Dátum: 1997. november 1., szombat (16:44 UT) |
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Tárgy: a marsi jargany |
2. MARS: PATHFINDER IS NOT ANSWERING THE PHONE. Engineers at NASA
believe the lander has succumbed to the cold. Sojourner, the
rover, is presumably circling the dead mother ship, Bambi-like,
waiting for instructions. It had been hoped that the lander could
be switched entirely to solar power after its batteries ran down,
but nighttime temperatures of -58 F may have been too much. It
does warm up to -22 F in the afternoon. NASA is still trying to
make contact, but the "warm" Martian summer is coming to an end.