> > rovers shall > > each acquire science data and conduct in-situ analysis for 90 sols". That > > would > > include the time on the lander, as it did acquire science data from the > > Pancam and > If this is true then is the official NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission > website is incorrect about the specification. The overall mission timeline > and > definitions are quite clear there to define the 90 days as beginning upon > completion of egress (when tires are in the dirt) and specifically NOT to in > clude > time on the lander even if they cheated with a little extra science. The fi > rst > line on the official NASA website currently says: > > > "Surface Operations begin once the rover has completed its egress. The rover > s > were designed to last for 90 days of surface operations."
You're correct, the website has it wrong. I'll have the webmaster make the correction. Ron Baalke ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
