancam data tracking site apparently suffers from the S1K bug!!! LOL:
Actual number of EDRs by sequence number and image type:
Sol Seq.Ver ETH ESF EDN EFF ERP Tot Description
--- -------- --- --- --- --- --- ---- -----------
001 f0006.00 3 0 3 0 3 9 fs_commanded(eg_sunfind,autonav)
001 f0007.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unexpected sequence!!!!
001 p1001.04 2 0 2 0 2 6 front_hazcam_stereo_512x512x0.5_bpp
001 p1002.03 2 0 2 0 2 6 rear_hazcam_stereo_512x512x1.0_bpp
001 p1500.04 2 0 2 0 2 6 predeploy_navcam_stereo_512x512x1.0_bpp
001 p1501.10 12 0 12 0 0 24 ite_navcam_pan_tier_1
001 p1502.10 20 0 20 0 0 40 ite_navcam_pan_tier_2
001 p1503.11 26 0 26 0 0 52 ite_navcam_pan_tier_3
001 p1531.04 1 1 0 0 0 2 navcam_sub_sundial_96x96x0.5_bpp
001 p1531.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 front_hazcam_stereo_512x512x0.5_bpp
001 p2303.04 9 0 6 3 3 21 pancam_sol_1_postcard_ext_scaled_L256
001 Total 77 1 73 3 12 166
Posted by: Stu Oct 26 2006, 02:27 PM
ONE THOUSAND SUNSETS
One thousand sunsets have I seen,
One thousand blue dawns too;
One thousand nights of knife-sharp cold
Have I endured to send you images
Of Barsoom’s beautiful burgundy peaks,
Its rubble, rocks and stones,
All scoured by dust, once under cool water
But now dry as fire-flensed bones.
One thousand times pale sol has traced
Her arc above my head;
But no ball of fire shines in these eyes, instead
A wan and wasted disc,
A coin of faded gold, the brutal cold
Of Mars – that chills me to my core –
Too deep for Sol’s meagre heat to ever hope to thaw,
And so I wake from sleep each dawn to find
A fine-stitched cloak of hoarfrost covers me.
One thousand purple velvet dusks
Have left me close to tears;
Fearful, not for my own frail self
But for your world, my dearest
Makers: the sapphire-splinter beacon I see
Blazing as a star before I sleep seems
so small from here; its ink-blue oceans,
Forests, fields and streams reduced
To a twinkling Tinkerbell gleam,
A spark of laughter, life and love
That could grow roaring into a galaxy-devouring
forest fire in Far Far Future years to come
Or be snuffed out in an instant, smoke curling
From its seared remains the only sign
That Man Was Here – leaving me standing alone,
Staring at where the Evening Star used to be.
Ten times longer have I lived than I
Was meant to do; oh, I am so tired now,
Cold and old, with worn wheels weary
From turning and sleep-starved eyes burning
With the grit that dust devils spit into them whenever they spin by.
But I shall not die, not yet, not yet,
There is much more for these fading eyes to see.
All I ask is this – go stand under the stars tonight,
Look up, and think of me…
© Stuart Atkinson 2006
Posted by: climber Oct 26 2006, 03:06 PM
I choose,
I choose to celebrate alone
On the other side of the Sun
The 1000 Sols that come
Like a go for another run
I’m sad, I cry, I miss you All
Don’t let de down in the cold
I’d loved to be in the warmth and mild
I’d loved to be your Prodigy Child
Even if I do this for you
Such a long time without a review!
Every Sol I wait your phone call
I’m sure you know I love you All
I will continue my duty
For the best and Eternity
I have one request only
Say Hello to Sister Oppy
Climber
Posted by: MarsEngineer Oct 26 2006, 03:09 PM
Very nice!
By the by, do not forget that we started MERs SOL clock on Sol 1 and NOT Sol 0. Spirit wiill not have experienced 1000 Sols until the start of Sol 1001.
(Don't ask)
-Rob Manning
Posted by: Ant103 Oct 26 2006, 03:10 PM
1000 sols!!!!!
HAIL SPIRIT!!!
(yes, I'm not so romantic than the two guys over me 
).
Posted by: ustrax Oct 26 2006, 04:08 PM
She's amazing...Isn't she?...
Stu...Your work will, someday, be read by martian teenagers at school...You know that, don't you?
Climber...That "say Hello to sister Oppy" sent a shiver down my spine...
I assure I'll look up and wave a that incredible creature, fruit of human dedication to know more, and wish her an happy anniversary...
Posted by: Stu Oct 26 2006, 04:30 PM
(Don't ask)
-Rob Manning
Oh, picky picky picky!!!
Seriously, congratulations on the fantastic achievement Rob, it's wonderful almost beyond words.
Glad you liked the poem too.
Posted by: fredk Oct 27 2006, 05:01 AM
Sol 1000 update http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn10382-marooned-mars-rover-returns-stunning-panorama.html Details include
Posted by: paxdan Oct 27 2006, 08:16 AM
Only another 280 sols to beat Viking 2 for Surface Ops Duration
Posted by: alan Oct 29 2006, 02:39 AM
It appears to be down now, at least partially, the front page opens but I get no response to requests.
Posted by: alan Oct 29 2006, 03:15 AM
images from sol 999
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/spirit/navcam/2006-10-28/
Posted by: Tesheiner Nov 2 2006, 02:18 PM
Actual number of EDRs by sequence number and image type:
Sol Seq.Ver ETH ESF EDN EFF ERP Tot Description
--- -------- --- --- --- --- --- ---- -----------
001 f0006.00 3 0 3 0 3 9 fs_commanded(eg_sunfind,autonav)
001 f0007.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unexpected sequence!!!!
It seems to be solved and we shoudn't expect a new bug 'til sol 100000! Wow!
Actual number of EDRs by sequence number and image type:
Sol Seq.Ver ETH ESF EDN EFF ERP Tot Description
----- -------- --- --- --- --- --- ---- -----------
00979 p0066.01 38 40 0 0 0 78 photon_transfer_left_rear_hazcam
00979 p0068.02 0 0 0 0 0 0 photon_transfer_mi
00979 p2102.13 3 0 0 0 0 3 pancam_isc_voc_cal_L267
Edited: 100000 sols are about
Posted by: climber Nov 2 2006, 09:28 PM
Men will be on Mars by then!
That'll help you, Tesheiner, to follow "Opportunity route..."
Posted by: Analyst Nov 3 2006, 09:46 AM
Men will be on Mars by then!
I strongly doubt. But 100000 sols are about 270 years. Men will be on Mars by THEN.
Analyst
Posted by: Ant103 Nov 3 2006, 01:24 PM
Wow! Sol 1005 images are very ... far
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Posted by: Tesheiner Nov 3 2006, 01:26 PM
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