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Burns Cliff, Almost there ...

Baltic View Member Profile	Oct 29 2004, 08:00 AM Post #1
Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 95 Joined: 10-March 04 Member No.: 54	Oppy is almost at Burns Cliff. Tom

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djellison View Member Profile	Nov 6 2004, 05:20 PM Post #2
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	QUOTE (slinted @ Nov 6 2004, 01:31 PM) At one point I remember reading that a frosting event might be responsible (frost forms, then evaporates, 'clumping' the dust on the panels, mentioned in this story : http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mars-mers-04zzzzzzzs.html ) So now I'm wondering how long it will be before we see some MI's of the solar panels. If nothing else, they must be curious what they look like since this has happened. Not sure if the arm could even manage to MI any of the solar arrays - a bit like patting the back of your head with the top of your hand - a bit of an awkward move Doug

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Baltic Burns Cliff Oct 29 2004, 08:00 AM

mook That's a fantastic photo Oct 29 2004, 09:42 AM

akuo Ok, here we are (or just about): And thats the ... Oct 29 2004, 08:28 PM

OWW That's good to see. BUT, what I want to know i... Oct 29 2004, 09:09 PM

Sunspot http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...HNP19... Oct 29 2004, 09:28 PM

remcook oppy has been playing in the sand pit Oct 29 2004, 11:11 PM

Pando akuo, I don't think we are at the Burns Cliff ... Oct 30 2004, 12:40 AM

Pando Also, there is possibly an area of interest to the... Oct 30 2004, 12:47 AM

akuo Thanks Pando. I was aware that it wasn't quit... Oct 30 2004, 01:29 PM

Baltic QUOTE (akuo @ Oct 30 2004, 01:29 PM)Looks lik... Oct 30 2004, 02:03 PM

akuo Baltic, that's from the same position as the f... Oct 30 2004, 02:17 PM

Baltic QUOTE (akuo @ Oct 30 2004, 02:17 PM)There is ... Oct 30 2004, 03:39 PM

Baltic I was lost a little bit at Endurence Crater. I... Oct 30 2004, 10:04 PM

akuo Yeah, thats about right. Oppy is a few metres back... Oct 30 2004, 10:55 PM

Sunspot On the move again: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/ma... Nov 1 2004, 01:20 PM

Sunspot .......a little closer. forward hazcam: http://qt... Nov 2 2004, 11:29 PM

mook Reminds me of the trench scene from Star Wars ... Nov 3 2004, 04:53 AM

mook A beautiful new navcam shot from Oppy: Nov 4 2004, 09:17 PM

Sunspot Yep, stunning images coming in from Opportunity ... Nov 4 2004, 09:50 PM

Sunspot Looks like we've arrived at Burns Cliff Nov 5 2004, 12:08 AM

dot.dk Oppy gotta have some serious tilt now Nov 5 2004, 01:30 AM

mook At least Oppy's not in the sand-trap any more:... Nov 5 2004, 02:58 AM

moby thanks for the orientation pictures dot.dk , I had... Nov 5 2004, 07:38 AM

djellison Oppys going to have some ENORMOUS power budget... Nov 5 2004, 10:15 AM

akuo Having made this far, the road is open towards the... Nov 5 2004, 10:34 AM

Gray It's interesting that you should mention a pow... Nov 5 2004, 02:17 PM

djellison It's got to be dust-devil activity hasnt it? P... Nov 5 2004, 03:39 PM

Sunspot Maybe the crater itself produces some irregular ai... Nov 5 2004, 04:49 PM

moby I seem to recall reading in one of these forums ab... Nov 6 2004, 09:26 AM

mook Given that the crater is a semi-enclosed volume of... Nov 6 2004, 10:08 AM

slinted At one point I remember reading that a frosting ev... Nov 6 2004, 01:31 PM

dot.dk Look at that shiny solar panel!! Amazin... Nov 6 2004, 04:25 PM

djellison QUOTE (slinted @ Nov 6 2004, 01:31 PM)At one ... Nov 6 2004, 05:20 PM

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