[meteorite-list] Where's Spirit Right Now?

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:36 2004
Message-ID: <200306111650.JAA11398_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

WHERE'S SPIRIT RIGHT NOW?
June 11, 2003

I've added a "Where's Spirit Right Now?' page to the MER website:

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/mission/spiritrightnow.html

The page will track the position of Spirit (formerly MER-A) from
Earth to Mars until arrival at Mars in January 2004. Five views
are currently provided and are updated every 10 minutes:

  o Overhead view of the inner solar system showing the spacecraft's
    trajectory from Earth to Mars, and the spacecraft's current
    position.

  o Mars as seen by Spirit (Mars will get bigger as the spacecraft
    approaches)

  o Earth as seen by Spirit (large view of Earth currently being
    displayed)

  o Looking down on Spirit (a closer view of Spirit's position)

  o Looking down on Earth, showing the spacecraft's position
    relative to the Earth-Moon system.

Ron Baalke
Received on Wed 11 Jun 2003 12:50:52 PM PDT