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@ dundie I'll never sound woeful to be here. It's far better here than sitting in storage (like I did after my 1st mission was canceled). 09:24 AM October 10, 2008 from twhirl in reply to dundie For everyone asking, here's a longish article on the possibility of surviving winter: http://is.gd/3KRL (um, I don't like that title). 11:32 PM October 08, 2008 from web I'm digging as much as I can right now. I may have to stop using my arm by end of October due to declining power supply. http://is.gd/3KOx 10:52 PM October 08, 2008 from web @ tranceotaku It takes over 1 hour for signals from @ CassiniSaturn to reach Earth. Which reminds me, @ cassinisaturn has a cool flyby on Thurs 10:41 PM October 08, 2008 from web in reply to tranceotaku @ praedico Odyssey has been the main comm link for the rovers and me to call home. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter helps out too. 10:28 PM October 08, 2008 from web in reply to praedico @ robert_mclardy It's a combo of 2 factors: less sunlight (providing less power) & the need to use more power to keep warm in colder temps. 10:26 PM October 08, 2008 from web in reply to robert_mclardy My data is uplinked to Mars Odyssey orbiter & then relayed to Earth, @ bloodylag. At speed of light, signals take ~20 minutes to reach Earth. 09:51 PM October 08, 2008 from web @ RunsWLightning The rovers are located close to the Martian equator and I'm above the arctic circle. Alas, we'll never meet face to face 10:54 PM October 06, 2008 from web in reply to RunsWLightning It may be "Mars dirt" to you, but under the optical microscope these Martian particles are beautiful. And intriguing. http://is.gd/3CKb 04:29 PM October 06, 2008 from twhirl Wondering if @ twitties can afford the postage to send me the award plaques? And deciding on which wall to hang them... :-o Uh oh... 01:37 PM October 01, 2008 from web 3 Twitties? Wow, I'm overwhelmed, especially being up against so many other great nominees. Thank you all for your votes, I'm very humbled. 01:06 PM October 01, 2008 from web @ skunkhair Yes, you can visit the Phoenix Science Ops Center in Tuscon! Go here for the dates and to book: http://tinyurl.com/4tal6j 04:06 PM September 30, 2008 from web in reply to skunkhair The low temp here has hit -90C (-130F) in recent days, @ sidcarter. As temps go down, I use more of my limited power to keep heaters on. Brr! 03:59 PM September 30, 2008 from web Q's about how I saw the snow falling. It was seen by the lidar laser, 2 km above, and here's how the graph looks: http://tinyurl.com/4zkxfx 10:52 AM September 30, 2008 from web The snow I see above (a couple kilometers above) is water snow. And yes, @ S_in_washington, I'm having foggy mornings too. 01:40 PM September 29, 2008 from web TEGA and MECA instruments detected calcium carbonate--the same stuff of chalk & antacids. On Earth it's an indicator of a liquid water past. 01:33 PM September 29, 2008 from web My lidar laser has spotted snow falling from above. It evaporates before it hits the ground, but maybe later it'll make it all the way down. 01:30 PM September 29, 2008 from web My team's news briefing starts shortly (11am PDT/2pm EDT) and can be viewed live on NASA TV (cable & sat) and on the Web at www.nasa.gov/ntv 10:46 AM September 29, 2008 from web NASA is holding a briefing Monday at 11a PDT/2pm EDT to discuss my progress and what's in my future. Hm, can't wait! I'll update here. 10:53 PM September 28, 2008 from web I've always been inspired by this self-shot: http://twitpic.com/cy2t so I had to try my own (using arm camera)! Hi! http://twitpic.com/cy34 06:22 AM September 24, 2008 from twhirl
