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On The Way To Home Plate, a possible route and calendar
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post Aug 25 2005, 01:21 PM
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As one year ago the question is launched:
Will Spirit make it?

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If Ultreya reveals to be nothing worthy then it would be faster, but...

Any other guesses?


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post Aug 25 2005, 01:55 PM
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'Home Plate' seems to be the most likely target, but I would propose a safer, more westerly approach of 'Home Plate':


(BTW, I see that my suggestion to name that little hill near 'Home Plate', "Pitcher's Mound" is catching on smile.gif )
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post Aug 25 2005, 02:08 PM
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QUOTE (general @ Aug 25 2005, 01:55 PM)
'Home Plate' seems to be the most likely target, but I would propose a safer, more westerly approach of 'Home Plate':
(BTW, I see that my suggestion to name that little hill near 'Home Plate', "Pitcher's Mound" is catching on  smile.gif )
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Maybe...But I WANT SO MUCH to go along the foot of Husband Hill!!!
Looks much more interesting than heading West...
What a better neighbor for Home Plate than the Pitcher's Mound?... smile.gif


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post Aug 25 2005, 02:24 PM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 25 2005, 04:08 PM)
Maybe...But I WANT SO MUCH to go along the foot of Husband Hill!!!
Looks much more interesting than heading West...


Sure, but it also depends on the position of the sun: the rover needs to be in the sunlight all the time. If the foot of Husband Hill and 'Ultreya' itself are in the shade, Spirit can't operate there.

Does anyone know more about the sun's trajectory in the coming weeks/months in the Gusev area?
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post Aug 25 2005, 02:27 PM
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QUOTE (general @ Aug 25 2005, 09:24 AM)
Does anyone know more about the sun's trajectory in the coming weeks/monts in the Gusev area?
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I think, the south slope is the most favourable for Spirt since now the Mars is heading to Summer. The sun is now most perpendicular in the south slope.

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post Aug 25 2005, 02:42 PM
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QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Aug 25 2005, 02:27 PM)
I think, the south slope is the most favourable for Spirt since now the Mars is heading to Summer. The sun is now most perpendicular in the south slope.

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Sun...South...Let's give a Summer vacation to Spirit and sent it to the nice, warm sandy Ultreya beach! laugh.gif

When I put 300 and something sols on the way to Home Plate I was thinking in Ultreya as a major interest target...


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post Aug 25 2005, 02:50 PM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 25 2005, 02:42 PM)
Sun...South...Let's give a Summer vacation to Spirit and sent it to the nice, warm sandy Ultreya beach! laugh.gif
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So where is her beer then (or a can of oil for her wheels) ? The only input the poor thing gets is radiation and dust. And commands to do things. Not a single refreshment, let alone....company during the frosty, lonely and silent nights.

They're almost alive to me......
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- ustrax   On The Way To Home Plate   Aug 25 2005, 01:21 PM
- - general   'Home Plate' seems to be the most likely t...   Aug 25 2005, 01:55 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (general @ Aug 25 2005, 01:55 PM)'H...   Aug 25 2005, 02:08 PM
|- - general   QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 25 2005, 04:08 PM)Maybe.....   Aug 25 2005, 02:24 PM
|- - RNeuhaus   QUOTE (general @ Aug 25 2005, 09:24 AM)Does a...   Aug 25 2005, 02:27 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Aug 25 2005, 02:27 PM)I thi...   Aug 25 2005, 02:42 PM
|- - RNeuhaus   QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 25 2005, 09:42 AM)Sun...S...   Aug 25 2005, 02:49 PM
|- - Marcel   QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 25 2005, 02:42 PM)Sun...S...   Aug 25 2005, 02:50 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Marcel @ Aug 25 2005, 02:50 PM)So wher...   Aug 25 2005, 03:13 PM
- - djellison   Totally depends on the strategy they take. If they...   Aug 25 2005, 02:10 PM
- - RNeuhaus   It is a tough decision. Go East to visit Thira, Go...   Aug 25 2005, 02:23 PM
- - Bill Harris   I favor the south-and-westward route shown by gene...   Aug 25 2005, 08:53 PM
|- - RNeuhaus   QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Aug 25 2005, 03:53 PM)I ...   Aug 25 2005, 09:25 PM
- - Nix   Home Plate in stereo cuz...Life should be STEREO...   Aug 25 2005, 09:25 PM
- - Bill Harris   That right, I meant "too rugged to the _east_...   Aug 26 2005, 01:48 AM
|- - Bert   QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Aug 26 2005, 01:48 AM)I ...   Aug 26 2005, 09:03 AM
|- - slinted   QUOTE (Bert @ Aug 26 2005, 01:03 AM)IMHO, pow...   Aug 26 2005, 09:35 AM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (slinted @ Aug 26 2005, 09:35 AM)I coul...   Aug 26 2005, 09:41 AM
- - Nix   Maybe they're counting on regularly positionin...   Aug 26 2005, 10:37 AM
|- - Bert   QUOTE (NIX @ Aug 26 2005, 10:37 AM)Maybe they...   Aug 26 2005, 11:29 AM
- - Tman   NO NO Spirit have to wait here on the top until wi...   Aug 26 2005, 12:04 PM
|- - helvick   The insolation\orientation question is not al...   Aug 26 2005, 02:37 PM
- - Burmese   They could climb one of the southern hills, timing...   Aug 26 2005, 01:01 PM
- - ilbasso   Another factor affecting the amount of solar power...   Aug 26 2005, 02:56 PM
- - RNeuhaus   Up to now, the topic is going very interesting. Th...   Aug 26 2005, 07:09 PM
- - dvandorn   One of the greatest conundrums of exploring Mars v...   Aug 26 2005, 07:37 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Aug 26 2005, 08:37 PM)...On...   Aug 26 2005, 10:53 PM
- - RNeuhaus   One word of caution, the slope of Columbia Hill to...   Aug 26 2005, 07:51 PM

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