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Mars Mission: Curiosity - Page 53
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
That's not Curiosity, but still cool | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
![[image loading]](http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/images/Watkins-1-pia161411-br.jpg) more at http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/images/ | ||
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Kingkindness
Bulgaria14 Posts
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nanoscorp
United States1237 Posts
http://www.360cities.net/image/curiosity-rover-martian-solar-day-3 | ||
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Whoceares
United States7 Posts
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
The left image is what was recently found on mars. ![[image loading]](http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/figures/PIA16189_fig1.jpg) | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
"From the size of gravels it carried, we can interpret the water was moving about 3 feet per second, with a depth somewhere between ankle and hip deep," said Curiosity science co-investigator William Dietrich of the University of California, Berkeley. Source | ||
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unkkz
Norway2196 Posts
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
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mcht
Germany201 Posts
On September 28 2012 04:58 a176 wrote: On the right is an exposed streambed with various rocks and pebbles that have been cemented together. This is on earth. The left image is what was recently found on mars. Scientists enhanced the color in the Mars image to show the scene as it would appear under the lighting conditions we have on Earth, which helps in analyzing the terrain. thats probably why  | ||
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NicolBolas
United States1388 Posts
On September 28 2012 05:47 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: What is the chance of finding fossils is such an area, slim to none? Isn't it very difficult to find even animal let alone plant fossils in dried up stream beds? Source The chances of finding actual fossils is slim, even on Earth. On Mars, where if life existed it probably never got much past single-celled life, there's no real hope. They'd probably be looking for more indirect evidence of life: particular chemical residue, etc. | ||
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nanoscorp
United States1237 Posts
On September 28 2012 06:14 unkkz wrote: The pics look... too real if that makes sense. That's what's boggling my mind, it looks too real and familiar to be a different planet. Whenever i have imagined a different planet i don't imagine "reality" like a desert on earth or something. Pretty cool. Yeah, it makes sense. Most of my early exposure to other planets was via artist rendition in books, or just seeing them as a slightly more colorful speck through a pair of binoculars. My dad worked on Hubble so we had some good material in the house, but nothing like this. Seeing photos from so close is quite a jump. I think it also helps that we're now so used to seeing digital images on facebook, sharing sites, etc and equating them with real life. I feel like I could post some of the Mars images and tell people they were from a hike in the southwest US and fool most people. | ||
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AUFKLARUNG
Germany245 Posts
On September 28 2012 04:58 a176 wrote: On the right is an exposed streambed with various rocks and pebbles that have been cemented together. This is on earth. The left image is what was recently found on mars. Can cement or some physical reaction that would cement stones like this together happen without human intervention? If not, this might be a crucial piece of evidence. | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
On September 28 2012 09:08 AUFKLARUNG wrote: Can cement or some physical reaction that would cement stones like this together happen without human intervention? If not, this might be a crucial piece of evidence. the image on the right is a natural process where the sediment, usually sand, mud, clay, are the cement for the pebbles. | ||
imallinson
United Kingdom3482 Posts
On September 28 2012 09:08 AUFKLARUNG wrote: Can cement or some physical reaction that would cement stones like this together happen without human intervention? If not, this might be a crucial piece of evidence. Yes it's how rocks are formed from sediments. | ||
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AlgeriaT
Sweden2197 Posts
On September 28 2012 04:58 a176 wrote: On the right is an exposed streambed with various rocks and pebbles that have been cemented together. This is on earth. The left image is what was recently found on mars. Hairs. Standing. Up. | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
quite possibly a river bed? ![[image loading]](http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/00052/opgs/edr/ncam/NLA_402117534EDR_F0043200NCAM00439M_.JPG) or maybe ... a fossil ?! | ||
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JieXian
Malaysia4677 Posts
On August 22 2012 21:29 Ryps wrote: NASA Curiosity rover descent to Mars. Can't believe that's a different planet. wow heat shield? dropping it first before landing? Could anyone explain this please? | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
after slowing down enough there is no more significant heat-by-friction so its discarded | ||
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mememolly
4765 Posts
On August 22 2012 21:29 Ryps wrote: NASA Curiosity rover descent to Mars. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZX5GRPnd4U Can't believe that's a different planet. fuck, that's so fucking cool, gives you a weird feeling watching that, amazing | ||
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