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Curiosity Rover Stalled By Sandy Trap On Mars' 'Hidden Valley'
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| Aug, 19, 2014, 02:53 PM
| Mary Nichols ,
Posted on 08/19/2014 3:39:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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posted on
08/19/2014 3:39:13 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Call Eric Holder, he knows about slippery sand.
To: BenLurkin
They should have included a Sand Wedge club to get out of the sand.
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posted on
08/19/2014 3:40:44 PM PDT
by
House Atreides
(ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN FOR CHILDERS 2014 .... Don't reward bad GOPe behavior.)
To: BenLurkin
When I saw the route the mapped out a while ago I thought I would avoid the sandy area if it were me. Turns out I was right.
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posted on
08/19/2014 3:41:03 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: BenLurkin
NASA needs to hire the Michelin Man for next gen Tires/Wheels
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posted on
08/19/2014 3:42:04 PM PDT
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: BenLurkin
What a coincidence, the president has had his own problem with sand traps lately. Like Iraq, Syria, libya, afghanistan...
CC
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posted on
08/19/2014 3:42:55 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: cripplecreek
When I play golf, if there’s sand, I’ll find it.
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posted on
08/19/2014 3:46:04 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: BenLurkin
Time for more Mooselimb outreach.
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posted on
08/19/2014 3:46:15 PM PDT
by
VRWC For Truth
(Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
To: House Atreides
No they should have strapped the zer0 to it prior to launch.
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posted on
08/19/2014 3:46:25 PM PDT
by
mabarker1
(FYI)
To: House Atreides
See, this is why NASA should consult Obama before these things happen.
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posted on
08/19/2014 3:48:50 PM PDT
by
bigbob
(The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
To: cripplecreek
Just lower the tire pressures and go faster.
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posted on
08/19/2014 3:51:00 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: BenLurkin
They don’t have 4 wheel drive and locking differentials????
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posted on
08/19/2014 3:55:10 PM PDT
by
fulltlt
To: fulltlt
I’m pretty sure each wheel has it’s own electric motor so there is no differential necessary... seems like as we know the moon is all soft dust it would’ve been prudent to send a tracked vehicle.
To: Neidermeyer
>> “seems like as we know the moon is all soft dust it wouldve been prudent to send a tracked vehicle.” <<
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Soft dust was a popular theory for the moon, until the first landing demolished it. Your bathroom floor has as much dust as was found on the moon. Sand on Mars is a whole different question.
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posted on
08/19/2014 4:06:08 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: fulltlt
They don’t have low pressure, big wheel paddle tires.
Electric propulsion always sends the power to the most effective wheels.
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posted on
08/19/2014 4:10:13 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: BenLurkin
IMHO this headline is just a little misleading. The forward progress of Curiosity was halted by a patch of sandy soil, but the rover is not "stalled." It was able to back out of the problem region. It is not stuck. Here is a
link to basically the same story, but without quite as many annoying ads.
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posted on
08/19/2014 4:11:17 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
To: editor-surveyor
NASAS Dirty Secret: Moon Dust ... The major issue the Apollo astronauts pointed out was dust, dust, dust, says Professor Larry Taylor, Director of the Planetary Geosciences Institute at the University of Tennessee. Fine as flour and rough as sandpaper, Moon dust caused lunar hay fever, problems with space suits, and dust storms in the crew cabin upon returning to space.
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posted on
08/19/2014 4:12:01 PM PDT
by
dr_lew
To: Paladin2
Just lower the tire pressures and go faster.
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Tires are solid , small diameter and have a fairly shallow tread depth ,, so they have a wide but short contact patch with absolutely no "give" to make decent contact with the surface... which is what you were alluding to with the tire pressure. Our gravity is much stronger here and you can see the tires contact patch is not flat on the bottom.. Maybe NASA should hire some car guys before they waste money on another of these..
To: editor-surveyor
"Your bathroom floor has as much dust as was found on the moon."![](http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/62043main_Footprint_on_moon.jpg)
Sweep!
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posted on
08/19/2014 4:14:37 PM PDT
by
Flag_This
(You can't spell "treason" without the "O".)
To: dr_lew
Characteristics, not quantity!
Deep dust had been predicted, and the first landing module’s feet had been unnecessarily wide and heavy to accommodate the expected depth that was not encountered.
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posted on
08/19/2014 4:17:22 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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