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MSL - Stopover on the Road to Glenelg - Arm Commissioning, Commissioning Activity Period 2 - Sols 30 through 37
elakdawalla
post Sep 5 2012, 06:21 PM
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Rover drivers were tweeting yesterday that the 30.5-meter drive would be the last act of "Intermission." Sol 30 marks the start of Commissioning Activity Phase 2, when they'll check out the arm including MAHLI (yay) and, I think, scoop their first soil. As usual, keep discussion of previous images (through the navcam pan on sol 29) in the previous thread.


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Eyesonmars
post Sep 6 2012, 10:25 PM
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Not sure where to put this question but here goes ...
Could the brush on the arm be used to clean the dust off the rover (cameras, instruments, etc) if need be ?
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post Sep 6 2012, 10:41 PM
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QUOTE (Eyesonmars @ Sep 6 2012, 02:25 PM) *
Not sure where to put this question but here goes ...
Could the brush on the arm be used to clean the dust off the rover (cameras, instruments, etc) if need be ?


I would not do that. It's an abrasive tool. It would do far more harm than good.
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- elakdawalla   MSL - Stopover on the Road to Glenelg - Arm Commissioning   Sep 5 2012, 06:21 PM
- - RoverDriver   I think scooping will be postponed. Paolo   Sep 5 2012, 07:51 PM
- - Explorer1   Any idea how close we are to Glenelg? There's ...   Sep 5 2012, 08:02 PM
|- - volcanopele   QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Sep 5 2012, 01:02 PM) ...   Sep 6 2012, 06:17 PM
- - fredk   We've driven about 100 m so far. (Total wheel...   Sep 5 2012, 08:38 PM
- - mhoward   Looks like the arm works. Okay, let's continue...   Sep 6 2012, 01:34 PM
- - mhoward   Yay!   Sep 6 2012, 04:31 PM
- - Explorer1   Visuals up for teleconference: http://www.nasa.gov...   Sep 6 2012, 04:55 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Sep 6 2012, 09:55 AM) ...   Sep 6 2012, 05:06 PM
- - nprev   My wife's comment on the pictures of the arm i...   Sep 6 2012, 05:02 PM
- - Explorer1   Yeah, the video shows a belly-pan is going to happ...   Sep 6 2012, 05:14 PM
- - Doc   Watching the teleconference... sol 33 seems to be ...   Sep 6 2012, 05:25 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (Doc @ Sep 6 2012, 10:25 AM) sol 33...   Sep 6 2012, 05:38 PM
|- - Doc   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Sep 6 2012, 08:38 PM)...   Sep 6 2012, 05:43 PM
- - Doc   1 month or more till the first drill (no surprise ...   Sep 6 2012, 05:33 PM
- - centsworth_II   Judging by Google images, this should be an evocat...   Sep 6 2012, 05:34 PM
|- - Doc   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Sep 6 2012, 08:34 ...   Sep 6 2012, 05:40 PM
- - Doc   Distance travelled: 109m Crow's distance: 82m   Sep 6 2012, 05:37 PM
- - jmknapp   Leo Enright of Irish TV and of course Emily can al...   Sep 6 2012, 06:51 PM
- - xflare   I think this is the rock Joy Crisp is referring to...   Sep 6 2012, 07:13 PM
|- - Doc   QUOTE (xflare @ Sep 6 2012, 10:13 PM) I t...   Sep 6 2012, 10:44 PM
|- - xflare   QUOTE (xflare @ Sep 6 2012, 08:13 PM) I t...   Sep 9 2012, 05:50 PM
- - elakdawalla   jmknapp, xflare, you've made my blog-writing j...   Sep 6 2012, 07:17 PM
