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maycm View Member Profile	Apr 25 2006, 03:36 PM Post #1
Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 90 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 289	An interesting update at Newscientist. Seems they are planning on using Spirit's RAT to dig down into the dirt, cm by cm. I wonder how deep they can go? Maybe we'll find out if there is anything frozen/liquid just below the surface. Link

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edstrick

Apr 26 2006, 10:46 AM

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4 pics of the area directly in front of Spirit. Raw bands 2,5,7 composites... two with rover in view contrast stretched to improve dark soil detail. Some bright areas are saturated in the data.

Quite complicated wind ripples and granule/sand deposits.. also note bright red coating with much bluer stuff inside exposed by wheel gouges.

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maycm Digging in Apr 25 2006, 03:36 PM

djellison Only difference between this and the trenching ( t... Apr 25 2006, 04:13 PM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (djellison @ Apr 25 2006, 05:13 PM)... Apr 25 2006, 08:07 PM

RNeuhaus I realized that this kind of digging would cause m... Apr 25 2006, 06:49 PM

Bob Shaw Rodolfo: Stirring the sand/dust should produce mu... Apr 25 2006, 08:23 PM

Ant103 Dust may not cause problem. The high of solar pane... Apr 25 2006, 07:11 PM

djellison They've not said they're going to physical... Apr 25 2006, 08:04 PM

RNeuhaus I agree that it is more sensate to use the IDD as ... Apr 25 2006, 08:34 PM

Shaka http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/pre.../2006... Apr 25 2006, 11:02 PM

sattrackpro QUOTE (Shaka @ Apr 25 2006, 04:02 PM) App... Apr 26 2006, 01:14 AM

Shaka I would have expected the same sort of plan - to c... Apr 26 2006, 01:40 AM

general http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/pre.../2006... Apr 26 2006, 06:45 AM

edstrick I *PRESUME* they've been playing in the sand b... Apr 26 2006, 07:02 AM

dilo Perhaps slightly OT, but in the newscientist artic... Apr 26 2006, 08:08 AM

Vladimorka Well, ignoring the dust buildup and battery rechar... Apr 26 2006, 08:55 AM

dilo Thanks, Vladimorka... so we will have to wait fo a... Apr 26 2006, 09:03 AM

helvick QUOTE (Vladimorka @ Apr 26 2006, 08:55 AM... Apr 26 2006, 02:35 PM

edstrick 4 pics of the area directly in front of Spirit. R... Apr 26 2006, 10:46 AM

Joffan The thing I like most, regarding all this discussi... Apr 26 2006, 10:38 PM

Jeff7 QUOTE So this is planning what to do in maybe 9 mo... Apr 27 2006, 01:42 AM

Shaka Like losing family. Once more into the breac... Apr 27 2006, 02:02 AM

RNeuhaus During the winter, Spirit will be almost hibernate... Apr 27 2006, 02:31 AM

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