From: bugs@pu.net   
      
   toddh  writes:   
   >Mount a pump with a rotating nozzle and hit them with a jet of air.   
   >Would also be handy to stir up ground dust for analysis.   
      
   What we need is a rover garage!   
      
   Seriously the rover has been getting warmer than expected because of the   
   (apparent) insulating effect of the landing pad underneath.  This insulating   
   from the cold ground effect was credited with having to use less energy to   
   heat the rover at night.   
      
   So what if we dropped a small insulating blanket on the surface to drive   
   the rover onto at night?  This might save enough energy and reduce contraction   
   stresses enough to increase rover life.  Then you think about walls to protect   
   from the wind and perhaps a blower to get rid of the dust buildup in the   
   morning just before we go out hunting.   
      
   Later   
      
   Mark Hittinger   
   bugs@pu.net   
      
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