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Posted by Odysseus on December 9, 2007, 3:57 am
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> Leafing through alt.sci.planetary, I read the message Ron forwarded on
> Mon, 3 Dec 2007:
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> >Team members are pulling out all the stops to get
> >Spirit to a winter location where, based on solar power projections,
> >therover has a chance at survival.
> >
> >As the crow flies, that spot is 240.5 meters (130.8 feet) away.
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> I wonder which is correct? On the one hand I'd guess 130.8 feet, as
> 240.5 metres makes Home Plate seem a lot larger than I previously
> thought it was; but on the other hand don't the teams work in metres,
> and then the PR guys convert?
Previous reports have indicated that "Home Plate" is about 90 metres
across, and IIRC about a month ago the distance to the planned wintering
location was said to be about 60 m.
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Odysseus
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