It tried and couldn't make it

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Buck Galaxy — 3/22/2004 7:19:04 AM (archived)

NASA's Opportunity tried driving uphill out of its landing-site crater during its 56th sol, ending at 10:05 p.m. March 21, PST, but slippage prevented success. The rover is healthy, and it later completed a turn to the right and a short drive along the crater's inner slope. Controllers plan to send it on a different route for exiting the crater on sol 57.

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Sounds like Opportunity is finally going to haul its butt out of that crater... (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/22/2004 6:56:20 AM
- It tried and couldn't make it - Buck Galaxy - 3/22/2004 7:19:04 AM
  - I was affraid that might happen. - Lee - 3/23/2004 6:37:09 AM
  - Poor little guy - Robert - 3/22/2004 4:11:31 PM
  - That's interesting. - Bowser - 3/22/2004 3:56:12 PM
  - Oh no!!...And there's no towtruck for....80 million miles. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/22/2004 2:13:03 PM
    - NASA needs to 1st test these puppies in some Earthbound hellhole...say, like Canada (n/t) - phil - 3/22/2004 6:05:08 PM
      - re: The Trans-Canada Highway Has Enough Potholes to Test Any Mars Rover - Success_Machine - 3/23/2004 1:28:35 AM
        
        re: And lots of debris to investigate, blown tires, unidentifiable twisted metal from 18 wheelers that hit a few too many potholes (n/t) - Success_Machine - 3/23/2004 1:32:47 AM
      - I would say "ditto"!...But my lips are frozen together. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/23/2004 12:30:32 AM
      - re: Hey! Tweak it out, don't destroy it. (n/t) - Success_Machine - 3/23/2004 12:25:47 AM
  - re: Zigzag path? Might just tip over though (n/t) - Success_Machine - 3/22/2004 1:55:51 PM

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