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Spirit Grinds Adirondack, Looks for Iron

Posted by Hemos on from the mining-for-scienc-e dept.

Quantum Jim writes "Space.com reported on Friday that Spirit used its Rock Abrasion Tool against a Martian rock dubbed Adirondack. Although the rover spent three hours grinding the rock, it was only skinned by about 2.7 mm. Scientists say this is due to an unexpected amount of resistance. Spirit is currently standing by for ground contollers to deactivate a safety feature so it can be repositioned"

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  1. "ground controllers"? by mnmn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Shouldnt they refer to them as "controllers in the sky on the wayward different planet"? We should use the reference of the rover when referring to it like "it turned left", which wouldnt be true if we used the reference of the "ground controllers".

    Or are we firmly entrenched in the terms used when Sputnik was launched?

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