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Old 07-22-2007, 12:36 PM   #1
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Well I think it's great that they got three years out of a three month mission, so anything beyond that is just gravy.
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Old 07-22-2007, 01:44 PM   #2
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Well I think it's great that they got three years out of a three month mission, so anything beyond that is just gravy.
Yeah, sort of like a space going Gilligan's Island. They should have named one the Minnow.
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Old 07-25-2007, 07:42 AM   #3
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Well I think it's great that they got three years out of a three month mission, so anything beyond that is just gravy.
That's just NASA keeping the bar low enough.
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Old 07-26-2007, 03:05 PM   #4
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Well, many of those Martian slopes are very slippery, after all.
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Old 07-26-2007, 05:14 PM   #5
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Well, many of those Martian slopes are very slippery, after all.
One of those rovers was scheduled to drop down into a deep crater - a most risky task. That will be put on hold.

Fortunately for the rovers, it is summer. Harsh weather that makes Mars so inhospitable to humans is still relatively mild for the Rovers.

It is not just dust on the solar panels that appears to be a problem. Mars atmosphere apparently is currently heavy with dust. Whether the problem is dust on panels or too much dust in air is subjective. What appears to be a planet wide storm must subside before we know more. Unfortunately, that may take until the Martian winter which means both rovers accomplish little this year.
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