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Using RSVP for analyzing state and previous activities for the Mars Exploration Rovers

Cooper, Brian K.·Wright, John·Hartman, Frank·Maxwell, Scott·Yen, Jeng
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This paper will discuss the tools and methodologies present in the RSVP suite for examining rover state, reviewing previous activities, visually comparing telemetered results to rehearse results, and reveiwing sciene and engineering imagery.

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Cooper, Brian K., Wright, John, Hartman, Frank, Maxwell, Scott, Yen, Jeng. 2004-05-17. Using RSVP for analyzing state and previous activities for the Mars Exploration Rovers. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060046313

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