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OPPORTUNITY UPDATE:
Rock Abrasion Tool Hops from 'Virginia' to 'London' - sol 144-149, June
29, 2004
While Opportunity is hard at work inside "Endurance Crater," engineers
at JPL are busy testing engineering models in the Lab's simulated
martian environment. A tilt platform is being used to determine
Opportunity's ability to climb back up over the "curb" below its current
location.
On sol 144, Opportunity completed the Mössbauer spectrometer integration
on the rock abrasion tool hole on the "Cobble Hill" area. Microscopic
images were also collected.
Sol 145 was a busy day, with the rover collecting more post-rock
abrasion tool Cobble Hill and pre-"Virginia" microscopic images. The
tool then bored a 4.3-millimeter (0.17 inches) hole in Virginia. Deep
sleep mode was invoked for the overnight hours.
Sol 146 was used to examine the newly-abraded hole with the microscopic
imager and the alpha particle X-ray spectrometer.
On sol 147 the rover performed a long Mössbauer spectrometer integration
on Virginia and completed some remote sensing from its location in the
crater. After relaying the data through both Mars Global Surveyor and
Mars Odyssey, Opportunity went into deep sleep mode for the night.
"London" was Opportunity's target on sol 148. The rock abrasion tool
ground a 4.5-millimeter (0.18 inches) hole in the rock. The alpha
particle X-ray spectrometer was then placed on the hole for integration.
On sol 149 the rover continued to scrutinize London with the alpha
particle X-ray spectrometer and the microscopic imager. A Mössbauer
spectrometer integration was initiated and will be completed on sol 150.
Deep sleep mode was invoked for the overnight hours.
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73 de Alan, (Sysop ZL2AB).
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