PomfretPlunge
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Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity rover) landed successfully tonite
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Wheels down on Mars
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Very cool
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PomfretPlunge
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Here's a picture of the lander coming down on its parachute. This was taken by one of the orbiters that has been circling there for several years:
http://news.discovery.com/space/big-pic-curiosity-msl-parachute-spotted-hirise-120806.html
And here's a movie that shows what Curiosity saw as it descended. The pictures were taken by a camera pointing down from the bottom of the rover. One of the first things you see is the heat shield dropping away, and then the Red Planet getting closer and closer.
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?collection_id=18895&media_id=149974611
http://news.discovery.com/space/big-pic-curiosity-msl-parachute-spotted-hirise-120806.html
And here's a movie that shows what Curiosity saw as it descended. The pictures were taken by a camera pointing down from the bottom of the rover. One of the first things you see is the heat shield dropping away, and then the Red Planet getting closer and closer.
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?collection_id=18895&media_id=149974611
The fact that we have the pictures and video at all, let alone so quickly is pretty amazing to me.
Getting some higher res stuff back from the rover already too:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/06/nasa-curiosity-first-image-mount-sharp-descent-video/
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/06/nasa-curiosity-first-image-mount-sharp-descent-video/
Warp Daddy
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I suggest we colonize it now ! let's send the Kardashians, JLo ,Seacrest, All the reality show bozos and of course CONGRESS . Such a deal lets do it , oh I forgot how bout all the insane right wing ,Left wing extremists including their talking heads .:smash:
It would probably be quicker and easier to list the people that we want to stay behind on Earth.
PomfretPlunge
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figures
hahaha
Even better than our descent on Stein's at Sugarbush a coupla years ago!
I remember that day skiing with you, but I don't recall that particular descent. Knowing me I'm sure it was "epic"...
ctenidae
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Maybe we can just move to Mars? Calvin and Hobbs did OK.
That was my first though, but I'm not a big fan of red..
bigbog
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OMG dhs.....hey science works in mysterious ways!, whomever is doing it....
ScottySkis
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http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/17/tech/gallery/mars/index.html cool mountains wonder if their is water there then their is snow and we can ski on Mars that would be epic.
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