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Subject: Re: NASA's "Spirit" Author: Mikebuzz [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] 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. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Re: NASA's "Spirit" Teddy 19:30:08 01/22/04 Thu Re: NASA's "Spirit" -- Blobrana, 01:14:50 01/23/04 Fri Re: NASA's "Spirit" -- Blobrana, 01:45:58 01/27/04 Tue