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fredk
post May 12 2009, 02:29 AM
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We may have the same scenery for quite a while. From the latest release:
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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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- fredk   Getting Unstuck in West Valley   May 12 2009, 02:29 AM
- - djellison   I just can't help thinking of the old chestnut...   Oct 20 2009, 07:05 AM
- - MarsIsImportant   I haven't chimed in on this topic yet because ...   Oct 20 2009, 07:53 AM
|- - Tman   QUOTE (MarsIsImportant @ Oct 20 2009, 09...   Oct 21 2009, 06:00 AM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Tman @ Oct 21 2009, 07:00 AM) goin...   Oct 21 2009, 10:25 AM
|- - RobertEB   QUOTE (Tman @ Oct 21 2009, 01:00 AM) You...   Oct 23 2009, 04:12 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (Tman @ Oct 21 2009, 02:00 AM) One ...   Oct 23 2009, 05:43 PM
- - climber   You know, the "problem" is, Spirit is a ...   Oct 20 2009, 09:25 PM
- - fredk   If we do get out, I have to wonder about further e...   Oct 23 2009, 04:46 PM
- - djellison   McCool Hill was found to be SLIGHTLY higher   Oct 23 2009, 06:10 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (djellison @ Oct 23 2009, 08:10 PM)...   Oct 23 2009, 07:55 PM
|- - CryptoEngineer   QUOTE (climber @ Oct 23 2009, 03:55 PM) S...   Oct 27 2009, 06:25 PM
||- - Vultur   QUOTE (CryptoEngineer @ Oct 27 2009, 06:2...   Oct 27 2009, 10:28 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (climber @ Oct 23 2009, 07:55 PM) S...   Oct 27 2009, 06:39 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (djellison @ Oct 27 2009, 07:39 PM)...   Oct 27 2009, 09:30 PM
|- - CryptoEngineer   QUOTE (climber @ Oct 27 2009, 04:30 PM) T...   Oct 28 2009, 05:27 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (CryptoEngineer @ Oct 28 2009, 06:2...   Oct 28 2009, 08:27 PM
- - Tman   You mean OUR Love... http://www.youtube.com/watch?...   Oct 23 2009, 06:21 PM
- - fredk   Looks like the review will take place this Wednesd...   Oct 27 2009, 03:41 PM
- - alan   From Scott Maxwell's twitter page QUOTE Today...   Oct 28 2009, 05:27 PM
- - Phil Stooke   "I don't know exactly what the naming rul...   Oct 28 2009, 07:29 PM
- - BrianL   Aaaarggghh!!! 6:20 pm here and still n...   Oct 28 2009, 11:22 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (BrianL @ Oct 28 2009, 11:22 PM) Aa...   Nov 2 2009, 08:23 PM
- - fredk   From Maxwell: QUOTE Big review is done! In a f...   Oct 29 2009, 04:02 PM
|- - jamescanvin   QUOTE (fredk @ Oct 29 2009, 04:02 PM) Fro...   Oct 29 2009, 04:17 PM
- - JayB   Amnesia-Like Behavior Returns on Spirit http://ww...   Oct 30 2009, 10:45 PM
- - djellison   They're formatting the flash today - something...   Oct 30 2009, 11:26 PM
- - fredk   From Maxwell:QUOTE Hypothesis: problem is in flash...   Oct 30 2009, 11:33 PM
- - eoincampbell   Is the reformatting procedure a snap! now? I r...   Oct 31 2009, 02:54 AM
- - Astro0   Missed this move by the MI. Hope it's telling ...   Oct 31 2009, 01:25 PM
|- - ups   Wow, those provide great perspective -- thanks for...   Nov 1 2009, 04:39 PM
- - fredk   From the latest Planetary Report:QUOTE the enginee...   Nov 1 2009, 05:19 PM
- - imipak   http://twitter.com/marsroverdriver/status/53665854...   Nov 2 2009, 07:24 PM
