Opportunity Completes Atmospheric Science Campaign At Erebus

Opportunity successfully deployed its robotic arm on sol 671 (Dec. 13, 2005) and used it to position the microscopic imager. The cause of a shoulder-joint motor stall during an attempt to deploy the arm on sol 654 appears to be a broken wire in the motor windings.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news9202.html">Opportunity Completes Atmospheric Science Campaign At Erebus</a></p> <p>Opportunity successfully deployed its robotic arm on sol 671 (Dec. 13, 2005) and used it to position the microscopic imager. The cause of a shoulder-joint motor stall during an attempt to deploy the arm on sol 654 appears to be a broken wire in the motor windings.</p>