[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update - June 23, 2004

[MARK BOSTICK]

Hello Ron,

Any estimate on how many Sols Spirit will last...power wise, solar batteries and everything considered?

Mark Bostick

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From: Ron Baalke
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:23 PM
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update - June 23, 2004


http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html

SPIRIT UPDATE: 'Pot-of-Gold' Revealed - sol 161-163,  
June 23, 2004

Spirit currently sits at the base of the "Columbia Hills"  
in an area called the "Hank Moore Hollow." This area has  
a collection of intriguing rocks on its rim, one of  
which, "Pot-of-Gold," will be the first target for  
scientists' observations.

Spirit used the microscopic imager to get an up close  
view of Pot-of-Gold on sol 161, but unfortunately, the  
images were out of focus. Rover planners attribute the  
blurry shots to a lower than expected rock contact  
prior to the imaging sequence. Spirit did successfully  
acquire Mossbauer observations of Pot-of-Gold on this sol.

On sol 162, Spirit was commanded to retake the  
microscopic images of Pot-of-Gold and do extensive  
observations with the Mossbauer and alpha particle  
X-ray spectrometer instruments. The microscopic images  
were successfully obtained, but a positioning fault of  
the instrument deployment device prevented the Mossbauer  
and alpha particle X-ray spectrometer observations from  
executing.

Spirit successfully completed the work with its  
instrument deployment device on sol 163, and took some  
additional microscopic images of Pot-of-Gold.


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