Solar Conjunction for Mars and the rovers

Mars is going to be passing behind the Sun within the next couple of weeks and during that time we will have limited communications with Spirit and Opportunity. Spirit is still sitting at its "Low Ridge" winter-over site. Actually we are emerging from the Martian winter so solar energy available to the rovers is increasing. After conjunction I think the plan is for Spirit to make a very short drive (a "bump") so that we can get some different material in the robotic arm's work volume. Opportunity is still sitting on the "Cape Verde" promontory (a visualization of the rover sitting on that promontory can be viewed here). Over the period of conjunction (during which we will have very limited communication with the rovers) Opportunity will be collecting a great panorama of Victoria Crater. So it will be a slow period for the rovers. It will give us a chance to catch our collective breath since after conjunction the pace of activity will pick up again.