life on mars?

[Crump's brother]

Crazy.

Landing a robot in a specific crater on a planet after a 352 million mile journey.

Yet half the 30 somethings I know can't stop yammering about how their new car parks itself. America is fucked.

 

[ScriptOhio]

NASA's Curiosity rover and its parachute were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended to the surface on Sunday.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/04/us/mars-rover-scott-maxwell/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

 

[TooTall]

NASA's Curiosity rover and its parachute were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended to the surface on Sunday.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/04/us/mars-rover-scott-maxwell/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

That's cool

 

[DGADBTWSOM]

 

[Smudger]

NASA's Opportunity rover with a view of Endeavour crater.

 

[exhawg]

http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-broadcast-1st-song-mars-tuesday-135816104.html

It would be a whole lot cooler if they had put a speaker and microphone on the rover so we could see what it sounds like on Mars rather than basically wasting time downloading it from the rover.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

link

A chapter of the layered geological history of Mars is laid bare in this postcard from NASA's Curiosity rover. The image shows the base of Mount Sharp, the rover's eventual science destination. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

 

[eightpointbuck]

I once worked with a guy who donated $2000 to an organization dedicated to finding the "truth" regarding that geological feature that resembles a face on Mars.:tinfoil:

I gave him [Mark May] everyday for about two years on that one. It never got old

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esj5juUzhpU"]Mars Curiosity Descent - Ultra HD 30fps Smooth-Motion - YouTube[/ame]

Posted this in the Youtube thread, but thought it belonged here as well...

 

[Muck]

Random thought ...

Why isn't anyone building an RC model Mars Rover for kids?

 

[ScriptOhio]

Random thought ...

Why isn't anyone building an RC model Mars Rover for kids?

 

[PlanetFrnd]

This is awesome.

 

[exhawg]

Random thought ...

Why isn't anyone building an RC model Mars Rover for kids?

It would take a rocket scientist to drive it?

 

[Muck]

I've seen the LEGO rover. I meant something remote control with a working mechanical arm that kids could drive around the back yard and pick up rocks (or dog poop) and drop them into a sample collector.

 

[Taosman]

I hope they gave it a grenade launcher just in case!