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ZL2VAL > ROVERS 27.05.04 15:41l 44 Lines 1779 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Opportunity Status, 25th May
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Sent: 040527/1103Z @:ZL2AB.#46.NZL.OC #:41112 [New Plymouth] FBB7.00g
From: ZL2VAL@ZL2AB.#46.NZL.OC
To : ROVERS@WW
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity on the Edge - sol 115-116, May 25, 2004
On Sol 115 Opportunity drove 11.7 meters (38.4 feet), coming to rest
about 3 meters (10 feet) from the edge of "Endurance Crater," as
intended. Rover planners had commanded Opportunity to go 10 centimeters
(3.9 inches) farther, but the rover decided to stop when it "saw" the
edge of the crater in the navigation camera images. This was actually a
more conservative response than necessary, as it would have been safe to
complete the drive. Rover planners are looking into changing the way
they send commands to prevent this over-conservatism next time.
Opportunity used its navigation camera to acquire images showing its
proximity to the crater. On Sol 116 Opportunity turned slightly to the
right and crept a little closer to the edge of Endurance Crater to get
into just the right position to set up camp for a few sols. The rover
executed this 1.5 meter (4.9 feet) traverse as planned, ending up facing
northwest with a total tilt of about 8 degrees pitched "nose-up". From
this position, Opportunity will make many observations with the
panoramic camera and mini thermal emission spectrometer to fully
characterize the parts of the crater that can be seen from here.
Opportunity now sits only about 1 meter from the edge of the crater, and
there is a sloping drop-off of about 40 degrees dead ahead.
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73 de Alan, (Sysop ZL2AB).
AX25:ZL2VAL@ZL2AB.#46.NZL.OC
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Points to ponder
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Rural wisdom
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Don't go huntin' with a fellow named Chug-A-Lug.
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