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Dawn Journal: A pause in thrusting
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2008/10/31 12:37 CDT
Dawn Journal: A pause in thrusting
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit "Bumps" a Move, Opportunity Puts the Pedal to the Metal
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2008/10/31 12:00 CDT
Spring is still off a ways on the horizon in the Red Planet's southern hemisphere, but the solar-powered Mars Exploration Rovers seemed to shake off their third Martian winter this month, as they roved into new phases and looked to new destinations on their overland expeditions of Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum. In the process, Spirit and Opportunity both chalked up notable achievements in October, adding to their already long list of accomplishments accrued as the world's first long-lived roving robot field geologists.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/10/03 12:05 CDT
That's the subject line of an email that Lou Friedman forwarded to me last week. He'd received it from Robert Farquhar, who has a long and distinguished career as flight director for numerous space missions. The "IT" in his email was ISEE-3/ICE.
Dawn Journal: One year since launch
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2008/09/30 12:13 CDT
Dawn Journal: One year since launch
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2008/09/30 12:00 CDT
It's been a September to remember for the Mars Exploration Rovers with Spirit producing enough power to return to its science assignments on a daily basis and Opportunity commanding the spotlight once again as it embarked on a long journey toward a new, humongous crater and one of the most ambitious adventures undertaken on the mission.
What's up in the solar system for the week of September 22
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/22 02:11 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of September 22
Opportunity's got a long road ahead
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/19 05:03 CDT
Mars Exploration Rover principal investigator Steve Squyres announced on National Public Radio's Science Friday show the next goal for Opportunity, and it's a long, long, long way away: a huge crater about 12 kilometers southeast of its current location, which the team is referring to internally as "Endeavour."
What's up in the solar system for the week of September 8
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/09/08 05:39 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of September 8
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Exits Victoria Crater, Spirit Picks Up Pace on Panorama
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2008/08/31 12:00 CDT
Clear skies and a warming Sun brightened winter in the southern hemisphere of the Red Planet, giving the Mars Exploration Rovers, appropriately enough, an august month. Opportunity packed up, left Cape Verde in the dust, and made headlines when it roved out of Victoria Crater last Thursday. On the other side of the planet, Spirit picked up the pace of photographing its surroundings for its next big, 360-degree, full color panorama.
Dawn Journal: Some explanations of orbital dynamics
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2008/08/28 01:14 CDT
Dawn Journal: Some explanations of orbital dynamics
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 25
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/25 04:12 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 25
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 18
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/16 05:12 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 18
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 11
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/11 03:40 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 11
Dawn Journal: We crave power!!
Posted by Marc Rayman on 2008/08/05 04:13 CDT
Dawn Journal: We crave power!!
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 4
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/08/05 03:36 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of August 4
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Bides Winter Time, Opportunity Wraps Victoria and Begins Exit
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2008/07/31 12:00 CDT
After cruising through winter solstice in late June, the Mars Exploration Rovers (MERs) roved into July taking every advantage of a winter that is by all appearances now proving to be rather mild for the Red Planet. At Gusev Crater, Spirit managed to maintain its power level and get back to doing a little bit of science, while on the other side of the planet, at Meridiani Planum, Opportunity finished photographing Cape Verde and began to chart its course back to Duck Bay where it will exit Victoria Crater.
What's up in the solar system for the week of July 28
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/07/28 01:01 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of July 28
What's up in the solar system for the week of July 21
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/07/22 05:21 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of July 21
What's up in the solar system for the week of July 14
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/07/14 10:59 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of July 14
What's up in the solar system for the week of July 7
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/07/08 01:23 CDT
What's up in the solar system for the week of July 7
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