| Subject: Re: NASA's "Spirit" |
Author:
Mikebuzz
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Date Posted: 12:43:58 01/15/04 Thu
In reply to:
Blobrana
's message, "Re: NASA's "Spirit"" on 05:36:30 01/05/04 Mon
At 0800 GMT, 15 January, the Spirit rover rolled down the three- metre-ramp on to Mars.
The rover encountered a 10-centimetre drop, descending at an angle of 115 degrees and heading in a north-west direction.
Traces of carbonate minerals showed up in the rover's first survey .
Carbonates form in the presence of water
The cameras onboard are equivalent to a 96 megapixel camera and generate 4,000 pixels x 24,000 pixels panoramic image.
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