[Coco] Off Topic - Mars Rover Software

[jadonaldson at charter.net]

Art,
  It is covered with solar cells and runs off batteries.
It does not need to plug back into the lander. In fact it
will never go back to lander now that it is on the ground
It's sister rover is to land on the other side of Mars
Saturday. 

John Donaldson

> 
> From: Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu>
> Date: 2004/01/21 Wed AM 06:47:18 GMT
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Off Topic - Mars Rover Software
> 
> This is even more off topic, but what fuel does the Rover use?  If
> batteries, does it have to plug itself into the lander to recharge every
> once in a while?  Does it have solar panels?
> 
> Art
> 
> 
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, John Donaldson wrote:
> 
> >    I know this is off topic, but it is software. The Mars Rover Team has 
> > released the software
> > that they are using to command the Rover. It can be found at
> > 
> >                                         http://www.telascience.org
> > 
> > Also don't forget to download the data set amd docs too.
> > 
> > John Donaldson
> > 
> > 
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