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Stuck, All six wheels in deep
nasaman58
post Apr 29 2005, 02:44 AM
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I just read on SPACE.com that Oppy managed to get all six wheels stuck deep in a sand ripple. wheel.gif wheel.gif wheel.gif
wheel.gif wheel.gif wheel.gif

From the picture
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imaged...t%3A+NASA%2FJPL
the sand looks very fine grained, maybe a tad powdery. Squyers is optimistic they'll get out,
but it seems they'll have to do some rocking back and forth with prayers that they don't get in deeper. The taller ripples and the different textured sand is curious; any ideas out there as to why it gets that way farther south from the landing site?

I don't mean to be a cynic, but perhaps Oppy won't die of her own natural causes; maybe Mars, the god of war, has found prey....
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- nasaman58   Stuck   Apr 29 2005, 02:44 AM
- - Sunspot   If Opportunity manages to free itself....do you th...   Jun 3 2005, 10:24 AM
- - Bill Harris   I don't think it is so much a function of dune...   Jun 3 2005, 02:31 PM
|- - RNeuhaus   QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Jun 3 2005, 09:31 AM)I d...   Jun 3 2005, 02:46 PM
- - dot.dk   New images for today! Freedom is lurking h...   Jun 3 2005, 03:10 PM
|- - Jeff7   QUOTE (dot.dk @ Jun 3 2005, 11:10 AM)New imag...   Jun 3 2005, 05:35 PM
|- - dilo   QUOTE (Jeff7 @ Jun 3 2005, 05:35 PM)Look on t...   Jun 3 2005, 08:30 PM
- - Sunspot   Yep, left wheel looks like its pretty much free no...   Jun 3 2005, 03:52 PM
|- - mhoward   False-color from Sol 483 Some updated movies h...   Jun 3 2005, 03:57 PM
||- - dilo   QUOTE (mhoward @ Jun 3 2005, 03:57 PM)False-c...   Jun 3 2005, 09:24 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   "And, with one bound, Jack was... ...FREE...   Jun 3 2005, 03:58 PM
- - alan   I wonder if they have Oppy programmed to stop afte...   Jun 3 2005, 04:07 PM
- - Tman   Suddenly behind this dune ahead, THAT would be coo...   Jun 3 2005, 04:45 PM
|- - Reckless   QUOTE (Tman @ Jun 3 2005, 05:45 PM)Suddenly b...   Jun 3 2005, 04:54 PM
- - Bill Harris   QUOTE What is the direction of promiment windblow?...   Jun 3 2005, 07:59 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   Sexual exploitation goes to Mars! http://pla...   Jun 3 2005, 11:34 PM
- - djellison   I'll have an R please Steve Doug   Jun 3 2005, 11:38 PM
- - ddeerrff   There are no 'R's, but you can throw out t...   Jun 4 2005, 01:56 AM
- - Phil Stooke   You can keep the winch *and* the wrench if I can h...   Jun 4 2005, 03:11 AM
- - CosmicRocker   Hehe... ...wondering which word was wanted.   Jun 4 2005, 03:26 AM
- - CosmicRocker   Whoohoo! More hard data. With two similar th...   Jun 4 2005, 05:32 AM
|- - MahFL   Oppy is out of the sand !!!!!...   Jun 4 2005, 03:19 PM
|- - sapodilla   QUOTE (MahFL @ Jun 4 2005, 05:19 PM)Oppy is o...   Jun 4 2005, 03:21 PM
|- - Nirgal   QUOTE (MahFL @ Jun 4 2005, 05:19 PM)Oppy is o...   Jun 4 2005, 03:26 PM
- - akuo   YEEHAAAAWW!!!!!!! The...   Jun 4 2005, 03:27 PM
- - DEChengst   Yeah A Mars bar for everyone   Jun 4 2005, 03:28 PM
- - dot.dk   I'm so happy I have to share my excitement in ...   Jun 4 2005, 03:51 PM
- - djellison   I just gave the celebratory trowel it's last c...   Jun 4 2005, 04:18 PM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 4 2005, 11:18 AM)I jus...   Jun 4 2005, 06:18 PM
- - TheChemist   I just got back after a week's absence, and th...   Jun 4 2005, 04:26 PM
|- - mhoward   Here is an anaglyph of the rear hazcam image:   Jun 4 2005, 04:43 PM
- - OWW   Aaargh. I bet on sol 485. Didn't count on them...   Jun 4 2005, 04:47 PM
|- - akuo   QUOTE (ObsessedWithWorlds @ Jun 4 2005, 04:47...   Jun 4 2005, 04:51 PM
|- - OWW   QUOTE (akuo @ Jun 4 2005, 04:51 PM)If they ar...   Jun 4 2005, 05:03 PM
- - Tman   Wow what a finish and what a trench!!...   Jun 4 2005, 05:35 PM
- - Sunspot   Yeah.....thats some trench there An update fro...   Jun 4 2005, 05:51 PM
|- - helvick   Let's hope that the weather doesn't come i...   Jun 4 2005, 06:32 PM
|- - tedstryk   That is quite a trench, that said, I propose that ...   Jun 4 2005, 06:43 PM
|- - tedstryk   oops   Jun 4 2005, 06:47 PM
||- - dilo   Alleluja! .... .. ----------...   Jun 4 2005, 07:22 PM
||- - CosmicRocker   QUOTE (dilo @ Jun 4 2005, 01:22 PM)Alleluja...   Jun 5 2005, 12:02 AM
|- - Jeff7   QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jun 4 2005, 01:43 PM)That i...   Jun 4 2005, 07:24 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   Did somebody mention tiny craters? (grin)   Jun 4 2005, 07:42 PM
||- - helvick   Yeah - Tiny Craters or bust! After all how ma...   Jun 4 2005, 07:49 PM
|- - tedstryk   QUOTE (Jeff7 @ Jun 4 2005, 07:24 PM)Why not? ...   Jun 4 2005, 08:04 PM
|- - Nirgal   what a perfect timing ! with Spirit finally f...   Jun 4 2005, 08:38 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   QUOTE (dilo @ Jun 4 2005, 07:22 PM)Alleluja...   Jun 4 2005, 07:36 PM
- - alan   I can't wait till they downlaod the rest of th...   Jun 4 2005, 07:58 PM
- - CosmicRocker   I just noticed that Steve Squyres has posted a sec...   Jun 5 2005, 01:20 AM
- - Vladimorka   Looking at the rover tracks in the "freeing...   Jun 6 2005, 08:11 AM
|- - dilo   QUOTE (Vladimorka @ Jun 6 2005, 08:11 AM)Look...   Jun 6 2005, 08:23 PM
- - Vladimorka   And there's more - look at the apparent change...   Jun 7 2005, 05:38 AM
|- - dilo   QUOTE (Vladimorka @ Jun 7 2005, 05:38 AM)And ...   Jun 7 2005, 06:05 AM
- - Vladimorka   Yes, I saw them, but I had to go to work. Now I...   Jun 7 2005, 06:34 AM
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