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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).
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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).
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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
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@tranceotaku It takes over 1 hour for signals from @CassiniSaturn to reach Earth. Which reminds me, @cassinisaturn has a cool flyby on Thurs
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@praedico Odyssey has been the main comm link for the rovers and me to call home. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter helps out too.
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@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.
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My data is uplinked to Mars Odyssey orbiter & then relayed to Earth, @bloodylag. At speed of light, signals take ~20 minutes to reach Earth.
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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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