Arvidson RE, Anderson RC, Bartlett P, Bell JF, Blaney D, Christensen PR, Chu P, Crumpler L, Davis K, Ehlmann BL, Fergason R, Golombek MP, Gorevan S, Grant JA, Greeley R, Guinness EA, Haldemann AFC, Herkenhoff K, Johnson J, Landis G, Li R, Lindemann R, McSween H, Ming DW, Myrick T, Richter L, Seelos FP, Squyres SW, Sullivan RJ, Wang A, Wilson J. Localization and physical properties experiments conducted by Spirit at Gusev Crater.
Science 2004;
305:821-4. [PMID:
15297662 DOI:
10.1126/science.1099922]
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Abstract
The precise location and relative elevation of Spirit during its traverses from the Columbia Memorial station to Bonneville crater were determined with bundle-adjusted retrievals from rover wheel turns, suspension and tilt angles, and overlapping images. Physical properties experiments show a decrease of 0.2% per Mars solar day in solar cell output resulting from deposition of airborne dust, cohesive soil-like deposits in plains and hollows, bright and dark rock coatings, and relatively weak volcanic rocks of basaltic composition. Volcanic, impact, aeolian, and water-related processes produced the encountered landforms and materials.
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