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post Apr 4 2005, 07:16 PM
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A snip from this article
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c...MNGBNC2S9B1.DTL

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"The RAT on each rover was designed to work for only three grindings, and on Spirit we've used it for 15 grinds already, so no wonder it's balky," he said. "It's hard to tell whether all the diamonds are worn away, or whether some are left, so we're keeping it for only the next high-priority targets.


Not that it is serious, but just a sign of wear and tear smile.gif


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- dot.dk   Spirits Rat   Apr 4 2005, 07:16 PM
- - ilbasso   From the same article: "But if [etched terra...   Apr 4 2005, 09:17 PM
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- - djellison   Well - imagine a 1hr UHF pass at 128kbps whilst MR...   Apr 6 2005, 04:29 PM

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