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On The Way To Home Plate, a possible route and calendar
ustrax
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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Bill Harris
post Aug 25 2005, 08:53 PM
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I favor the south-and-westward route shown by general. The topography looks looks too rugged to the west.

Whichever route is taken, Spirit is in for lean times. Heading into the Martian Autumn and Winter, the Sun will be tracking more to the North. But heading down the south slope to the Inner Basin, the solar panels will assume a southward tilt, which is the anti-optimum of what is needed. Going downhill, the power requirements for the drive motors might be reduced somewhat, but I think we'll still be operating at a loss.

And we may end up in a wind shadow being on the south side of Husband Hill so Spirit may end up with more dust deposition if cleaning events end.

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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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