In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:53:28 -0400: Hi,
So the moving object in the first series of photos could be Odyssey. >On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 5:59 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Was something left in orbit to relay radio >> signals? > >Yes, Odyssey: > >"Odyssey and Curiosity >Odyssey now acts as a relay for UHF radio signals from the Mars >Science Laboratory rover Curiosity [9]. Several days before the MSL's >landing in August 2012, Odyssey's orbit was altered to ensure that it >would be able to capture signals from the rover during its first few >minutes on the Martian surface[10]." > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Mars_Odyssey > >All Curiosity parts are on the surface. > >T Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
