That seems to be a pattern. Spirit and Opportunity have gone, what, 500% over expected lifespan or something ridiculous like that? (And I wonder what that says about our assumptions regarding the environment: Was it just not as harsh as expected? The dust less corrosive? Or did the engineering just exceed its design parameters by that much?)
On 2008-11-10, Sally Caves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How hot does it get on Mars? Phoenix won't be resurrected without a fire. > > In the meantime, though, she was an enormous success... expected to survive > three months she stayed alive for five!! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* David Ennocenti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, November 10, 2008 6:43 PM > *Subject:* Re: Phoenix has died > > The soil is perfect on Mars for growing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Both > like cool climates but I think -100 celcius is a little too cool. But there > is always hope. > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 6:33 PM, Pat Rapp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I know several people on this list were facebook friends with Phoenix. She >> apparently did not survive the onset of the cold Martian winter. She did, >> however, get more done in the past few months than most of us do in a human >> lifetime. >> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7721032.stm >> >> >> >> > > > -- > David Ennocenti > 9 West Crest Drive > Rochester, NY 14606 > 585-426-2348 > > > -- eric scoles ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
