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January 7th, 2004, 05:59 PM
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Re: What? No talk about the Mars Rover?
The new rovers are better because:
1. It has a much wider suspension for better stability.
2. The robotic arm carries a grinder that is able to take specimens, plus instruments to test them.
3. There is a much larger solar array to power the extra equipment.
4. The computer hardware and software are better.
There are probably other things that I have forgotten, or that weren't mentioned in the show. I guess I'll have to wait for some of the results to be published to learn the rest, unless anyone else knows...
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January 7th, 2004, 06:01 PM
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Re: What? No talk about the Mars Rover?
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Originally posted by dogscoff:
OK, so it's bigger than the Last lander, but how is it better?
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Only weighs 50% more, but is now the size of a golf cart, as opposed to a RC racer.
More room for more stuff. More stuff to do more things. More things doing to be find more things out.
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January 7th, 2004, 06:58 PM
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Re: What? No talk about the Mars Rover?
Anyone know of some good sites to follow the mars mission? The NASA site seems a bit 'lacking' and the photos are actually quite small.
Cheers!
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January 7th, 2004, 10:37 PM
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Re: What? No talk about the Mars Rover?
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Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
Don't worry - the Nova show on Saturday was the same as the one on Tuesday except they showed a single colour photograph.
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January 8th, 2004, 06:55 AM
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Re: What? No talk about the Mars Rover?
I'll be interested seeing what kind of landing the next rover makes.
If sucessful, does anyone know how far apart they will be? Or how fast and far they can go?
Would be way cool to see them taking pictures of each other! 
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January 9th, 2004, 02:25 AM
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Re: What? No talk about the Mars Rover?
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Originally posted by Taz-in-Space:
I'll be interested seeing what kind of landing the next rover makes.
If sucessful, does anyone know how far apart they will be? Or how fast and far they can go?
Would be way cool to see them taking pictures of each other!
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I believe they are on opposite sides of the world. |
January 9th, 2004, 02:29 AM
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Re: What? No talk about the Mars Rover?
I wonder if the Discovery Channel will do somthing on this? It seems like a prime oppurtunity for a good hour long feature or documentary.
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