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Passing the Torch, Another Milestone for the MER mission |
 May 19 2010, 12:17 PM
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So it seems for the amazing Mars Exploration Rovers that another sol has come and another milestone has been reached.
Opportunity has passed the Viking 1 lander for operational time on Mars - 2245 sols. While Spirit remains in hibernation, there's no way to know whether she has the record. I'm sure that Opportunity will happily stand aside for Spirit when we hear from her again  Here's a banner logo and desktop image to mark the milestone.
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May 27 2010, 06:20 AM
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That's been asked a thousand times. Go look at your TV. It's vertical, right... but the screen's still dusty. tilting them vertical is probably not going to do much.
Plus - such a mechanism has it's own failure modes, complexities and risks. A dirty solar array is far far better than one that's stuck vertical. |
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Astro0 Passing the Torch May 19 2010, 12:17 PM
climber I believe I'll not be the only one to enjoy. T... May 19 2010, 12:41 PM vikingmars Great idea (and visual) Astro0 !!!
Her... May 19 2010, 08:14 PM
tedstryk Cool, although hopefully 2010 won't stick. May 19 2010, 09:10 PM
vikingmars QUOTE (tedstryk @ May 19 2010, 11:10 PM) ... May 20 2010, 07:26 PM climber QUOTE (vikingmars @ May 19 2010, 10:14 PM... May 19 2010, 09:47 PM vikingmars QUOTE (climber @ May 19 2010, 11:47 PM) D... May 20 2010, 07:36 AM NW71 QUOTE (vikingmars @ May 20 2010, 08:36 AM... May 20 2010, 11:05 AM climber ...as well as an encredibly good communicator (I m... May 20 2010, 10:40 AM Stu ... and that's why I love this place so much, ... May 20 2010, 07:34 PM MarsEngineer Thank you Olivier!
I am flattered by you (... May 25 2010, 01:11 AM eoincampbell QUOTE (MarsEngineer @ May 24 2010, 06:11 ... May 25 2010, 02:59 PM Oersted So, Rob, did the team never consider the possibili... May 25 2010, 07:10 PM MarsEngineer Oerstad, we did consider wind. We even considered ... May 26 2010, 05:54 AM Fozzie This might be a silly question, but why wasn't... May 27 2010, 05:57 AM Oersted Maybe if somebody goes back to solar on Mars one d... May 27 2010, 07:51 AM Gsnorgathon Some time ago, I read something, somewhere (yes, v... May 27 2010, 10:49 PM helvick I can't speak for anyone else but as an engine... May 28 2010, 01:02 AM Poolio QUOTE (helvick @ May 27 2010, 08:02 PM) a... May 28 2010, 04:14 AM jamescanvin QUOTE (Poolio @ May 28 2010, 05:14 AM) ..... May 28 2010, 08:21 AM serpens Helvik, such a sensible comment. Bravo! May 28 2010, 04:32 AM ElkGroveDan Here's a trivia question that maybe the missi... May 28 2010, 01:47 PM djellison Probably in the 500-1000 kwhr range I'd have t... May 28 2010, 01:58 PM fredk I'd estimate we're approaching a MWhr of t... May 28 2010, 02:29 PM |
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