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Mars Rover Photos: Spirited Stick-to-itness

Posted At : November 26, 2009 7:07 PM | Posted By : leonard
Related Categories: Mars , Education Station , Exploration , NASA , Space and Science

NASA's stuck in the sand Mars rover hasn't made much progress.

Here are the stats, per NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

The cumulative results from Sols 2088 to 2095 (Nov. 17 to 24) are 8.1 meters (27 feet) of commanded motion.

But the result of those commands is all of 15.7 millimeters (0.6 inch) of forward progress, 9.9 millimeters (0.4 inch) of movement to the left, and 4.8 millimeters (0.2 inch) of sinkage.

The plan for a drive during the long holiday weekend is another two-step drive, with each step 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) of commanded wheel spin.

All wheels will be straight and run at the same speed. Results of this commanded drive will be analyzed Monday, Nov. 30.

For your own diagnostic look at the rover's problems, check out these before/after photos:

Before:

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/2/f/2078/2F310839925EFFB201P1204R0M1.JPG

After:

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/2/f/2095/2F312356391ESFB214P1162L0M1.JPG

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