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kanada
Canada255 Posts
On September 29 2012 04:19 JieXian wrote: wow heat shield? dropping it first before landing? Could anyone explain this please? The Heat shield was dropped due to it blocking all of the Tools on the bottom of the rover. Without the heat shield there it was able to see where it was going. As stated above it was only used for the atmospheric heat. source: | ||
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Kilby
Finland1069 Posts
Wow, seems like that is pretty definitive that there's been liquid water on Mars quite recently. I mean, there is erosion in the form of wind and dust storms so a site like this cannot be very old. Maybe decades or centuries at most? | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
Preliminary weather reports from the Curiosity’s Remote Environment Monitoring Station (REMS) are showing some surprisingly mild temperatures during the day. Average daytime air temperatures have reached a peak of 6 degrees Celsius at 2pm local time. | ||
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Le Cheque Zo
Spain133 Posts
I am alone on this, or is there someone else here who won't be surprised at all if weeks/months from now NASA announces it finds life on Mars. I believe! ![[image loading]](http://ut-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/698429main_Grotzinger-3pia16233-946-580x435.jpg) | ||
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
I hope we do find organic material but expecting it is like expecting to be hit by lightning 7 times as you walk out to your car in the morning. The only people that would be able to predict that one are the people that say it every time they leave the house. | ||
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Perfi
Poland349 Posts
The .gif: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/GynBT.gif) | ||
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MaV_gGSC
Canada1345 Posts
On October 20 2012 15:36 Perfi wrote: Hey, Le Cheque Zo, would you happen to have a source on that picture? I found a pretty cool animated .gif of the previously found piece of (probably) plastic), but I don't think that's the same thing as what you've just posted. The .gif: That is so scary. Does it blow anyone elses mind? THATS a gif of rocks on ANOTHER planet. god damn science is awesome | ||
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ElvisWayCool
United States437 Posts
On October 20 2012 15:36 Perfi wrote: Hey, Le Cheque Zo, would you happen to have a source on that picture? I found a pretty cool animated .gif of the previously found piece of (probably) plastic), but I don't think that's the same thing as what you've just posted. The .gif: That's gotta be from us some how. No way that was just sitting on Mars all this time and we find that but nothing else so far. The pic from Le Cheque Zo is much more interesting though. Looks like a mineral or something, maybe? Hopefully we find life soon. | ||
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neggro
United States591 Posts
On October 20 2012 15:36 Perfi wrote: Hey, Le Cheque Zo, would you happen to have a source on that picture? I found a pretty cool animated .gif of the previously found piece of (probably) plastic), but I don't think that's the same thing as what you've just posted. The .gif: Why is it moving? Is there wind on Mars? | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/curiosity-scoops-objects/ That new shiny crystal is called "schmutz." | ||
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
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nanoscorp
United States1237 Posts
Most of the work these days looks to be analysis of samples and data from laser shots. I like this recent graphic and caption because it illustrates what kind of data they're pulling in, and what inferences they can make from there. | ||
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NicolBolas
United States1388 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
In the first inventory of minerals on another planet, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity found soil that bears a striking resemblance to weathered, volcanic sand in Hawaii, scientists said on Tuesday. The rover uses an X-ray imager to reveal the atomic structures of crystals in the Martian soil, the first time the technology, known as X-ray diffraction, has been used to analyze soil beyond Earth. "This was a 22-year journey and a magical moment for me," NASA's David Blake, lead scientist for the rover's mineralogical instrument, told reporters during a conference call. Curiosity found the Martian sand grains have crystals similar to basaltic soils found in volcanic regions on Earth, like Hawaii. Scientists plan to use the information about Mars' minerals to figure out if the planet most like Earth in the solar system could have supported and preserved microbial life. "The mineralogy of Mars' soil has been a source of conjecture until now," said Curiosity scientist David Vaniman of the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona. "This interest isn't just academic," he added. "Soils on planets' surfaces are a reflection of surface exposure processes and history, with information on present and past climates." Source | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
![[image loading]](http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/images/pia16238-br.jpg) | ||
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XenOmega
Canada2822 Posts
I wish I could be a space explorer. But I guess, that'll have to wait for another life if there's such a thing XD Truly amazing pictures. Make me wonder what more the universe has to offer | ||
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Ender985
Spain910 Posts
On November 02 2012 05:29 a176 wrote: Uhm.. who took that picture? | ||
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Left4Cookies
Denmark803 Posts
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NicolBolas
United States1388 Posts
It's a montage assembled from several pictures. They simply edited out the arm. Also, NASA loves dicking with taxpayers  | ||
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GnarlyArbitrage
575 Posts
We gon' martian. | ||
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