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Well....as i'm sure you've noticed the exploratorium site has been down for ages now, not unusual though. However, I noticed that the "pub info release" folder stopped updating on the 7th. On previus occasions, didnt this continue to update even though no images were being uploaded to the site? I'm sure it did. I wonder, now that the JPL site is getting regular image updates, is exploratorium gone for good?
The last period Exploratorium updated (12th of July to 2nd of August) it wasn't in the same way as before either. Previously while Explo was updating, you could be sure that the images would appear 2-4h after they were taken on Mars. During the July-August period Explo was often behind the JPL site with updates. Unfortunately this has reduced my following of the MER mission a little bit. Before I had the Mars clock in the back of my head somewhere, and I could check the Explo roughly at the right time of the day for updates.
I wonder if this some change by JPL with image release to the public outreach organisations. They might have unified the release times with the JPL site (which has improved a lot, but it's still not as reliable as Exploratorium used to be).
I wonder if this some change by JPL with image release to the public outreach organisations. They might have unified the release times with the JPL site (which has improved a lot, but it's still not as reliable as Exploratorium used to be).
It's a problem with the JPL server that feeds out to the Exploratorium - and will be sorted when someone can attend to it.
Doug
Doug
Exploratorium is back up! Woo hoo! Just in time for summit coverage!
(Knocking on wood it stays up...)
(Knocking on wood it stays up...)
Almost started a third thread sayin the same thing. 
I wonder if Exploratorium has problems again. 
The pictures downloaded on the last 24 hours are quite old and don't reflect the current status as reported by the MER Pancam Data Tracking Web Interface.
E.g. According to the pancam website, some of Spirit's images taken on sol 591 are actually on the ground -- they were already about 12 hours ago, same as for Oppy's data taken on sol 571. However, none of them were downloaded by the Exploratorium.
The pictures downloaded on the last 24 hours are quite old and don't reflect the current status as reported by the MER Pancam Data Tracking Web Interface.
E.g. According to the pancam website, some of Spirit's images taken on sol 591 are actually on the ground -- they were already about 12 hours ago, same as for Oppy's data taken on sol 571. However, none of them were downloaded by the Exploratorium.
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1. What new EDRs from ANY sol were received on sol 571?
Number of EDRs received by sol, sequence number, and image type:
Sol Seq.Ver ETH ESF EDN EFF ERP Tot Description
--- -------- --- --- --- --- --- ---- -----------
569 p1214.05 0 0 0 1 0 1 front_haz_ultimate_4bpp_pri15
569 p1335.03 0 0 0 1 0 1 rear_hazcam_stumble_0.5_bpp_pri_56
569 p2357.06 0 0 0 3 0 3 pancam_drv_dir_5x1_L2R2
569 p2599.09 0 0 0 3 0 3 pancam_ripple_fender_L257R12
569 p2600.07 0 0 0 0 1 1 pancam_tau
570 p1319.02 0 0 0 1 0 1 rear_hazcam_loco_pri_56
571 p0675.02 10 0 0 10 0 20 navcam_5x1_az_126_2_bpp
571 p1205.03 2 0 0 2 0 4 front_haz_penultimate_0.5_bpp_pri18
571 p1214.05 2 0 0 2 0 4 front_haz_ultimate_4bpp_pri15
571 p1235.04 2 0 0 2 0 4 front_hazcam_stumble_0.5_bpp_pri_56
571 p1235.04 2 0 0 2 0 4 front_hazcam_stumble_0.5_bpp_pri_56
571 p1311.06 2 0 0 2 0 4 rear_haz_ultimate_1_bpp_crit18
571 p1335.03 2 0 0 2 0 4 rear_hazcam_stumble_0.5_bpp_pri_56
571 p1335.03 2 0 0 2 0 4 rear_hazcam_stumble_0.5_bpp_pri_56
571 p1775.01 10 0 0 10 0 20 navcam_5x1_az_306_1_bpp
571 p2111.05 13 0 0 0 0 13 pancam_cal_targ_L234567Rall
571 p2360.06 10 0 0 10 2 22 pancam_drv_dir_5x1_L2R2
571 p2515.04 13 0 0 0 0 13 pancam_clast_survey_L234567Rall
571 p2600.07 2 0 0 0 0 2 pancam_tau
571 p2600.07 2 0 0 0 0 2 pancam_tau
Total 74 0 0 53 3 130
Number of EDRs received by sol, sequence number, and image type:
Sol Seq.Ver ETH ESF EDN EFF ERP Tot Description
--- -------- --- --- --- --- --- ---- -----------
569 p1214.05 0 0 0 1 0 1 front_haz_ultimate_4bpp_pri15
569 p1335.03 0 0 0 1 0 1 rear_hazcam_stumble_0.5_bpp_pri_56
569 p2357.06 0 0 0 3 0 3 pancam_drv_dir_5x1_L2R2
569 p2599.09 0 0 0 3 0 3 pancam_ripple_fender_L257R12
569 p2600.07 0 0 0 0 1 1 pancam_tau
570 p1319.02 0 0 0 1 0 1 rear_hazcam_loco_pri_56
571 p0675.02 10 0 0 10 0 20 navcam_5x1_az_126_2_bpp
571 p1205.03 2 0 0 2 0 4 front_haz_penultimate_0.5_bpp_pri18
571 p1214.05 2 0 0 2 0 4 front_haz_ultimate_4bpp_pri15
571 p1235.04 2 0 0 2 0 4 front_hazcam_stumble_0.5_bpp_pri_56
571 p1235.04 2 0 0 2 0 4 front_hazcam_stumble_0.5_bpp_pri_56
571 p1311.06 2 0 0 2 0 4 rear_haz_ultimate_1_bpp_crit18
571 p1335.03 2 0 0 2 0 4 rear_hazcam_stumble_0.5_bpp_pri_56
571 p1335.03 2 0 0 2 0 4 rear_hazcam_stumble_0.5_bpp_pri_56
571 p1775.01 10 0 0 10 0 20 navcam_5x1_az_306_1_bpp
571 p2111.05 13 0 0 0 0 13 pancam_cal_targ_L234567Rall
571 p2360.06 10 0 0 10 2 22 pancam_drv_dir_5x1_L2R2
571 p2515.04 13 0 0 0 0 13 pancam_clast_survey_L234567Rall
571 p2600.07 2 0 0 0 0 2 pancam_tau
571 p2600.07 2 0 0 0 0 2 pancam_tau
Total 74 0 0 53 3 130
Exploratorium seems to be down again. Can someone confirm this is not an error on my side ? Thanks.
Yes, but that adress still works: http://207.7.139.5/mars/spirit/
I can remember it was also temporary inaccessible when they add on new file folders.
I can remember it was also temporary inaccessible when they add on new file folders.
Some DNS related problems.
If qt.exploratorium.edu doesn't work, try nasa.exploratorium.edu.
As a last resource simply use the IP address 207.7.139.5 cited by Tman.
If qt.exploratorium.edu doesn't work, try nasa.exploratorium.edu.
As a last resource simply use the IP address 207.7.139.5 cited by Tman.
Thanks everyone, I remember this has happened before, but I could not find the IP address. At the moment both qt.exploratorium.edu and nasa.exploratorium.edu do not work, but using the IP all is ok. 
Exploratorium is working now (11:05 AM CST, 17:05 GMT).
FWIW.
--Bill
FWIW.
--Bill
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