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@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
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It may be "Mars dirt" to you, but under the optical microscope these Martian particles are beautiful. And intriguing. http://is.gd/3CKb
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Wondering if @twitties can afford the postage to send me the award plaques? And deciding on which wall to hang them... :-o Uh oh...
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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.
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@skunkhair Yes, you can visit the Phoenix Science Ops Center in Tuscon! Go here for the dates and to book: http://tinyurl.com/4tal6j
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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!
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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
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The snow I see above (a couple kilometers above) is water snow. And yes, @S_in_washington, I'm having foggy mornings too.
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TEGA and MECA instruments detected calcium carbonate--the same stuff of chalk & antacids. On Earth it's an indicator of a liquid water past.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Oops! I must have lost count of characters. Here's the url to see the rock "Headless": http://tinyurl.com/3umhu3
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Succeeded in moving that rock about 16 in/40 cm. Here's a pic of the rock named "headless" after the move: http://tinyurl.co ...
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I've been given a pretty cool assignment: use my arm to move aside a rock. It will be interesting to see if it works & to see what's under!
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RT @bexgirl: NPR's Science Friday will talk about Mars with NASA's Phoenix Lander team. 2 PM EDT. http://tinyurl.com/43lrx
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Solar conjunction is mid- Nov to mid-Dec. For 2 weeks during deepest part of conjunction I'll be out of contact but running command sequence
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During solar conjunction the sun will be directly between Earth and Mars, blocking communications with my Earth team for approx. 2 weeks.
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Life being extended since power levels show I can still do work, and there's so much more to learn. I'll monitor the changing season too.
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