The LA Team went to the Jet Proportion Laboratory on March 8, 2001. Here are questions and answers from our trip.
Yes,
however the rover will not follow directions if it detects danger or the
directions do not make sense.
Currently
there is no way to bring the rover back to Earth. In this exploration the rover is on a one-way trip.
The
core has the history of rock.
The
weather is not a problem because of low air pressure on Mars.
Evidence
of water; they are trying to find out if any rocks have ever been wet.
There
is a cache box on FIDO, however it will not be used because the rover will not
come back from Mars.
Weight
problem, steel would be too heavy.
Yes,
but not every instrument can be added to the rover due to weight.
There
is no way of cleaning the panels. They
are currently experimenting with electro charge.
It
would be too heavy, also there is too much of a danger that the turning
mechanism may malfunction.
A
weight limit of the rover exists. Also,
there are limitations in the rocket’s (which takes the rover to Mars) size and
there is no chance that the rocket is getting any bigger.
Microphone
would be heavy
Special Thanks to Bob Anderson, Jeff Norris, Kevin Talley, Paul Herrera, Eric Baumgartner, and Hrand Aghazarian for their time and insight.