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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

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Not sure why it was such a short drive, the workspace is just sandy regolith, and there was no wheel slip during the drive. Maybe they are deciding which path to take, the notional path to the SSW or head north to some white rocks seen upslope... Decisions decisions ;)

fixed typo in direction of notional path :)

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[–] paulhammond5155 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

This is a 4-tile end-of-drive NavCam. The rear of the rover is pointing NE. Assembled in MS-ICE - Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

[–] SpecialSetOfSieves 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You mean "notional path to the SSW", Paul, no?

[–] paulhammond5155 2 points 1 month ago

My bad, SSW... Fat fingers 😮

[–] paulhammond5155 2 points 1 month ago

You mean “notional path to the SSW”, Paul, no?

They chose North on 1301 :) see https://mars.nasa.gov/maps/location/?mission=M20

Not quite the place I was thinking of, but we have a good selection of targets for arm work :)