Opportunity Mission Update Thread

[novi]

I hope this picture isn't symbolic of Opportunity's faith:<br /><br />"Oppy's ultimate traces on Mars"<br /><br />http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/1/p/434/1P166712062EFF5404P2590L5M1.JPG

 

[chew_on_this]

<font color="yellow">I hope this picture isn't symbolic of Opportunity's faith:</font><br /><br /><br />I assume you mean"fate".

 

[JonClarke]

Almostly certainly we will see evaporitic sediments without concretions. Aeolian sand generally does not travel very far from its source on earth a few km at most. In this case the sand source is the concretion-rich unit. No sand, ergo, no concretions.<br /><br />The other possibility is that there are concretions there, in which case the win energy must be sufficiently high to sweep the granules away. In this case let's hope there isn't a big blow when Opportunity is about.<br /><br />Jon <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Whether we become a multi-planet species with unlimited horizons, or are forever confined to Earth will be decided in the twenty-first century amid the vast plains, rugged canyons and lofty mountains of Mars</em>  Arthur Clarke</p> </div>

 

[alokmohan]

Mr.Opportunity had a leg injury,sorry.

 

[odysseus145]

It says it's still drivable, so the problem isn't catastrophic. That's a relief. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[alokmohan]

Such a vehicle is accident prone.Advice dont go to mars.

 

[CalliArcale]

Opportunity sure is popular. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> This thread has just reached the page limit. I am going to lock it, un-sticky it, and start a new thread for Opportunity updates. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>