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fredk
post May 12 2009, 02:29 AM
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We may have the same scenery for quite a while. From the latest release:
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The rover team... has suspended driving Spirit temporarily while studying the ground around the rover and planning simulation tests of driving options with a test rover... "Spirit is in a very difficult situation," JPL's John Callas... said Monday. "We are proceeding methodically and cautiously. It may be weeks before we try moving Spirit again."

In the past week, the digging-in of Spirit's wheels has raised concerns that the rover's belly pan could now be low enough to contact rocks underneath the chassis, which would make getting out of the situation more difficult.
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- fredk   Getting Unstuck in West Valley   May 12 2009, 02:29 AM
- - alan   I've been seeing this listed on the tracking s...   May 12 2009, 02:51 AM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (alan @ May 11 2009, 07:51 PM) I...   May 12 2009, 03:06 AM
- - nprev   Oh, boy. Thanks for the update, and good luck, ...   May 12 2009, 05:17 AM
- - alan   My guess for the location of the wheels. Also i...   May 12 2009, 05:45 AM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (alan @ May 11 2009, 10:45 PM) My g...   May 12 2009, 09:47 AM
|- - alan   QUOTE (RoverDriver @ May 12 2009, 04:47 A...   May 12 2009, 01:24 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (alan @ May 12 2009, 05:24 AM) ??? ...   May 12 2009, 07:56 PM
|- - alan   QUOTE (RoverDriver @ May 12 2009, 02:56 P...   May 12 2009, 08:15 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (alan @ May 12 2009, 12:15 PM) The ...   May 12 2009, 08:17 PM
- - Sunspot   Looks like some people think we may be here for th...   May 12 2009, 07:20 AM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (Sunspot @ May 11 2009, 11:20 PM) L...   May 12 2009, 10:33 AM
- - djellison   He's being the worst kind of pessimist...a pes...   May 12 2009, 10:49 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   Here's a wild thought that would be more a lat...   May 12 2009, 01:24 PM
|- - MahFL   If anyone on the planet Earth can get us out, it i...   May 12 2009, 02:00 PM
||- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (MahFL @ May 12 2009, 06:00 AM) If ...   May 12 2009, 08:06 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ May 12 2009, 05:24 A...   May 12 2009, 08:03 PM
- - charborob   Seeing how the rovers are so vulnerable to getting...   May 12 2009, 01:59 PM
- - SpaceListener   I still believe we can rescue Spirit. The things t...   May 12 2009, 04:18 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (SpaceListener @ May 12 2009, 08:18...   May 12 2009, 08:13 PM
- - Stu   Is this roughly the right position? http://cumbr...   May 12 2009, 04:18 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (Stu @ May 12 2009, 08:18 AM) Is th...   May 12 2009, 08:16 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (RoverDriver @ May 12 2009, 09:16 P...   May 12 2009, 09:37 PM
- - nprev   You got that right!!! Go, Paolo...   May 12 2009, 04:26 PM
- - Phil Stooke   "Is this roughly the right position?" N...   May 12 2009, 04:28 PM
|- - Stu   SO wrong to laugh at that Phil, but I couldn't...   May 12 2009, 04:35 PM
- - Phil Stooke   A very, very, very bad man! (waggles finger) ...   May 12 2009, 04:50 PM
- - nprev   Well, if worst comes to worst, just land MSL nearb...   May 12 2009, 05:27 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (nprev @ May 12 2009, 06:27 PM) ...   May 12 2009, 05:33 PM
- - Oersted   I suggest a new thread called "Getting unstuc...   May 12 2009, 05:57 PM
- - imipak   From an article Tweeted by MarsRoverDriver: QUOTE...   May 12 2009, 06:56 PM
|- - HughFromAlice   QUOTE (imipak @ May 13 2009, 04:26 AM) ...   May 12 2009, 08:37 PM
- - djellison   Now I wish I'd made building a 1/4 scale mobil...   May 12 2009, 07:45 PM
- - lyford   Pardon my ignorance, but what does the term ...   May 12 2009, 08:27 PM
- - nprev   "High-centered" usually means that the v...   May 12 2009, 08:35 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (nprev @ May 12 2009, 01:35 PM) ...   May 12 2009, 09:19 PM
- - marsophile   This is maybe grasping at a straw, but is the soil...   May 12 2009, 09:07 PM
- - nprev   Got it; I used the truck analogy for illustration ...   May 12 2009, 09:23 PM
- - nprev   Here's another unsolicited silly idea: Can you...   May 12 2009, 09:30 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (nprev @ May 12 2009, 02:30 PM) Her...   May 12 2009, 09:33 PM
- - SpaceListener   A question, when MER landed on Mars, its six wheel...   May 12 2009, 09:36 PM
- - nprev   Hmm. How about rocking it? That would be a 60 deg ...   May 12 2009, 09:40 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (nprev @ May 12 2009, 02:40 PM) Hmm...   May 13 2009, 12:36 AM
- - BrianL   Paolo, could you move your seat forward a bit? I d...   May 12 2009, 10:02 PM
- - nprev   ...fortunately, my legs are retractable! BTW,...   May 12 2009, 10:04 PM
- - Oersted   I wonder if the arm could usefully push against th...   May 12 2009, 10:34 PM
