18-05-2004, 14:41
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Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Rookie Year: 1996
Location: Herndon, VA
Posts: 3,176
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Re: Mars Rover on Car Talk!
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Originally Posted by Zzyzx
Funny, I wonder why JPL didn't think on how to keep the rover running in the winter? Anyway, It's nice to hear that Pikopendropof is still the chauffer.
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The rovers were orginally designed to last 92 days (90 "sols" or Martian days). We didn't expect them to last so long that surviving Martian winter would ever be a problem!
-dave
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