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 Jun 3 2005, 11:34 PM
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Sexual exploitation goes to Mars!
http://planetary.org/news/2005/mer-update_0602.html : "All things considered -- and with no AAA truck and wench on hand -- two feet is progress, and Squyres told The Planetary Society yesterday that he remains confident the rover will be back out cruising the plains at some point in coming weeks." So tell me: why wouldn't a MALE AAA truck driver do just as well? |
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Jun 3 2005, 11:38 PM
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Founder  Group: Chairman Posts: 14445 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
I'll have an R please Steve
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Jun 4 2005, 01:56 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 83 Joined: 19-April 05 Member No.: 251 |
There are no 'R's, but you can throw out the 'e' and replace it with an 'i'.
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Jun 4 2005, 03:11 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10254 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
You can keep the winch *and* the wrench if I can have the other thing.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Jun 4 2005, 03:26 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
Hehe...
...wondering which word was wanted.
-------------------- ...Tom
I'm not a Space Fan, I'm a Space Exploration Enthusiast. |
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Jun 4 2005, 05:32 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
Whoohoo! More hard data.
With two similar threads going, I never know where is the best place to post the latest progress efficiency graph. Sorry about that, but it's this thread's turn.  Steve's June 2 update with info on the two 20 meter attempts was pretty encouraging, but the June 3 MER update provided the detail, and it's looking good. http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/sta...tml#opportunity The average progress efficiency for all attempted drives has jumped up to 0.0055, and the daily trend has clearly broken upward. This is a good sign. The following is an updated plot of the ratio of distance gained / distance attempted, for each sol. 
-------------------- ...Tom
I'm not a Space Fan, I'm a Space Exploration Enthusiast. |
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Jun 4 2005, 03:19 PM
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Jun 4 2005, 03:21 PM
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Jun 4 2005, 03:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 30-March 05 Member No.: 223 |
QUOTE (MahFL @ Jun 4 2005, 05:19 PM)  I'm back from my vacation and now this good news ! congratulations for this unbelievable, phantastic work from the whole JPL rover team !!! |
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Jun 4 2005, 03:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 24-March 04 From: Finland Member No.: 63 |
YEEHAAAAWW!!!!!!!
The tracks in the rear hazcam look like oppy got close to 100% traction in the end. I suspected that they would get out pretty quick when on the last sol the front wheels were almost on solid ground, but this was faster than I thought. I wonder what was the set drive distance. Excellent stuff MER team! -------------------- Antti Kuosmanen
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Jun 4 2005, 03:28 PM
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Yeah
A Mars bar for everyone 
-------------------- PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h ;
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Jun 4 2005, 03:51 PM
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I'm so happy I have to share my excitement in both threads!
 Go Oppy Go Go!!! Bring on Erebus and Victoría!! 
-------------------- "I want to make as many people as possible feel like they are part of this adventure. We are going to give everybody a sense of what exploring the surface of another world is really like"
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Jun 4 2005, 04:18 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14445 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
I just gave the celebratory trowel it's last coat of gold - I hope to get a little plaque made tomorrow morning, then mount it tomorrow night and hopefully send it off on Monday
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Jun 4 2005, 04:26 PM
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I just got back after a week's absence, and this is the best news I could have hoped for !!
Congratulations to the whole MER team
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Jun 4 2005, 04:43 PM
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Here is an anaglyph of the rear hazcam image:
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