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Curiosity Rover Stalled By Sandy Trap On Mars' 'Hidden Valley'
designntrend.com ^ | Aug, 19, 2014, 02:53 PM | Mary Nichols ,

Posted on 08/19/2014 3:39:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The 1-ton Curiosity rover had been heading for Mount Sharp - a 3.4-mile-high (5.5 kilometers) mountain in the center of Mars' Gale Crater - via 'Hidden Valley' - a low-lying sandy landscape about the length of a football field.

However, Curiosity turned back shortly after entering the valley's northeastern end earlier this month after finding that the sand surprisingly slippery, NASA officials said.

'We need to gain a better understanding of the interaction between the wheels and Martian sand ripples, and Hidden Valley is not a good location for experimenting,' Curiosity project manager Jim Erickson, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, said in a statement.

The mission team is now assessing possible alternative routes that would take Curiosity north of the valley.

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To: BenLurkin

21 posted on 08/19/2014 4:17:32 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2

Cinder blocks on Mars?


22 posted on 08/19/2014 4:20:15 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: BenLurkin
"This NASA Update Brought To You By ....."


23 posted on 08/19/2014 4:23:07 PM PDT by mikrofon (Space BUMP)
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To: editor-surveyor

Sand on Mars is a whole different question.
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With millions of years of accumulated dust and dirt taking a chance with the tires they chose , hoping to have a firm surface with excellent traction is not a plan and was not wise ...


24 posted on 08/19/2014 4:27:19 PM PDT by Neidermeyer
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To: BenLurkin

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- “You didn’t build that!”


25 posted on 08/19/2014 4:31:08 PM PDT by devolve (- next : a very special guest appearance by Ms. Baracka Husseina Obamamama -)
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To: UCANSEE2

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- Looters?


26 posted on 08/19/2014 4:32:14 PM PDT by devolve (- next : a very special guest appearance by Ms. Baracka Husseina Obamamama -)
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To: Neidermeyer
The moon buggy had a springy tread and maybe springs in the wheels.

The Moon surface appeared to be soft.

27 posted on 08/19/2014 4:33:23 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: UCANSEE2

LOL,..lol,...lol...


28 posted on 08/19/2014 4:34:17 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: BenLurkin

They should have upgraded to the 21” rims.


29 posted on 08/19/2014 4:35:29 PM PDT by Nachoman (libertyarmstx.com is now open!)
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To: bigbob

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- I thought you remembered that Obama gave the contract to Al Quaeda . . .


30 posted on 08/19/2014 4:35:37 PM PDT by devolve (- next : a very special guest appearance by Ms. Baracka Husseina Obamamama -)
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To: BenLurkin

somebody forgot to lock the hubs.


31 posted on 08/19/2014 4:37:24 PM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat Lead.)
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To: BenLurkin

Are they trying to send it to where Neal Armstrong planted the flag?


32 posted on 08/19/2014 4:43:33 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: editor-surveyor
Cinder blocks on Mars?

"Are you saying we can't figure out how to make a cinder block?"


33 posted on 08/19/2014 4:43:48 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: devolve
Yeah. That was a 'different' group than the original 'protesters'. Don't blame everyone on Mars for the bad behavior.

Here is a picture of the 'peaceful' protesters earlier in the day.


34 posted on 08/19/2014 4:46:33 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Neidermeyer

I didn’t say their design was wise.

But sand is not dust, and no accumulation of dust has been found on Mars either. Dust mingled with sand creates Road Base, which they obviously have not found in the valley.
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35 posted on 08/19/2014 4:49:49 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Organic Panic

When was Neal on Mars?

(Better stop using that stuff!)


36 posted on 08/19/2014 4:51:14 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Neidermeyer; Paladin2

The vehicle is nothing short of genius.

BTW for the low information types, the vehicle is not “stuck or stalled”.

lol...


37 posted on 08/19/2014 4:58:38 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: UCANSEE2

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- By 2am they will have taken the rotor out of the distributor and ripped off all the spark plug wires.

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38 posted on 08/19/2014 5:03:05 PM PDT by devolve (- next : a very special guest appearance by Ms. Baracka Husseina Obamamama -)
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To: editor-surveyor

I guess I should have put the obligatory Sheila Jackson Lee reference.


39 posted on 08/19/2014 5:05:03 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: rovenstinez

While we are on this Martian subject...was there ever an explanation for the unexplained light photo taken by the rover back in April??


40 posted on 08/19/2014 5:06:07 PM PDT by Don@VB (Power Corrupts)
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