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Back it up!
Today, FIDO missed its mark, but is moving on to bigger and better
targets. Team members downloaded commands for the rover to do a
"touch-and-go" on an interesting rock on their way to a large feature
called Kaibab. Unfortunately, the rover overshot the target and was
too close to the rock to utilize the Instrument Deployment Device
(IDD)--the rover arm. "It's very hard to estimate how far the rover is
going to drive on a given command, because there's a lot of variability
in the terrain. The traction provided by a soft soil versus a gravel can
change the drive distance," said Mark Powell, FIDO downlink lead.
When the situation was realized, team members had a couple of
choices. They could spend another two sols backing up and completing
their investigation of the rock, or they could move immediately on to the
more interesting site - Kaibab. The decision was made to abandon the
rock, back up, and drive to Kaibab. Kaibab is a higher priority target,
and they would much rather spend precious rover time and resources
on the area where they anticipate that they will get the best science.
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Eddie Tunstel |
Mark Powell |
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Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu |
Eric Baumgartner |
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Jeff Norris |
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