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 May 12 2009, 02:29 AM
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We may have the same scenery for quite a while. From the latest release:
QUOTE The rover team... has suspended driving Spirit temporarily while studying the ground around the rover and planning simulation tests of driving options with a test rover... "Spirit is in a very difficult situation," JPL's John Callas... said Monday. "We are proceeding methodically and cautiously. It may be weeks before we try moving Spirit again."
In the past week, the digging-in of Spirit's wheels has raised concerns that the rover's belly pan could now be low enough to contact rocks underneath the chassis, which would make getting out of the situation more difficult. |
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May 13 2009, 05:16 PM
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Back on sol 373 Oppy's front hazcam caught an interesting reflection from a part of the IDD:
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...DIP1144L0M1.JPG What about maneuvering Spirit's IDD to use it as a mirror to try to image under the belly? |
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fredk Getting Unstuck in West Valley May 12 2009, 02:29 AM
alan I've been seeing this listed on the tracking s... May 12 2009, 02:51 AM
RoverDriver QUOTE (alan @ May 11 2009, 07:51 PM) I... May 12 2009, 03:06 AM nprev Oh, boy. Thanks for the update, and good luck, ... May 12 2009, 05:17 AM alan My guess for the location of the wheels.
Also i... May 12 2009, 05:45 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (alan @ May 11 2009, 10:45 PM) My g... May 12 2009, 09:47 AM alan QUOTE (RoverDriver @ May 12 2009, 04:47 A... May 12 2009, 01:24 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (alan @ May 12 2009, 05:24 AM) ???
... May 12 2009, 07:56 PM alan QUOTE (RoverDriver @ May 12 2009, 02:56 P... May 12 2009, 08:15 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (alan @ May 12 2009, 12:15 PM) The ... May 12 2009, 08:17 PM Sunspot Looks like some people think we may be here for th... May 12 2009, 07:20 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (Sunspot @ May 11 2009, 11:20 PM) L... May 12 2009, 10:33 AM djellison He's being the worst kind of pessimist...a pes... May 12 2009, 10:49 AM ElkGroveDan Here's a wild thought that would be more a lat... May 12 2009, 01:24 PM MahFL If anyone on the planet Earth can get us out, it i... May 12 2009, 02:00 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (MahFL @ May 12 2009, 06:00 AM) If ... May 12 2009, 08:06 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ May 12 2009, 05:24 A... May 12 2009, 08:03 PM charborob Seeing how the rovers are so vulnerable to getting... May 12 2009, 01:59 PM SpaceListener I still believe we can rescue Spirit. The things t... May 12 2009, 04:18 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (SpaceListener @ May 12 2009, 08:18... May 12 2009, 08:13 PM Stu Is this roughly the right position?
http://cumbr... May 12 2009, 04:18 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (Stu @ May 12 2009, 08:18 AM) Is th... May 12 2009, 08:16 PM Stu QUOTE (RoverDriver @ May 12 2009, 09:16 P... May 12 2009, 09:37 PM nprev You got that right!!! Go, Paolo... May 12 2009, 04:26 PM Phil Stooke "Is this roughly the right position?"
N... May 12 2009, 04:28 PM Stu SO wrong to laugh at that Phil, but I couldn't... May 12 2009, 04:35 PM Phil Stooke A very, very, very bad man! (waggles finger)
... May 12 2009, 04:50 PM nprev Well, if worst comes to worst, just land MSL nearb... May 12 2009, 05:27 PM Stu QUOTE (nprev @ May 12 2009, 06:27 PM)
... May 12 2009, 05:33 PM Oersted I suggest a new thread called "Getting unstuc... May 12 2009, 05:57 PM imipak From an article Tweeted by MarsRoverDriver:
QUOTE... May 12 2009, 06:56 PM HughFromAlice QUOTE (imipak @ May 13 2009, 04:26 AM) ... May 12 2009, 08:37 PM djellison Now I wish I'd made building a 1/4 scale mobil... May 12 2009, 07:45 PM lyford Pardon my ignorance, but what does the term ... May 12 2009, 08:27 PM nprev "High-centered" usually means that the v... May 12 2009, 08:35 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (nprev @ May 12 2009, 01:35 PM) ... May 12 2009, 09:19 PM marsophile This is maybe grasping at a straw, but is the soil... May 12 2009, 09:07 PM nprev Got it; I used the truck analogy for illustration ... May 12 2009, 09:23 PM nprev Here's another unsolicited silly idea: Can you... May 12 2009, 09:30 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (nprev @ May 12 2009, 02:30 PM) Her... May 12 2009, 09:33 PM SpaceListener A question, when MER landed on Mars, its six wheel... May 12 2009, 09:36 PM nprev Hmm. How about rocking it? That would be a 60 deg ... May 12 2009, 09:40 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (nprev @ May 12 2009, 02:40 PM) Hmm... May 13 2009, 12:36 AM BrianL Paolo, could you move your seat forward a bit? I d... May 12 2009, 10:02 PM nprev ...fortunately, my legs are retractable!
