Opportunity Takes a Dip Into Victoria Crater

Muad'Dave writes "From the NASA News Release 'Today, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity entered Victoria Crater for the first time. It radioed home information via a relay by NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, reporting its activities for the day. Opportunity drove far enough in — about four meters (13 feet) — to get all six wheels past the crater rim. Then it backed uphill for about three meters (10 feet). The driving commands for the day included a precaution for the rover to stop driving if its wheels were slipping more than 40 percent. Slippage exceeded that amount on the last step of the drive, so Opportunity stopped with its front pair of wheels still inside the crater.' This marks the beginning of perhaps the greatest 'Opportunity' for new discoveries on Mars."

Comments

communications

[donvall]

What I want to know is how the hell they can communicate with Opportunity on Mars, when I get dropped calls from across the street!!

Re:You get what you pay for

[donvall]

My cell phone bill looks like NASA's budget.

It can't rise out of the crater.

[master_p]

Its the mud that causes the problem...