Someone asked that question in yesterday's press update and the answer was no. No explanation given. That kind of surprised me. Now that they know where all the pieces are and they are so close it seems like they'd want to inspect at least the heat shield and parachute to see how they held up during entry. patrick On 08 Aug 2012, at 06:48, Chuck Hards wrote:
Ya think? LOL.
I wonder if they plan to drive the rover over and inspect the wreckage.
I'd also keep the rover upwind of the parachute. Wouldn't it be a kick in the teeth if the 'chute blew over the rover and got all tangled-up?
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:53 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
Might have something to do with the 140 kg of hydrazine that was still on board when it dropped off the rover.