- - fredk   Here are a couple of anaglyphs showing our current...   May 12 2009, 10:47 PM
- - nprev   You're welcome! Hope it helps; looks lik...   May 13 2009, 01:46 AM
- - Tesheiner   Good luck with the testing, Paolo. Fingers crossed...   May 13 2009, 05:44 AM
- - climber   Crazy idea, but well... On Earth, to get free from...   May 13 2009, 08:48 AM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (climber @ May 13 2009, 01:48 AM) C...   May 13 2009, 01:14 PM
- - djellison   Already mentioned was perhaps pushing rocks toward...   May 13 2009, 08:57 AM
- - djellison   I THINK - the current location is in here - http:/...   May 13 2009, 09:03 AM
- - jamescanvin   Yeah Doug that is the same one as the colour image...   May 13 2009, 09:28 AM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (jamescanvin @ May 13 2009, 02:28 A...   May 13 2009, 01:17 PM
- - djellison   For those pondering IDD shoving/pulling etc. ht...   May 13 2009, 10:18 AM
|- - HughFromAlice   QUOTE (djellison @ May 13 2009, 07:48 PM)...   May 13 2009, 09:47 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (HughFromAlice @ May 13 2009, 01:47...   May 14 2009, 02:32 AM
- - Stu   So, what you're saying, Mr Data, is that that ...   May 13 2009, 10:28 AM
- - Oersted   Yes, Doug, that was what I was thinking of, not ju...   May 13 2009, 10:36 AM
- - Stu   Maybe Spirit just needs a lift from some passing n...   May 13 2009, 10:54 AM
- - djellison   Paolo mentioned that driving motion and IDD motion...   May 13 2009, 11:23 AM
- - nprev   Heck, just give me three Saturn V launches, 200 ke...   May 13 2009, 11:42 AM
- - Astro0   Before we go calling on Jawas or sending nprev to ...   May 13 2009, 12:37 PM
|- - alan   QUOTE (Astro0 @ May 13 2009, 07:37 AM) I...   May 13 2009, 12:47 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (Astro0 @ May 13 2009, 05:37 AM) .....   May 13 2009, 01:12 PM
- - nprev   Well summarized, Astro0. I for one am very curio...   May 13 2009, 12:54 PM
- - Astro0   I don't think that we are that far between Tsi...   May 13 2009, 01:06 PM
- - Astro0   RoverDriver (Paolo) said: 'Tried'...'S...   May 13 2009, 01:30 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (Astro0 @ May 13 2009, 05:30 AM) Ro...   May 14 2009, 02:06 AM
- - marsophile   How much force is the wind exerting on or under th...   May 13 2009, 03:31 PM
- - fredk   I really liked the low sun angle shadow idea, but ...   May 13 2009, 03:52 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (fredk @ May 13 2009, 07:52 AM) ......   May 14 2009, 02:10 AM
- - Tesheiner   I think it's worth a try. QUOTE (RoverDriver ...   May 13 2009, 04:10 PM
- - hendric   Could a shiny and rounded side be put onto MSL...   May 13 2009, 04:43 PM
|- - algorimancer   QUOTE (hendric @ May 13 2009, 11:43 AM) C...   May 13 2009, 04:50 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (hendric @ May 13 2009, 05:43 PM) C...   May 13 2009, 05:47 PM
- - fredk   Back on sol 373 Oppy's front hazcam caught an ...   May 13 2009, 05:16 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (fredk @ May 13 2009, 09:16 AM) Bac...   May 14 2009, 02:12 AM
- - fredk   Or, for that matter, what about using the MI to di...   May 13 2009, 05:23 PM
|- - algorimancer   QUOTE (fredk @ May 13 2009, 11:23 AM) ......   May 13 2009, 05:34 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (algorimancer @ May 13 2009, 09:34 ...   May 14 2009, 02:14 AM
|- - tedstryk   I have some deconvolution filters I use. I am a b...   May 14 2009, 02:22 AM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (tedstryk @ May 13 2009, 06:22 PM) ...   May 14 2009, 02:33 AM
- - maycm   Couple of thoughts….Not quite in the category of p...   May 13 2009, 06:38 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (maycm @ May 13 2009, 10:38 AM) Cou...   May 14 2009, 02:18 AM
- - nprev   Hmm. Amplifying on your COG shift idea, Maycm, wha...   May 13 2009, 07:01 PM
|- - SpaceListener   QUOTE (nprev @ May 13 2009, 02:01 PM) Hmm...   May 13 2009, 07:53 PM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (SpaceListener @ May 13 2009, 09:53...   May 13 2009, 08:49 PM
||- - SpaceListener   QUOTE (Tesheiner @ May 13 2009, 03:49 PM)...   May 14 2009, 01:24 AM
|||- - fredk   QUOTE (SpaceListener @ May 14 2009, 02:24...   May 14 2009, 01:50 AM
||- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (Tesheiner @ May 13 2009, 12:49 PM)...   May 14 2009, 02:24 AM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (SpaceListener @ May 13 2009, 11:53...   May 14 2009, 02:22 AM
- - dot.dk   Maybe some kind of "tank mode" driving c...   May 13 2009, 09:08 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (dot.dk @ May 13 2009, 02:08 PM) Ma...   May 13 2009, 10:26 PM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (dot.dk @ May 13 2009, 04:08 PM) Ma...   May 13 2009, 10:29 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (dot.dk @ May 13 2009, 01:08 PM) Ma...   May 14 2009, 02:25 AM
- - climber   Another idea regarding taking pictures. Can't ...   May 13 2009, 09:51 PM
- - Fran Ontanaya   On putting sand under the wheels to get traction, ...   May 14 2009, 02:57 AM
- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (Fran Ontanaya @ May 13 2009, 07:57...   May 14 2009, 04:28 AM
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