Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
Originally slated for mission lives of about 90 days, both Mars Rovers are still chugging along over a year after bouncing to a landing on the surface of the Red Planet. Huzzah, NASA! So what are the persistent little buggers doing?
Spirit is examining a rock dubbed "Peace," but what's more interesting for armchair astronauts is the 360° panoramic picture it stopped to snap a few weeks ago. The QTVR animation takes a little while to get all the data loaded, but once it's there, you can pivot in a full circle and zoom in and out. Pretty cool.
Opportunity is examining a trench that it dug earlier, and snapped a fantastic picture of discarded heat shield and the nine-foot wide, three-inch deep crater it left on impact.
TrackBackI bet the Rovers are starting to wish they brought along a deck of cards right about now.
Posted by: Tripp at February 7, 2005 10:51 AMNo kidding. Can't you just hear the sarcasm in their data transmissions? "Oh, another rock? How interesting."
Posted by: apostropher at February 7, 2005 10:53 AM