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@ppinheiro76 Oppy won't drive during conjunction. She'll stay parked & will take readings of a target with the Moessbauer (MB) spectrometer. |
Spirit & Oppy prepping for solar conjunction, when Sun is between Earth & Mars blocking communications for a 2-week period. Begins Nov. 29. |
Oppy making excellent progress on the trip to Endeavour Crater, having traveled over 1800 meters (1.1 miles). Route map: http://is.gd/99PU |
Spirit shows her spirit after a dust storm; Oppy is on an awesome road trip. The latest rover video report is up: http://tinyurl.com/57hmyv |
@manuelciosici Oppy recently wrapped up doing research at Victoria Crater and started a 7-mile drive to the much larger Endurance crater. |
@qcait Winter at the rover locations (south hemi) is ending. It was @marsphoenix (in the far north), that succumbed to the onset of autumn. |
That's our girl! Spirit communicated today just as instructed. Battery charge didn't go low enough to trigger fault-protection. Big cheers. |
During a dust storm, it is the dust kicked up into the atmosphere that is the biggest problem, reducing sunlight reaching solar panels. |
Questions re: brushes/wipers: They weren't needed for the initial 90-day mission, & periodic wind gusts have done a good job cleaning panels |
Spirit, hit by a regional dust storm, has reached lowest power levels ever: http://tinyurl.com/3tbma8 |
Watch the rovers on National Geographic's special, "Five Years on Mars," this Sunday, Nov. 2 at 8pm PT and ET. Preview: http://is.gd/5fpB... |
Wishing good luck and clearer skies to @MarsPhoenix. A little extra sun on the solar panels works wonders. |
@bobm512z Good point. The longest one-SOL drive was 219 meters, set in March 2005 by Opportunity. Sol =1 Martian day, or 24hrs 39min, 35secs |
Average driving speed for Sprit and Oppy is a cool 5 cm (2 inches) per second, @chriswcollins. The record 1-day drive is 219 meters (721 ft) |
A 7-mile (12km) drive could take up to two years @park3. Oppy could go 110 meters per day, stopping to work along the way. |
Road trip! Oppy is heading out on a long drive, over 7 miles, toward a new destination: massive Endeavor crater. http://tinyurl.com/3vnb76 |
@chopchop123 Plan is to check the dust patches to see if they contain any material we haven't seen in the past. Then moving on.. |
Spirit is doing small science chores & conserving power while waiting for more sunshine to boost energy (which continues at 245 watt-hours) |
Oppys rehab on the shoulder joint went well so a new task was assigned: check out & analyze some nearby dust patches. |
@DavilaDraws Both rovers have reached 1600+ days on Mars, far longer than original 90-day mssion. January marks FIVE YEAR anniversary. |