- - drz1111   That rock looks like a dead ringer for a porphyrit...   Sep 6 2012, 08:17 PM
- - Ant103   Sol 30 Navcams showing the extended robotic arm .   Sep 6 2012, 10:04 PM
|- - Joffan   QUOTE (Ant103 @ Sep 6 2012, 03:04 PM) Sol...   Sep 6 2012, 11:29 PM
- - Eyesonmars   Not sure where to put this question but here goes ...   Sep 6 2012, 10:25 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (Eyesonmars @ Sep 6 2012, 02:25 PM)...   Sep 6 2012, 10:41 PM
- - neo56   According to this abstract : http://meetingorganiz...   Sep 6 2012, 10:31 PM
|- - Deimos   QUOTE (Eyesonmars @ Sep 6 2012, 10:25 PM)...   Sep 6 2012, 11:33 PM
|- - fredk   QUOTE (neo56 @ Sep 6 2012, 11:31 PM) Does...   Sep 6 2012, 11:36 PM
|- - Deimos   QUOTE (fredk @ Sep 6 2012, 11:36 PM) ... ...   Sep 6 2012, 11:43 PM
|- - Doc   Speaking of dented wheels, what exactly is the mat...   Sep 6 2012, 11:55 PM
|- - nilstycho   QUOTE (Doc @ Sep 6 2012, 03:55 PM) Speaki...   Sep 7 2012, 12:04 AM
|- - Doc   QUOTE (nilstycho @ Sep 7 2012, 03:04 AM) ...   Sep 7 2012, 12:23 AM
- - jmknapp   An anaglyph of the interesting rock: The piece ...   Sep 7 2012, 12:20 AM
- - Pando   Contrast and color enhanced to bring out some inte...   Sep 7 2012, 04:50 AM
- - Reckless   From sadly not a geologist, this looks a bit like ...   Sep 7 2012, 09:18 AM
- - elakdawalla   You have to be careful with casual rock identifica...   Sep 7 2012, 04:04 PM
- - Zeke4ther   Thanks for that, Emily. I did a search and it was...   Sep 7 2012, 05:52 PM
- - Doc   Judging from the size of the crystals, we can safe...   Sep 7 2012, 06:14 PM
- - Don1   Olivine is a green mineral.   Sep 7 2012, 07:59 PM
- - Pando   I am curious - would a smaller gravity on Mars hav...   Sep 7 2012, 08:01 PM
- - elakdawalla   Big crystals do have to form at depth, but you can...   Sep 7 2012, 09:30 PM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Sep 7 2012, 10:30 PM...   Sep 7 2012, 10:12 PM
|- - Doc   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Sep 8 2012, 12:30 AM...   Sep 8 2012, 11:22 AM
- - dvandorn   Considering that Sojourner's APXS identified s...   Sep 8 2012, 02:17 AM
- - fredk   Hello there!   Sep 8 2012, 04:13 AM
- - Cargo Cult   There's a self-portrait taken with MAHLI up - ...   Sep 8 2012, 04:16 AM
- - fredk   I do believe she winked at me...   Sep 8 2012, 04:42 AM
|- - Doc   QUOTE (fredk @ Sep 8 2012, 07:42 AM) I do...   Sep 8 2012, 11:16 AM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (Doc @ Sep 8 2012, 04:16 AM) Why wo...   Sep 8 2012, 02:32 PM
- - CosmicRocker   QUOTE (fredk @ Sep 7 2012, 10:13 PM) Hell...   Sep 8 2012, 04:49 AM
- - Oersted   My take... Yup, contrast-stretching etc. means tha...   Sep 8 2012, 05:52 AM
- - gpurcell   My take switching into LAB space:   Sep 8 2012, 06:12 AM
|- - MarsInMyLifetime   The original looked similar to issues with 40-year...   Sep 8 2012, 07:06 AM
- - Juramike   Crystal size is a direct result of how fast the ro...   Sep 8 2012, 12:14 PM
- - Juramike   Liquid nitrogen ice cream recipe here http://chemi...   Sep 8 2012, 12:20 PM
- - Ant103   This self-portrait pic, it's an amazing shot ...   Sep 8 2012, 02:53 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (Ant103 @ Sep 8 2012, 07:53 AM) Thi...   Sep 8 2012, 03:29 PM
|- - neo56   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Sep 8 2012, 04:29 PM)...   Sep 9 2012, 05:22 PM
- - markril   And, another: Mark   Sep 8 2012, 06:47 PM
- - Nix   I just keep looking at that image.. so surreal... ...   Sep 8 2012, 07:44 PM