- - centsworth_II   I like that they are seriously documenting the roc...   Nov 2 2009, 07:54 PM
- - Astro0   Another look underneath Spirit. A quick stitch jp...   Nov 3 2009, 06:45 AM
- - RobertEB   Spirit being stuck here for so long provides a goo...   Nov 3 2009, 02:34 PM
- - fredk   Speaking of long-term monitoring, something caught...   Nov 3 2009, 04:38 PM
- - Hungry4info   I confirm. In a few Sols, the camera may be layin...   Nov 3 2009, 04:48 PM
- - djellison   I have tweeted the appropriate people One could ...   Nov 3 2009, 04:54 PM
- - Hungry4info   So, if nothing else works, by sol 20,000 we should...   Nov 3 2009, 06:34 PM
- - ilbasso   I think you're on to something. If we wait a ...   Nov 3 2009, 06:56 PM
|- - Hungry4info   QUOTE (ilbasso @ Nov 3 2009, 12:56 PM) If...   Nov 3 2009, 07:40 PM
- - bgarlick   fredk is right, It does not look like the rover i...   Nov 3 2009, 07:28 PM
- - Astro0   I've noticed these 3-4 pixel wabbles before. I...   Nov 3 2009, 10:39 PM
- - djellison   Scott's going to have a look at it.   Nov 3 2009, 11:09 PM
- - fredk   It's a lot easier to imagine a variety of thin...   Nov 3 2009, 11:10 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   Is it possible that the hazcams are attached with ...   Nov 3 2009, 11:24 PM
- - Astro0   I'm just having another thought about this app...   Nov 4 2009, 12:42 AM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (Astro0 @ Nov 4 2009, 01:42 AM) Per...   Nov 4 2009, 06:40 AM
- - djellison   QUOTE MarsRovers @doug_ellison team thinks it cou...   Nov 4 2009, 08:09 AM
- - Astro0   My brain keeps recalling something I saw in the Na...   Nov 4 2009, 11:16 AM
|- - Pertinax   QUOTE (Astro0 @ Nov 4 2009, 08:16 AM) Thi...   Nov 4 2009, 01:59 PM
- - mhoward   This photo that showed up on NASA/JPL's Flickr...   Nov 5 2009, 04:27 PM
- - fredk   And the surface under the rover looks right, if yo...   Nov 5 2009, 04:43 PM
- - briv1016   New Update: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/missio...   Nov 6 2009, 03:02 AM
- - Astro0   More MIs...Sol2076   Nov 6 2009, 03:36 AM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (Astro0 @ Nov 5 2009, 07:36 PM) Mor...   Nov 6 2009, 04:58 AM
- - Astro0   Spirit IDD elbow joint... ...   Nov 6 2009, 03:40 AM
|- - sgendreau   QUOTE (Astro0 @ Nov 5 2009, 07:40 PM) Spi...   Nov 6 2009, 04:21 AM
- - alan   Any idea when a decision will be made about extric...   Nov 6 2009, 04:02 AM
- - Astro0   Touching? I'm still not sure about that, but i...   Nov 6 2009, 05:09 AM
- - AndyG   Looking over my glasses, I can "black drop...   Nov 6 2009, 09:30 AM
- - Ron Hobbs   There is an interesting article at NatureNews: Ma...   Nov 6 2009, 06:50 PM
- - nprev   Don't think it'd be the IDD, Ron, but the ...   Nov 6 2009, 06:59 PM
- - fredk   Thanks for the heads up to that article. I don...   Nov 6 2009, 07:01 PM
- - Juramike   Hmmmm. But could you use the IDD for seismometry?...   Nov 6 2009, 07:36 PM
|- - algorimancer   QUOTE (Juramike @ Nov 6 2009, 01:36 PM) E...   Nov 6 2009, 08:14 PM
- - Ron Hobbs   QUOTE (nprev @ Nov 6 2009, 10:59 AM) Don...   Nov 6 2009, 07:42 PM
- - fredk   Using the arm that way might be useful in weather-...   Nov 6 2009, 08:21 PM
- - elakdawalla   Topic split, continued here from the point that Sp...   Nov 8 2009, 08:22 PM
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