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Subj: Spirit status, 9th June
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From: ZL2VAL@ZL2AB.#46.NZL.OC
To : ROVERS@WW
Update: Spirit and Opportunity
*SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Surpasses 3 Kilometer Mark!*
sol 148-151, June 09, 2004
During sols 148 through 151, Spirit advanced significantly closer to the
"Columbia Hills" and now sits only 220 meters (722 feet) from its first
target at the base, a location informally named "Spur B."
Sol 148 was a driving sol, with Spirit completing a 64.7-meter (212.3
feet) engineer-directed drive. This put the rover in position for some
sol 149 work with the robotic arm, and provided a great view of the
Columbia Hills.
On Sol 149, Spirit took a break from driving and surveyed the Columbia
Hills with the panoramic camera and mini thermal emissions spectrometer.
After that, the rover attained an alpha particle X-ray spectrometer
observation of the filter magnet and capture magnet. Spirit takes a look
at its magnets every now and then to assess what magnetically
susceptible materials have accumulated. The last magnet check was on sol
92.
Spirit used its alpha particle X-ray spectrometer and Mössbauer
spectrometer to observe a rock called "Joshua" on sol 150.
Unfortunately, the rest of the sol's planned work with the instrument
deployment device did not take place because of a command anomaly, which
made Spirit think that a collision between the rock abrasion tool and
the forearm might occur. Therefore, the tool change and all subsequent
arm motions were prevented for the rest of the sol.
Spirit was back to business on sol 151, and finished observing Joshua
and the science magnets with the tools on the instrument deployment
device. After that, the rover was off, and successfully completed a
73-meter (240 feet) drive toward the Columbia Hills.
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73 de Alan, (Sysop ZL2AB).
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