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Communications

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Geology

- Sojourner is unique among the 4 rovers to successfully deploy on Mars in that it required - it's lander to stay in communication with Earth. The rover was not equipped with a high gain - antenna, which is required in order to communicate with Earth over large distances. -

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- This limitation forced the rover to stay within a certain range of the lander, and - throughout it's lifetime on Mars, it never traveled more than a few dozen feet from the - lander. -

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Tools

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- Sojourner was designed to study the surface of Mars by collecting and analyzing rock - samples, taking pictures and more using the following tools: + Spirit was equipped with all of the tools necessary to complete much more advanced + geological + inspections and discoveries during it's 90-sol mission. Some tools were made to assist with + making smarter choices for what to inspect, and some tools were made to make better + analyses.

  • - An APXS for determining - elemental composition of soil, rocks and other materials on the surface of Mars. -
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  • - Rover Control Software for coordinating movement, studying terrain features, - and viewing the nearby area in 3D space. -
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  • - Three cameras, one color, two monochrome. However, the operators primarily - used images from the lander's IMP camera system, as it had higher quality on top of - having a height advantage over the rover. + Several cameras for different situations and identifying different kinds of things. +
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    • + A Pancam for photographing a wide + (panoramic) color view of the Martian terrain. Produces the highest quality + photos which can be pieced together to create expansive 360 degree collages. +
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    • + A Navcam for quickly transmitting lower + quality monochrome photos at a higher efficiency, typically used in conjunction + with making navigation choices. +
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    • + Hazcams, 2 monochrome cameras, + with 120 degree view angles. Cameras were used generally to support automated + navigation, plan robotic arm movements, and acquire additional imagery of the + martian terrain and landscape close to the rover. +
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    • + A Mini-TES used to + survey rock and soil terrain from a distance, possibly saving scientists + hundreds + of hours on uninteresting experiments. +
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Autonomy

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  • + A robotic arm equipped with multiple tools aimed at directly interacting with and + analyzing the soil and rock on Mars. +
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    • + Just like Sojourner, Spirit was equipped with a + APXS + for close up analysis of the elemental composition of rocks and soil. +
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    • + A Mössbauer spectrometer used to analyze the composition of + iron-bearing rocks and soil. +
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    • + Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) for exposing rock underneath the outer layer + (a drill). +
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Chassis/Body/Frame

- Sojourner was an important step in Robotics due to the nature of the mission. - With such a long distance between Mars and Earth, radio communications took around 14 - minutes to receive, and then another 14 minutes to send back. -

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- As such, human telegraphed movements too slow for the mission, and while complete autopilot - is impossible for such a complex mission, the rovers, landers, and spacecraft made by NASA - had to be programmer with autopilot. -

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- To solve this problem, Sojourner, along with every rover to land on Mars, is equipped with - software dedicated to autonomously moving the rover across the martian surface. -

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- While Sojourner was comparatively basic in it's software's autonomy, the software was - helpful to operators in visualizing and telegraphing instructions across the rocky terrain - of Ares Vallis. + Each Rover that lands on Mars gets bigger and better - Spirit and Opportunity were the first + to show Sojourner this, their dimensions beating Sojourner in each axis by 5 (minimum). + Solar panels, wheels, and the tools at their disposal increased too.

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Sources

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"In-situ Exploration and Sample Return: Autonomous Planetary Mobility"
- https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/technology/autonomous-planetary-mobility/ + https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/technology/autonomous-planetary-mobility/