- - Bill Harris   QUOTE (juramike)During field work this summer we w...   Sep 9 2012, 01:32 AM
|- - MahFL   Looks like a MAHLI full res with the dust cover op...   Sep 9 2012, 03:55 AM
- - mcaplinger   Many of sol 32's Mastcam turret inspection ima...   Sep 9 2012, 04:14 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   Wow that's beautiful, thanks for pointing it o...   Sep 9 2012, 04:19 AM
- - NickF   Some interesting beasties from Sol 20   Sep 9 2012, 04:29 AM
|- - jmknapp   QUOTE (NickF @ Sep 8 2012, 11:29 PM) Some...   Sep 9 2012, 10:55 AM
- - neo56   Wow ! A whole bunch of 22 new Mastcam34 photos...   Sep 9 2012, 08:57 AM
- - Doc   My take on MAHLI's on camera blink   Sep 9 2012, 09:30 AM
- - jmknapp   Has there been any report on preliminary results f...   Sep 9 2012, 09:40 AM
- - neo56   Have you noticed that we can see the martian surfa...   Sep 9 2012, 09:54 AM
- - dvandorn   At first glance, the rocks in the image NickF post...   Sep 9 2012, 12:59 PM
|- - jmknapp   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Sep 9 2012, 08:59 AM) A...   Sep 10 2012, 12:05 AM
- - eoincampbell   From those awesome turret inspection shots, anyone...   Sep 9 2012, 02:52 PM
- - elakdawalla   Those mechanically isolate APXS and MAHLI from the...   Sep 9 2012, 03:05 PM
- - climber   I understand they are taking very cautious steps b...   Sep 9 2012, 04:52 PM
- - Stu   QUOTE (NickF @ Sep 9 2012, 05:29 AM) Some...   Sep 9 2012, 06:33 PM
- - elakdawalla   It seems like they should; which makes me try to i...   Sep 9 2012, 07:01 PM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Sep 9 2012, 08:01 PM...   Sep 9 2012, 10:37 PM
- - Stu   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Sep 9 2012, 08:01 PM...   Sep 9 2012, 07:05 PM
|- - john_s   Definitely weird to think about! But are pro...   Sep 9 2012, 07:23 PM
- - elakdawalla   You're right, it's likely not that slow --...   Sep 9 2012, 08:09 PM
- - dvandorn   I said at first glance... However, isn't pum...   Sep 10 2012, 01:53 AM
|- - fredk   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Sep 10 2012, 01:53 AM) ...   Sep 10 2012, 02:31 AM
- - Hungry4info   First MAHLI image without the dust cover. http://m...   Sep 10 2012, 03:45 AM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Sep 9 2012, 08:45 PM...   Sep 10 2012, 04:03 AM
|- - Joffan   QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Sep 9 2012, 09:45 PM...   Sep 10 2012, 04:04 AM
- - PDP8E   MAHLI has tossed off its lens cover! I stacked...   Sep 10 2012, 04:28 AM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (PDP8E @ Sep 9 2012, 09:28 PM) MAHL...   Sep 10 2012, 04:34 AM
- - NickF   There are some stupendous MAHLI images of the rove...   Sep 10 2012, 04:29 AM
- - fredk   Get the swear jar. This is insane. http://mars.jp...   Sep 10 2012, 04:30 AM
- - fredk   I have to say that in all of my years of following...   Sep 10 2012, 05:02 AM
- - elakdawalla   Your wish is my command Fullsize It'll be n...   Sep 10 2012, 05:46 AM
- - Explorer1   Wow! Old Abe's already got a grain of dus...   Sep 10 2012, 06:33 AM
- - Cargo Cult   Forget the cuddly, anthropomorphic shot of the mas...   Sep 10 2012, 06:39 AM
- - Stellingwerff   Ok, it looks terrible do to the amateur Hugin skil...   Sep 10 2012, 06:43 AM
|- - walfy   Amazing shots of the underbelly! Besides the ...   Sep 10 2012, 07:04 AM
- - iMPREPREX   Oh man, that one above is so close to being perfec...   Sep 10 2012, 07:04 AM
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