May 12, 2004

Spirit Keeps on Trekking

Posted by tourdemars to Mars Exploration Rovers at May 12, 2004 11:58 AM

This cylindrical-projection mosaic was created from navigation camera images that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit acquired on sol 121 (May 6, 2004). Continuing its trek toward the "Columbia Hills," Spirit drove 96.8 meters (318 feet) - half of which was performed in auto-navigation mode - and broke its record for the longest distance traveled in one sol. That drive brought the mission total to 1,669 meters (1.04 miles), flipping the rover's odometer over the one-mile mark.
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The final commission hearing info is now all available. The number of hits and contacts/suggestions have steadily risen over the last few weeeks.

Now at *** As Of May 9, 2004 ***

Public Inputs: 6,081
Hits on Website: 5,041,552

Who says that we are not behind the SEI vision efforts. For me it is not better to take care of all the other junk for the winers. Not to follow though with the vision or to postpone it with no time frame never to start IMO is a bad idea.

Posted by: Harold LaValley at May 13, 2004 12:02 PM

heh that little rover is sure makeing some time..... 1 mile...... i wonder if we will ever go to uranus? now thats just random and i bet a ton of realy smart people out there are mad at me from this so na na na if you are

Posted by: mike at May 20, 2004 04:51 PM