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MARS ROVER Press Conference 9 Feb 2004
JPL/NASA ^
| 9 Feb 2004
| JPL/NASA
Posted on 02/09/2004 8:53:38 AM PST by Fitzcarraldo
Press conference set to begin 9 AM PST.
Will the Opportunity science group make an appearence today?
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mars; opportunity; rover; spirit
To: Fitzcarraldo
They are as late as a Clinton news conference!
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posted on
02/09/2004 9:15:04 AM PST
by
Lawdoc
To: Fitzcarraldo
Scientist Steve Squires is present, but the main subject is the refinement of Opportunity's location...
To: Fitzcarraldo
Wow, what a putt. 1/8 mile, 26 bounces and into the crater.
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posted on
02/09/2004 9:24:01 AM PST
by
MediaMole
(There's no problem that can't be solved with a bottle of Jack Daniels and a pistol.)
To: MediaMole
Oooh! More updates for us office bound folks!
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posted on
02/09/2004 9:25:46 AM PST
by
Paradox
(Cogito ergo Doom.)
To: Fitzcarraldo
Opportunity Spies Its Back Shell
From its new location at the inner edge of the small crater surrounding it, the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity was able to look out to the plains where its back shell (left) and parachute (right) appears to have landed. Opportunity is currently investigating the rock outcropping that sits inside the rim of the crater where it landed on Jan. 24, 2004, PST. This approximate true-color image was created by combining data from the panoramic camera's red, green and blue filters. (Feb. 9, 9 am PST)
To: Fitzcarraldo
Yay Spirit and Opportunity!
I'm proud of our NASA guys and our rovers.
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posted on
02/09/2004 9:29:10 AM PST
by
Yardstick
To: Paradox
They are just dicussing Opportunity's exact location.
Showing a photo from orbit of the lander and rover in the crater. The crater is very, very small and the lander is nearly 1/3 the size of the crater.
Now showing photo from the rover of the back shell and parachute.
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posted on
02/09/2004 9:31:30 AM PST
by
MediaMole
(There's no problem that can't be solved with a bottle of Jack Daniels and a pistol.)
To: Fitzcarraldo
Opportunity Spies Its Back Shell
Now that's cool! Thanks for posting!
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posted on
02/09/2004 9:31:37 AM PST
by
LRS
To: Fitzcarraldo
Amazing what difference a rover makes versus a lander. Move the rover a few feet and it's as if another lander had been sent.
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posted on
02/09/2004 9:36:43 AM PST
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: Fitzcarraldo
Cool, the race between Spirit and Opportunity is on!
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posted on
02/09/2004 9:48:37 AM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(Spirit/Opportunity~0.002acres of sovereign US territory~All Your Mars Are Belong To USA)
To: Professional Engineer
?
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posted on
02/09/2004 9:49:45 AM PST
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: RightWhale
These press conferences are archived at CSPAN Main science points at Opportunity: the spherules and matrix the spherules seem to come from are different colors, and hinting at different composition. Indications are that the matrix is higher in sulpher than any Mars rock yet analyzed.
To: Fitzcarraldo
My reception was terrible this morning, missed a lot of the good stuff, but it sounds like the rock is volcanic in origin!
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posted on
02/09/2004 10:19:46 AM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
To: Fitzcarraldo
Given that there isn't much else around (is this plain FLAT or what?), they've GOT to make a drive to the big crater eventually. Given the scale on the photograph, it's about a kilometer away.
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