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dvandorn
post Jun 4 2005, 06:21 PM
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This event deserves its own thread.

To quote the illustrious Dr. King -- "Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, we're free at last!

So, how much y'all want to bet we'll stay here for a few sols, looking very carefully at the tracks and waiting for the MER Team to figure out how to proceed from here?

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post Jun 5 2005, 09:41 PM
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QUOTE (RobW @ Jun 5 2005, 11:50 AM)
As JPL has been talking about 20 meter drives, did they get lucky and get out after driving 19.5 meters (a 1 in 40 chance), or could they detect that the slippage had stopped?
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They could have also included a bogey angle as a trigger to stop the drive. When the wheels leveled out, that was almost a sure sign that the wheels were on firm ground.
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post Jun 5 2005, 10:13 PM
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QUOTE (Pando @ Jun 5 2005, 09:41 PM)
They could have also included a bogey angle as a trigger to stop the drive.


Or motor current - I'm sure that a wheel on the surface will draw fewer amps than one in a trench

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post Jun 6 2005, 01:30 AM
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QUOTE (From Steve Squyres Update)
You develop pretty strong feelings for these vehicles once you've spent enough time with them, and when one of them gets into trouble you really sweat it until the trouble is over.


I think we can all associate with that statement!

What a relef.

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- dvandorn   Free!   Jun 4 2005, 06:21 PM
- - akuo   Surely does deserve a new thread. Otherwise people...   Jun 4 2005, 07:28 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (akuo @ Jun 4 2005, 08:28 PM)People in ...   Jun 4 2005, 08:03 PM
- - wb6jbm   WIIGII!!!!!!!!...   Jun 4 2005, 07:56 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Yes, free at last! Great - and now to move on...   Jun 4 2005, 08:04 PM
|- - Tman   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jun 4 2005, 10:04 PM)Pre...   Jun 4 2005, 08:33 PM
- - Reckless   As I've just been out for a pizza and missed ...   Jun 4 2005, 08:15 PM
- - CosmicRocker   Check out Steve's second June 4th update. He ...   Jun 5 2005, 01:29 AM
|- - dilo   QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Jun 5 2005, 01:29 AM)Ch...   Jun 5 2005, 08:29 AM
- - Mode5   That's one heck of a deep trench. (With Opie...   Jun 5 2005, 08:32 AM
- - RobW   Well, this is my first post. Let me start by than...   Jun 5 2005, 06:50 PM
- - Bill Harris   QUOTE "The first rule in a situation like thi...   Jun 5 2005, 09:39 PM
|- - wyogold   QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Jun 5 2005, 09:39 PM)OMG...   Jun 7 2005, 06:56 AM
- - Pando   QUOTE (RobW @ Jun 5 2005, 11:50 AM)As JPL has...   Jun 5 2005, 09:41 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (Pando @ Jun 5 2005, 09:41 PM)They coul...   Jun 5 2005, 10:13 PM
|- - jamescanvin   QUOTE (From Steve Squyres Update)You develop prett...   Jun 6 2005, 01:30 AM
|- - Richard Trigaux   I am really happy to see Oppy free at last!...   Jun 6 2005, 10:02 AM
|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE this little incident is not going to deter u...   Jun 6 2005, 10:26 AM
- - Tesheiner   Hi all, I was planning to periodically update thi...   Jun 6 2005, 03:38 PM
|- - odave   Wow, I go away for a weekend and look what I misse...   Jun 6 2005, 05:53 PM
|- - odave   QUOTE (odave @ Jun 6 2005, 01:53 PM)Since nea...   Jun 9 2005, 04:53 PM
- - alan   Last image of the left rear wheel before becoming ...   Jun 6 2005, 06:28 PM
|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (alan @ Jun 6 2005, 06:28 PM)Last image...   Jun 7 2005, 06:07 AM
|- - mhoward   RE: Free!   Jun 7 2005, 01:38 PM
- - mhall   Maybe the other five wheels were supporting the ro...   Jun 6 2005, 07:14 PM
- - dot.dk   "The Great Escape" the movie http://...   Jun 6 2005, 07:21 PM
|- - odave   Fantastic, dot.dk! The movies really give an...   Jun 6 2005, 07:59 PM
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- - dot.dk   QUOTE (Sunspot @ Jun 6 2005, 11:11 PM)http://...   Jun 6 2005, 11:52 PM
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|- - dilo   QUOTE (Trader @ Jun 7 2005, 12:28 AM)I'm ...   Jun 7 2005, 05:24 AM
