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Re: Dave's other cars keep going
What I remember as well is the moon landing and Apollo 11 through the voice and amazed expressions of Walter Cronkite. He was speechless sometimes and other times he would say things like 'WoW'. It was great.
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For those that want a more detailed look at Victoria Crater and the region that will be explored, you can take a look at the linked version of this image (warning - big image: 2639 x 2550 pixels)
![]() The rover is currently just to the south-east of the small crater labeled "Emma Dean" (north is up in this image). In this view you can clearly see some of the more rugged areas around the rim of the crater that may include large areas of exposed bedrock. This high resolution MOC CPROTO image has a resolution of about 50cm/pixel, and was taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera aboard the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. -dave Last edited by dlavery : 09-09-2006 at 15:52. |
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Thanks again, Dave. This is an awesome image!
What is the apparent quasi-tessellation feature at the center of Victoria? It reminds me of a dry lake bed, as if the crater had once been filled with water. |
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Dave, do you guys at NASA have any idea as to how long the rover will keep going since it was only supposed to go for 90 days to begin with? I admit, I don't follow much about NASA, just what I hear on the news.
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Realistically, given the mechanical wear rates that we have seen it could continue on for a very, very long time. Conversely, a critical part could fail tomorrow that would mean the end of the mission. The rover is so far beyond the original expected design that we just don't have any real data upon which to base any lifetime estimates. So we are just taking it one day at a time.-dave |
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Dave,
How is NASA dealing with having a program that lasted so long beyond estimates? There are budget, personnel and logistical issues to deal with. How do you deal with, what is now, an open ended program? |
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The "Profit" on this project is tremendous. What they get out of it is priceless, but this is a government budget we are talking about. It's not like they can print money ![]() |
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Just wondering, will Mars ever get too far away that the rover won't be able to send anything back to Earth?
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-dave (for a cool Earth-Mars orbital simulation, see the UCAR Mars orbit web site) . |
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The current story on CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/0...ity/index.html) indicates that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will be in position in to take "High Resolution" imagery of Victoria Crater soon. Will the resolution be high enough to actually see Opportunity parked on the rim of the crater? That would be a really cool photo to see!
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