dando
09-28-06, 04:02 PM
An update on Opportunity and Spirit:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/09/28/mars.opportunity/index.html
But for Banerdt and about 50 other scientists working on the project, what is just as amazing as what may come out of Victoria Crater is the fact that Opportunity, and its sister rover Spirit, are still going strong nearly 1,000 days into their field work on Mars.
The longevity of the little robots is beyond the wildest dreams of some working on the project.
"We would have been happy with 30, maybe 90 days," said Ray Arvidson, deputy principal investigator for Spirit and Opportunity. Arvidson is based at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
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-Kevin
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/09/28/mars.opportunity/index.html
But for Banerdt and about 50 other scientists working on the project, what is just as amazing as what may come out of Victoria Crater is the fact that Opportunity, and its sister rover Spirit, are still going strong nearly 1,000 days into their field work on Mars.
The longevity of the little robots is beyond the wildest dreams of some working on the project.
"We would have been happy with 30, maybe 90 days," said Ray Arvidson, deputy principal investigator for Spirit and Opportunity. Arvidson is based at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
:thumbup: :thumbup:
-Kevin