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Update: Spirit and Opportunity
SPIRIT UPDATE: A Little Science, a Lot of Driving - sol 106, Apr 23, 2004
Spirit spent most of sol 106, which ended at 4:32 a.m. PDT on April 21,
performing remote sensing on the inside of "Missoula Crater." It
acquired panoramic camera and mini thermal emission spectrometer
panoramas and navigation camera images of the crater, along with some
panoramic camera images looking back toward "Bonneville" crater.
On the morning of sol 107, which ended at 5:12 a.m. PDT on April 22,
Spirit got some atmospheric and cloud observations with the panoramic
camera and mini thermal emission spectrometer. The rover then took a
look with the panoramic camera at three targets called "Gratteri
Piazza," "Wallula Gap," and "Clark Fork." Finally it was time to drive.
Spirit completed a 73.8-meter (242-feet) traverse that included a jog
around a sandy hollow to the east of Missoula. Most of the drive was in
the southeast direction on course to the "Columbia Hills." After the
drive, Spirit acquired additional panoramic camera and navigation camera
observations. The total odometry at the end of sol 107 was 976.77 meters
(.6 miles).
Spirit continued driving toward the Columbia Hills on sol 108, which
ended at 5:51 a.m. PDT on April 23, and will drive some more on sol 109,
which ends at 6:31 a.m. on April 24.
The wakeup song on sol 109 was "(Take me) Riding in my Car" by Woodie
Guthrie.
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OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity Reviews Rock Abrasion Tool Hole - sol
87, Apr 23, 2004
Opportunity spent its 87th sol, which ended at 5:33 p.m. PDT on April
22, gathering compositional information from the depression ground into
"Pilbara" on sol 86. The Moessbauer spectrometer examined the hole before
the alpha particle X-ray spectrometer was placed there. The microscopic
imager shot close-ups of Pilbara's new impression.
Data were also gathered by the miniature thermal emission spectrometer.
This set of activities should nearly complete a very detailed look at
representative rocks and soil from "Fram Crater," which can then be
compared to the "Eagle Crater" rocks and soils.
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73 de Alan, (Sysop ZL2AB).
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Points to ponder
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Rural wisdom
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A bumblebee is faster than a John Deere tractor.
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