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Gary — 9/24/2004 4:28:30 AM (archived)

I'm just a worker bee. We're not allowed to have opinions.

It will be neat to see the aeroshell up close. However the peak heat flux and dynamic pressure for MER was less than half of what Pathfinder experienced. Also the aeroshell will be pretty beat up after augering-in. I will be looking for signs of spallation around the edges of the heat shield. Also it would be interesting if there was any discoloration inside the aeroshell (the inner wall should have been cold when it augered-in).

The aeroshell will make a nice display in some Martian museum, 500 years from now. Hopefully the CD-ROM on the rover will survive for the museum display. My kids names are on the CD multiple times.

Gary

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Rovers TAKE A LICKING But Keep on TICKING!!!!!! - carl - 9/22/2004 9:47:06 PM
- Just a little downside to that, though. - Jacob Samorodin - 9/23/2004 4:09:20 PM
  - re: Just a little downside to that, though. - Doug Ellison - 9/23/2004 4:51:14 PM
    - re: If they make it all the way to the big crater I hope they can make it all the way around it - Scott Evil - 9/24/2004 9:14:03 PM
    - You don't suppose Gary is saying NO to Opportunity visiting its spent heatshield? heh heh heh! (n/t) - Jacob Smaorodin - 9/23/2004 5:26:20 PM
      - No one would ask me.... - Gary - 9/24/2004 4:28:30 AM
        
        re: No one would ask me.... - Doug Ellison - 9/24/2004 8:37:10 AM
        
        Heat shield thickness - Gary - 9/24/2004 8:52:00 PM
        
        Thanks - dtb - 9/24/2004 9:45:31 PM
        
        re: Heat shield thickness - Doug Ellison - 9/24/2004 9:01:53 PM
        
        What you're really looking for on the heatshield is all the dead bugs on the front. ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/24/2004 4:31:35 AM
      - re: You don't suppose Gary is saying NO to Opportunity visiting its spent heatshield? heh heh heh! - Doug Ellison - 9/23/2004 9:27:06 PM
- re: Rovers TAKE A LICKING But Keep on TICKING!!!!!! - Art Martin - 9/22/2004 10:56:38 PM
  - When is the martian solstice? (n/t) - alcaray - 9/22/2004 11:32:22 PM
    - re: Seasons - Raoul - 9/23/2004 6:53:48 PM
      - After solstice, energy outlook improves. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/23/2004 7:02:45 PM
        
        re: After winter solstice - Raoul - 9/23/2004 8:14:14 PM
        
        angle of light hitting cells is more meaningful to the rovers (n/t) - alcaray - 9/23/2004 9:24:49 PM
        
        re: angle of light hitting cells is more meaningful to the rovers - Doug Ellison - 9/24/2004 8:39:40 AM

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