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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Last Panorama of the Spirit Rover on Mars
NASA ^
| May 30, 2011
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 05/30/2011 3:53:16 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
[Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission, NASA, JPL, Cornell; Image Processing: Kenneth Kremer, Marco Di Lorenzo] Explanation: This is the last thing that the Spirit rover on Mars ever saw. Operating years beyond original expectations, Spirit eventually got mired in martian dirt and then ran out of power when investigating the unusual Home Plate surface feature on Mars. Visible in the above panorama are numerous rocks and slopes of the surrounding Columbia Hills of Mars. The strange hill with the light colored top, visible near the top center of the image, has been dubbed von Braun and was a future destination when Spirit got bogged down. A leading hypothesis holds that von Braun is related to martian volcanism. Last week, NASA stopped trying to contact Spirit after numerous attempts. Half a world away, Spirit's sister rover Opportunity continues to roll toward Endeavour Crater, which could become the largest crater yet visited by an earthling-created robot.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; mars; science
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To: ixtl
Ray Bradbury was a cool guy.
To: SunkenCiv
How would you like to be the shift operator who got it stuck on the way to the mountain? They got names for people like that
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posted on
05/30/2011 5:49:08 PM PDT
by
reefdiver
("Let His day's be few And another takes His office")
To: SunkenCiv
What a wonderful life that vehicle had. Thanks for the ping!
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posted on
05/30/2011 6:21:28 PM PDT
by
Colonel_Flagg
("It's hard to take the president seriously." - Jim DeMint)
To: SunkenCiv
I have to look up half the stuff you say, Civ. Not complaining; education is always good. TV references lose me because I haven’t watched it since 1973, but it’s nice to find out about the little details sometimes.
Anyway, it’s sad that Spirit got bogged down and lost power. It must be frustrating for the people who process these images to see something in the distance but no longer be able to approach it.
To: Daffynition; JoeProBono
Who are these people? The guy, second from the left, has your leather coat on.I think it happens all the time Daffy. People get thrown in the drunk tank overnight, forget they were even wearing a leather jacket, and after being unclaimed for 30 days, it becomes the property of the arresting officer.
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posted on
05/30/2011 7:50:52 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(AAAAAHHHHHH! BEEEEZZZ! BEEEZZZ EVERYWHERE!)
To: reefdiver
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posted on
05/30/2011 8:34:28 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
To: Daffynition; bigheadfred
Those people are "Life On Mars". THIS is my jacket
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posted on
05/31/2011 3:04:55 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Thanks for the pop-culture update ;) [one more thing I don't know b/c I don't watch teevee] But that jacket looks familiar.
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posted on
05/31/2011 4:29:49 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
No Whataburger? I ain’t going!
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posted on
05/31/2011 4:32:06 AM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Free Lazamataz! With every purchase!)
To: bigheadfred
Still waiting for Mr. Wonderful. Last words he said, "Wait right here; I'll be right back."
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posted on
05/31/2011 4:34:48 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
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posted on
05/31/2011 4:35:09 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
05/31/2011 4:35:15 AM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Free Lazamataz! With every purchase!)
To: Larry Lucido
Quitchurcomplainin' I saved you some dessert.
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posted on
05/31/2011 4:39:11 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: JoeProBono
HAHAHA! Classic!
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posted on
05/31/2011 4:43:42 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
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posted on
05/31/2011 5:01:54 AM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Free Lazamataz! With every purchase!)
To: Larry Lucido
No. That's me, waiting for Mr. Right.
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posted on
05/31/2011 5:09:10 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
I’ve been in Michigan all along! :)
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posted on
05/31/2011 6:34:06 AM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Free Lazamataz! With every purchase!)
To: left that other site
Make that IS a cool guy. Bradbury is still alive, though rather frail; he is in his 90s.
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posted on
05/31/2011 6:35:20 AM PDT
by
ixtl
(You live and learn. Or you don't live long.)
To: ixtl
Ooopsie!
I am glad he is still with us!
To: gwilhelm56
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posted on
05/31/2011 7:54:38 AM PDT
by
brytlea
(If you don't know what APOD is you'd better find out!)
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