||- - Richard Trigaux   Hi Trader and Dilo, I am afraid you may be right....   Jun 7 2005, 06:14 AM
||- - dvandorn   QUOTE (Richard Trigaux @ Jun 7 2005, 01:14 AM...   Jun 7 2005, 07:46 AM
||- - Richard Trigaux   Hello dvandorn, who is right, you or Trader and D...   Jun 7 2005, 12:16 PM
|- - sranderson   QUOTE (Trader @ Jun 6 2005, 06:28 PM)I'm ...   Jun 8 2005, 04:07 PM
- - CosmicRocker   QUOTE (odave @ Jun 6 2005, 11:53 AM)Since nea...   Jun 7 2005, 06:04 AM
- - Trader   Hi dvandorn, Appreciate your comments -- have bee...   Jun 7 2005, 03:15 PM
- - dvandorn   All of this is my best guess -- after all, I'm...   Jun 7 2005, 04:16 PM
|- - Richard Trigaux   Trader, I also noticed that the volume of disturb...   Jun 7 2005, 04:56 PM
||- - dvandorn   QUOTE (Richard Trigaux @ Jun 7 2005, 11:56 AM...   Jun 7 2005, 05:30 PM
|- - dilo   Doug, I sincerly hope you are right! If, afte...   Jun 7 2005, 05:43 PM
- - Trader   Hi Richard, Dilo and dvandorn, First, thanks Rich...   Jun 8 2005, 12:46 AM
- - Bill Harris   The fluffy-dust surface material the snared Oppy i...   Jun 8 2005, 01:59 AM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Jun 7 2005, 08:59 PM)......   Jun 8 2005, 03:18 AM
|- - Richard Trigaux   Dvandorn, thanks for the discution about the poss...   Jun 8 2005, 06:25 AM
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|- - sranderson   QUOTE (dot.dk @ Jun 8 2005, 10:10 AM)Here: ht...   Jun 8 2005, 05:51 PM
- - Stephen   This is probably OT but it didn't seem worthwh...   Jun 9 2005, 02:25 AM
|- - dilo   TOTALLY un-needed quote removed - there is no need...   Jun 9 2005, 04:49 AM
|- - Tesheiner   Hi Stephen, Those pics are shots of the rover tra...   Jun 9 2005, 09:48 AM
- - Analyst   Sorry for being OT (Besides this thread already is...   Jun 9 2005, 04:56 AM
- - Mode5   Very appropriate as we went in the wrong way. Nex...   Jun 10 2005, 09:07 AM
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|- - Richard Trigaux   Interesting remark: the new traces are over forme...   Jun 11 2005, 06:45 AM
|- - dilo   QUOTE (Richard Trigaux @ Jun 11 2005, 06:45 A...   Jun 11 2005, 07:33 AM
- - jvandriel   Here is the forward panoramic view of Opportunity ...   Jun 11 2005, 11:52 AM
|- - Jeff7   Just a little musing here. I've attached a pic...   Jun 11 2005, 01:56 PM
|- - dilo   Interesting observations, Jeff. The small crest yo...   Jun 11 2005, 04:20 PM
|- - David   Was that feature there before Opportunity got stuc...   Jun 11 2005, 04:28 PM
|- - dilo   QUOTE (David @ Jun 11 2005, 04:28 PM)Was that...   Jun 11 2005, 10:28 PM
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- - Pando   Yes, they will turn around and re-approach the dun...   Jun 11 2005, 09:42 PM
|- - dilo   QUOTE (Pando @ Jun 11 2005, 09:42 PM)Yes, the...   Jun 12 2005, 06:25 AM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (dilo @ Jun 12 2005, 06:25 AM)...it see...   Jun 12 2005, 08:56 AM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Jun 12 2005, 10:56 AM)The la...   Jun 12 2005, 02:11 PM
- - Jeff7   Something I first noticed today - it seems like th...   Jun 12 2005, 03:10 PM
|- - abalone   I hope a stereo image is of some use in getting a ...   Jun 15 2005, 07:19 AM
|- - abalone   Here is the newer perspective.   Jun 15 2005, 08:08 AM
- - jvandriel   A panoramic view of the wheeltracks from another p...   Jun 15 2005, 09:17 AM
|- - Marcel   Great image ! I don't understand though th...   Jun 15 2005, 10:48 AM
|- - Nirgal   QUOTE (Marcel @ Jun 15 2005, 12:48 PM)Great i...   Jun 15 2005, 11:05 AM
|- - RNeuhaus   QUOTE (Nirgal @ Jun 15 2005, 06:05 AM)just a ...   Jun 15 2005, 04:47 PM
|- - abalone   QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Jun 16 2005, 03:47 AM)I agr...   Jun 17 2005, 07:19 AM
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- - Phil Stooke   The image in the last post shows a track in the ...   Jun 17 2005, 01:16 PM
- - Myran   Yes im fully aware this is all part of the somewha...   Jun 17 2005, 01:48 PM
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|- - RNeuhaus   QUOTE (Marcel @ Jun 17 2005, 09:01 AM)Could i...   Jun 17 2005, 02:43 PM
||- - RNeuhaus   QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Jun 17 2005, 09:43 AM)The s...   Jun 17 2005, 10:21 PM
||- - dvandorn   I think you're right. They might want to re-t...   Jun 18 2005, 03:27 AM
||- - abalone   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Jun 18 2005, 02:27 PM)I thi...   Jun 18 2005, 11:33 AM
|- - crusafontia   QUOTE (Marcel @ Jun 17 2005, 09:01 AM)OK all ...   Jun 17 2005, 08:48 PM
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