Mars rover opportunity on a steep trek
17 June 2004
by Richard
Conan-Davies
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The NASA/JPL mars rover Opportunity is well on its way down into down a steep slope of the crater "Endurance". There have been some little technical hitches along the way. The main concern being changes in radio reception. But apart from that the movements have been exactly to plan. The rover also performed a number of sensing actions like taking thermal imaging of rocks as it went along. Interestingly, as part of its journey down the rover went into Deep Sleep mode, to conserve power particularly during the night.
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 Opportunity Mars Rover staring down a steep slope image:NASA/JPL/ESA |
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