Last stops around Victoria, before the Long Trek |
Last stops around Victoria, before the Long Trek |
Sep 27 2008, 10:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Let's use this topic for the last stops (Cabo Frio, perhaps?) before Opportunity leave the vicinity of Victoria for good.
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Oct 1 2008, 01:24 PM
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Member Group: Admin Posts: 976 Joined: 29-September 06 From: Pasadena, CA - USA Member No.: 1200 |
-------------------- Disclaimer: all opinions, ideas and information included here are my own,and should not be intended to represent opinion or policy of my employer.
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Oct 1 2008, 05:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
I tried to correct the penultimate rhaz. Here it is. Paolo Thanks Paolo, so you're not only driving, you can manage imagery! Well, anyway, I'll be more confortable if you stay focused in the drive dirrection instead of the rear -------------------- |
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Oct 1 2008, 06:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 20-January 07 From: Milano, ITALY Member No.: 1633 |
Well, anyway, I'll be more confortable if you stay focused in the drive dirrection instead of the rear At times it's safer or easier for the rovers to drive backwards. Paolo Amoroso -------------------- Avventure Planetarie - Blog sulla comunicazione e divulgazione scientifica
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Oct 1 2008, 06:25 PM
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Member Group: Admin Posts: 976 Joined: 29-September 06 From: Pasadena, CA - USA Member No.: 1200 |
At times it's safer or easier for the rovers to drive backwards. Paolo Amoroso True. In what instances it is best to drive backwards? Paolo -------------------- Disclaimer: all opinions, ideas and information included here are my own,and should not be intended to represent opinion or policy of my employer.
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Oct 1 2008, 07:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 206 Joined: 15-August 07 From: Shrewsbury, Shropshire Member No.: 3233 |
True. In what instances it is best to drive backwards? Paolo I remember reading that it was thought that one of Spirit's front wheels developed a problem because the front wheels on Rovers are most highly stressed. I thought that for this reason that during Opportunity's trek to Victoria it was decided to alternate between driving forwards and driving backwards every few SOLs to even out the wear on Opportunity's 6 wheels. Am I correct? |
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Oct 1 2008, 09:31 PM
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Member Group: Admin Posts: 976 Joined: 29-September 06 From: Pasadena, CA - USA Member No.: 1200 |
I remember reading that it was thought that one of Spirit's front wheels developed a problem because the front wheels on Rovers are most highly stressed. I thought that for this reason that during Opportunity's trek to Victoria it was decided to alternate between driving forwards and driving backwards every few SOLs to even out the wear on Opportunity's 6 wheels. Am I correct? I think that the rocker bogie system is designed to equally distribute the load on all 6 wheels on flat terrain. The reason for switching between forward and backward driving was to equally distribute lubricant and wear. Paolo -------------------- Disclaimer: all opinions, ideas and information included here are my own,and should not be intended to represent opinion or policy of my employer.
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