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After last week's robotic arm work at "Larry's Outcrop," Spirit headed over to a rock called "Backstay." The rover paused over the weekend to take a closer look at its solar panels and magnets. Spirit arrived at Backstay on Tuesday (June 7, 2005), and has performed a small microscopic image mosaic, rock abrasion tool brush, and Moessbauer spectrometer integration on the rock. Over the weekend (of June 11-12, 2005), the rover will finish robotic arm work and drive on toward the next target.
Sol Details: Sol 504: remote sensing/atmospheric science Sol 505: robotic arm work: microscopic image of solar panel and magnets, and Moessbauer spectrometer on capture magnet, targeted remote sensing Sol 506: continue Moessbauer on magnets, targeted remote sensing Sol 507: drive about 4 meters (about 13 feet) to Backstay Sol 508: Bump forward to Backstay Sol 509: robotic arm work on Backstay: microscopic image pre- and post-brush, Moessbauer integration Sol 510: continue Moessbauer, "Tennessee Valley Panorama," targeted miniature thermal emission spectrometer Total Odometry: 4404.37 meters (2.73 miles) Related Links Mars Rovers at JPL Mars Rovers at Cornell SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
A Moment Frozen In Time
Mars (SPX) Jun 13, 2005On May 19th, 2005, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars. This Panoramic Camera (Pancam) mosaic was taken around 6:07 in the evening of the rover's 489th martian day, or sol. Spirit was commanded to stay awake briefly after sending that sol's data to the Mars Odyssey orbiter just before sunset. |
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