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[djellison]

A little self reflection it would appear - thats a navcam image showing the IDD deploying the MI on the FR solar array ( there's two more as well )

results are...









Quite what can be determined from this I dont know - as I dont believe we have a reference image of the arrays way back at landing time - but a comparison between Opportunity and Spirit will happen I'm sure - as Opportunity will probably be commanded to do a similar exercise over the w'end

Doug

[djellison]

I'm not saying this because I want a piece of the action...BUT...

Might there not be scope for a select few people - in the mould of the Solar System Ambassador program - to be contracted (i.e. sign an NDA of sorts ) to the program - for free - to read the daily misison manager documentation, access the genuine raw data as used within SAP etc - and from that - develop a daily news report saying what the rover did, what it saw, and what it intends to do tomorrow. Such a system is probably to legally complex and it is too late in the day to do it for MER now I'd imagine - but for Phoenix and for MSL - I'm sure there's an argument to have the kean members of the public doing the donkey work of spreading the news regarding a mission.

Hell - I'd empty my savings and fly to JPL and do it myself - if I didnt have a mortgage to pay here in the UK

Doug