RackSaver's BladeRack Helps Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity Find the Perfect Landing.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2004 Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. Maps Mars with a BladeRack to Help Further Missions to the Red Planet RackSaver(R) Inc., the leading provider of high-density blade server clusters, individual rack-optimized servers and high performance workstations, celebrates the successful landing and work of the Spirit and Opportunity rovers on Mars. The THEMIS (Thermal Emission Imaging System) data from the Mars Space Flight Facility The Mars Space Flight Facility is located at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. The facility is a research center in Arizona State University's School for Earth and Space Exploration and specializes in remote sensing research primarily concerning the planet Mars. at Arizona State University was calculated using RackSaver BladeRack(TM) servers, and then was used to help choose the landing sites for Spirit and Opportunity. The Mars Space Flight Facility at Arizona State University uses RackSaver's BladeRack system, a 50-node, dual AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. processor-based system, running Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. . Arizona State University chose the RackSaver BladeRack for its ability to provide the most processing power in a limited space, offering a high-density solution for the Mars Space Flight Facility's supercomputing needs. This information was used by JPL (language) JPL - JAM Programming Language. Scientists to examine potential landing sites for Spirit and Opportunity. The BladeRack system is used by Arizona State University researchers to translate the continuous flow of raw data that is gathered from the THEMIS instruments on NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. satellites orbiting Mars into clean images that are suitable for study. The BladeRack system is also being used to test new processing methods on thousands of archived image files to help confirm mineralogy and petrology petrology, branch of geology specifically concerned with the origin, composition, structure, and properties of rocks, primarily igneous and metamorphic, and secondarily sedimentary. of localized deposits associated with hydrothermal or sub-aqueous environments. "RackSaver is pleased that it could be an integral part of space exploration and the current Mars mission," said David Driggers, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , RackSaver Inc. "RackSaver works with leading university programs, like Arizona State University's Mars Space Flight Facility, to provide supercomputing resources to help further space exploration and educational goals. We take great pride in the fact that our BladeRack system is assisting these talented scientists in their work to discover this exciting new world of Mars." After the Spirit and Opportunity Mars Exploration Rovers end their tours, the Mars Space Facility at Arizona State will use the BladeRack cluster to process the data that has been gathered. "By using RackSaver's BladeRack, the ASU's Mars Space Facility has been able to process and calibrate To adjust or bring into balance. Scanners, CRTs and similar peripherals may require periodic adjustment. Unlike digital devices, the electronic components within these analog devices may change from their original specification. See color calibration and tweak. the image data from the THEMIS instrument to assist NASA Scientists in finding optimal landing locations for the Mars Exploration Rovers," said Chris Kurtz, senior system administrator, Arizona State University. "THEMIS has been able to provide unprecedented spectrography spec·tro·graph n. 1. A spectroscope equipped to photograph or otherwise record spectra. 2. A spectrogram. spec of Mars, giving scientists an unprecedented look at the surface of Mars, and the BladeRack has given the Mars Space Facility the ability to stitch and smooth the images into a seamless vision of the surface." About RackSaver Inc. RackSaver Inc. is the leading provider of high-density blade server clusters, rack-optimized servers and high-performance technical workstations. Our mission is to provide the industry's fastest standards based computing solutions for technical and creative professionals with the lowest possible total cost of ownership in the densest form factor possible. RackSaver is an integral part of the high performance computing needs for leading Fortune 500 corporations, top universities and research institutions around the world. To learn more about RackSaver and its unique high performance computing solutions, visit http://www.racksaver.com or call 888-942-3800. RackSaver is a registered trademark of RackSaver Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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