One aeroshell of two parts

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Gary — 12/21/2004 4:22:42 AM (archived)

MER-B is heading towards the forebody heatshield (front). The backshell is still attached to the parachute and too dangerous to be approached by the rover (could get tangled in the strings). Refer to:

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft_edl_aeroshell.html

Gary

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Whoa...solar panel photos had me going for a minute... - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2004 4:55:56 AM
- What is the GLOB????? - carl - 12/20/2004 5:48:42 PM
  - re: What is the GLOB????? - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2004 6:13:03 PM
    - spent chewing gum - Scott Evil - 12/22/2004 5:36:40 PM
    - ok, ok!!! I sneezed during assembly, can we drop it?! (n/t) - JPL employee - 12/22/2004 5:46:43 AM
      - Great. In 100 years, Mars will be infested with booger monsters. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/22/2004 6:51:24 AM
- Latest â€˜Opportunityâ€™ shots headed for the heat shield: - JimO - 12/20/2004 5:19:45 AM
  - re: more - JimO - 12/20/2004 7:34:53 PM
    - heat shield - Delbert - 12/20/2004 10:51:36 PM
      - Who are those masked men? Is one of them Gary? (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 12/21/2004 4:16:32 PM
        
        How I wish!!!! - Gary - 12/21/2004 5:05:40 PM
      - re: heat shield - JimO - 12/21/2004 12:01:17 AM
        
        re: heat shield - Doug Ellison - 12/21/2004 1:31:21 PM
        
        kudos re heat shield images, and question - JimO - 12/21/2004 3:09:38 PM
        
        re: kudos re heat shield images, and question - Doug Ellison - 12/21/2004 8:46:34 PM
      - The backshell is also on the Martian surface. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2004 11:26:41 PM
        
        re: The backshell is also on the Martian surface. - Delbert - 12/21/2004 12:59:44 AM
        
        Are there two heatshields? - pwokenyaw - 12/21/2004 1:03:53 AM
        
        One aeroshell of two parts - Gary - 12/21/2004 4:22:42 AM
        
        re: The backshell is also on the Martian surface. - Delbert - 12/21/2004 12:46:33 AM

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