This is nice
Jun. 13th, 2004 02:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mmcirvinThe June 8 Venus transit, seen from the TRACE Sun-observing satellite.
Also, a couple of pictures of Phoebe, which looks somewhat the worse for wear.
Spirit is near the hills, and Opportunity is down inside Endurance Crater. As the landing sites pass into winter, months from now there won't be enough sunlight to operate, but the rovers have held up so well, the mission planners are now discussing the possibility of making them hibernate and starting them up again in the Martian spring.
Also, a couple of pictures of Phoebe, which looks somewhat the worse for wear.
Spirit is near the hills, and Opportunity is down inside Endurance Crater. As the landing sites pass into winter, months from now there won't be enough sunlight to operate, but the rovers have held up so well, the mission planners are now discussing the possibility of making them hibernate and starting them up again in the Martian spring.