BTW,... May 12 2009, 10:04 PM Oersted I wonder if the arm could usefully push against th... May 12 2009, 10:34 PM fredk Here are a couple of anaglyphs showing our current... May 12 2009, 10:47 PM nprev You're welcome! Hope it helps; looks lik... May 13 2009, 01:46 AM Tesheiner Good luck with the testing, Paolo. Fingers crossed... May 13 2009, 05:44 AM climber Crazy idea, but well...
On Earth, to get free from... May 13 2009, 08:48 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (climber @ May 13 2009, 01:48 AM) C... May 13 2009, 01:14 PM djellison Already mentioned was perhaps pushing rocks toward... May 13 2009, 08:57 AM djellison I THINK - the current location is in here - http:/... May 13 2009, 09:03 AM jamescanvin Yeah Doug that is the same one as the colour image... May 13 2009, 09:28 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (jamescanvin @ May 13 2009, 02:28 A... May 13 2009, 01:17 PM djellison For those pondering IDD shoving/pulling etc.
ht... May 13 2009, 10:18 AM HughFromAlice QUOTE (djellison @ May 13 2009, 07:48 PM)... May 13 2009, 09:47 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (HughFromAlice @ May 13 2009, 01:47... May 14 2009, 02:32 AM Stu So, what you're saying, Mr Data, is that that ... May 13 2009, 10:28 AM Oersted Yes, Doug, that was what I was thinking of, not ju... May 13 2009, 10:36 AM Stu Maybe Spirit just needs a lift from some passing n... May 13 2009, 10:54 AM djellison Paolo mentioned that driving motion and IDD motion... May 13 2009, 11:23 AM nprev Heck, just give me three Saturn V launches, 200 ke... May 13 2009, 11:42 AM Astro0 Before we go calling on Jawas or sending nprev to ... May 13 2009, 12:37 PM alan QUOTE (Astro0 @ May 13 2009, 07:37 AM) I... May 13 2009, 12:47 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (Astro0 @ May 13 2009, 05:37 AM) ..... May 13 2009, 01:12 PM nprev Well summarized, Astro0.
I for one am very curio... May 13 2009, 12:54 PM Astro0 I don't think that we are that far between Tsi... May 13 2009, 01:06 PM Astro0 RoverDriver (Paolo) said: 'Tried'...'S... May 13 2009, 01:30 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (Astro0 @ May 13 2009, 05:30 AM) Ro... May 14 2009, 02:06 AM marsophile How much force is the wind exerting on or under th... May 13 2009, 03:31 PM fredk I really liked the low sun angle shadow idea, but ... May 13 2009, 03:52 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (fredk @ May 13 2009, 07:52 AM) ...... May 14 2009, 02:10 AM Tesheiner I think it's worth a try.
QUOTE (RoverDriver ... May 13 2009, 04:10 PM hendric Could a shiny and rounded side be put onto MSL... May 13 2009, 04:43 PM algorimancer QUOTE (hendric @ May 13 2009, 11:43 AM) C... May 13 2009, 04:50 PM djellison QUOTE (hendric @ May 13 2009, 05:43 PM) C... May 13 2009, 05:47 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (fredk @ May 13 2009, 09:16 AM) Bac... May 14 2009, 02:12 AM fredk Or, for that matter, what about using the MI to di... May 13 2009, 05:23 PM algorimancer QUOTE (fredk @ May 13 2009, 11:23 AM) ...... May 13 2009, 05:34 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (algorimancer @ May 13 2009, 09:34 ... May 14 2009, 02:14 AM tedstryk I have some deconvolution filters I use. I am a b... May 14 2009, 02:22 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (tedstryk @ May 13 2009, 06:22 PM) ... May 14 2009, 02:33 AM maycm Couple of thoughts….Not quite in the category of p... May 13 2009, 06:38 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (maycm @ May 13 2009, 10:38 AM) Cou... May 14 2009, 02:18 AM nprev Hmm. Amplifying on your COG shift idea, Maycm, wha... May 13 2009, 07:01 PM SpaceListener QUOTE (nprev @ May 13 2009, 02:01 PM) Hmm... May 13 2009, 07:53 PM Tesheiner QUOTE (SpaceListener @ May 13 2009, 09:53... May 13 2009, 08:49 PM SpaceListener QUOTE (Tesheiner @ May 13 2009, 03:49 PM)... May 14 2009, 01:24 AM fredk QUOTE (SpaceListener @ May 14 2009, 02:24... May 14 2009, 01:50 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (Tesheiner @ May 13 2009, 12:49 PM)... May 14 2009, 02:24 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (SpaceListener @ May 13 2009, 11:53... May 14 2009, 02:22 AM dot.dk Maybe some kind of "tank mode" driving c... May 13 2009, 09:08 PM nprev QUOTE (dot.dk @ May 13 2009, 02:08 PM) Ma... May 13 2009, 10:26 PM stevesliva QUOTE (dot.dk @ May 13 2009, 04:08 PM) Ma... May 13 2009, 10:29 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (dot.dk @ May 13 2009, 01:08 PM) Ma... May 14 2009, 02:25 AM climber Another idea regarding taking pictures. Can't ... May 13 2009, 09:51 PM Fran Ontanaya On putting sand under the wheels to get traction, ... May 14 2009, 02:57 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (Fran Ontanaya @ May 13 2009, 07:57... May 14 2009, 04:28 AM |
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