Spirit’s Going The Distance
Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 21:47
SPIRIT UPDATE:
Spirit Studies Layered Rocks - sol 750-755, Feb 17, 2006:
Spirit will soon be on top of the rugged plateau known as "Home Plate," which features the most spectacular layering Spirit has yet encountered, and begin taking images of the surrounding terrain. Spirit had a productive week investigating two rock targets, "Barnhill" and "Posey." A restricted planning period (resulting from periodic, limited opportunities to communicate with overhead satellites) gave Spirit an opportunity to spend a few sols (Martian days) engaged in untargeted remote sensing and atmospheric science. The rover also charged its batteries. The science team is assigning nicknames to surface features honoring star players and managers of the Negro Leagues of baseball in the first half of the 20th century.
Well it’s nice to know that the robot is still kicking around on Martian soil.
Link …
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html
Spirit Studies Layered Rocks - sol 750-755, Feb 17, 2006:
Spirit will soon be on top of the rugged plateau known as "Home Plate," which features the most spectacular layering Spirit has yet encountered, and begin taking images of the surrounding terrain. Spirit had a productive week investigating two rock targets, "Barnhill" and "Posey." A restricted planning period (resulting from periodic, limited opportunities to communicate with overhead satellites) gave Spirit an opportunity to spend a few sols (Martian days) engaged in untargeted remote sensing and atmospheric science. The rover also charged its batteries. The science team is assigning nicknames to surface features honoring star players and managers of the Negro Leagues of baseball in the first half of the 20th century.
Well it’s nice to know that the robot is still kicking around on Martian soil.
Link …
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html
