Posted on 03/07/2022 9:38:47 PM PST by BenLurkin
The rock appears to be a cosmetic annoyance and not anything that’s currently hindering the rover’s progress.
That Perseverance’s 20.7-inch-wide (52.2-centimeter) wheels are able to withstand this unexpected intrusion is not a huge surprise. The rover was fitted with upgraded wheels to prevent the wear-and-tear seen on NASA’s Curiosity rover. Each aluminum wheel is fitted with 48 cleats that improve traction and curved titanium spokes that provide bouncy support. The upgraded wheels are also narrower, with a thicker and more robust thread...
Perseverance is currently backtracking toward the Octavia E. Butler landing site, and it’s driving longer distances than at any other time during the mission. Mission planners are hoping to collect more surface samples before the rover reaches Jezero’s delta, where it will use its Mastcam-Z and SuperCam instruments to study its structure and mineralogy.
(Excerpt) Read more at gizmodo.com ...
Mars rock, huh? Yeah you’re going to have to leave that overnight.
Perseverance needs to get its rocks off.
I hate when that happens.
Took an endoscopy to remove it.
Dr Hook, 1970’s era right? 😀
LOL! No, just an old lady from 1947 who remembers using that term. In the 70's I was already a mother of two sons, one born in '66. The other born in '71. They're old farts now too 😆
Yet another non-story “story.”
Sorry, my misguided teen years and military service in the time period. Dr Hook band was course and vulgar. The Eagles were much better.
If they drive fast enough it will fly out.
Let us know when it runs over a Martian ‘possum.
There's your problem. Instead of thread's, should'a used treads. I probably can buff it out, though...
You know the possum is not playing. He is just run the heck over. If he was playing possum he’d been laying on your porch.
I was a prison guard for 25 years. I've been known to be course and vulgar.
Another reason why robots are better than humans.
Can you imagine the complaining if some guy had to spend the rest of forever with a rock in his shoe!?
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At times it seems to be a necessary path. Not chosen but necessary. Regards
Rock in the wheel, you say...
I guess it’ll rove the rest of it’s days like a thumpy Walmart buggy. :)
hehe...
Martian rock keeps on rollin’.
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