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07-22-2007, 09:25 AM | #1 | ||
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Mars Rover face end of mission
They were supposed to last for 3 months, but after 3 years the Mars Rovers may soon be gone.
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07-22-2007, 09:38 AM | #2 |
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They just need to figuer out how to get it to shake like a dog , get all that dust off the solar panels
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07-22-2007, 10:53 AM | #3 |
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It isn't so much the dust on the panels...the sunlight is obscured because of the constant dust storms. There's not enough available sunlight for the panels to make electricity.
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07-22-2007, 11:29 AM | #4 |
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Well that too ,
But hell 3 years !!!! Good value for the dollor !!! Just found this about the batterys and solar cells , http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/technology/bb_power.html
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07-22-2007, 12:36 PM | #5 |
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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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07-22-2007, 01:44 PM | #6 |
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Yeah, sort of like a space going Gilligan's Island. They should have named one the Minnow.
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07-23-2007, 12:26 PM | #7 | |
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This time, storms were longer. It is not just solar panels that worry Rover drivers. Everything in both Rovers were exposed to very severe weather. Eventually we will learn what was and was not damaged. First, both Rovers need another storm to again blow dust off the solar panels. This story is probably a misrepresentation by a reporter. More likely, it's just another story in the life of two Rovers. |
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07-25-2007, 12:12 AM | #8 | |
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07-25-2007, 07:42 AM | #9 |
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That's just NASA keeping the bar low enough.
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07-26-2007, 03:05 PM | #10 |
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Well, many of those Martian slopes are very slippery, after all.
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07-26-2007, 05:14 PM | #11 | |
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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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