Probe's Powerful Camera Spots Vikings On Mars

New Scientist ^ | 12-5-2006 | David Chandler

[Liberty Valance]

Wow. It must be very cool to see the end product of your efforts on the third rock from the Sun.

[daybreakcoming]

This really is mind-blowing. Never mind that they found the location - but took pictures of the previous spacecraft and here we sit in our homes looking at them.

[RightWhale]

Earth. . . . moon or mars

Why did you capitalize earth but not Mars?

[doorgunner69]

The new Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted about a dozen spacecraft on the Martian surface

Had no idea this many had made it to Mars, and this implies there are more to be found.

[daler]

Hope the change of scenery has improved their play.

[NautiNurse]

[taxesareforever]

After three decades lost on the Red Planet, Viking 2's backshell is spotted from space

So tell me again, what is the reason that we can't photograph the U.S.flag on the moon?

[Constitutions Grandchild]

It figures.

[blam]

"So tell me again, what is the reason that we can't photograph the U.S.flag on the moon?"

Because the new Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is around Mars, not the moon.

[N. Theknow]

So tell me again, what is the reason that we can't photograph the U.S.flag on the moon?

The studio where the landing was shot has been sold. Buyer's insisted the flag be included in the deal.

[longtermmemmory]

There is no satelite orbiting the moon taking pictures of the moon.

[Trailerpark Badass]

So tell me again, what is the reason that we can't photograph the U.S.flag on the moon?

Because we don't have a Moon Reconnaisance Orbiter?

[reagan_fanatic]

A galactic version of Where's Waldo.

Cool.

[VeniVidiVici]

Both 1975 launches of the 2 Vikings used USAF Titan rockets with the NASA Centaur upper stage. I was the Titan IIIE Program Manager. Great fun!!

No way! And here I thought you only played basketball!

;)

[Red Badger]

...Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted about a dozen spacecraft on the Martian surface...

Dozen?...........Some must be from somewhere else..........Area51?.......Roswell?.....

[Tokra]

Scientists were able to turn the probe around to point at the Earth. It was easily able to spot Michael Moore on earth even from that great distance.

[Red Badger]

We spent millions of tax dollars to find.............garbage on Mars?....

[Young Werther]

I thought that Hubble was pointed at the Moon several years ago and the Tranquility Base memoribilia was photographed.

[Red Badger]

There was, but the ESA crashed it into the Moon........on purpose........

[Verginius Rufus]

Well, if they got to Mars maybe they could have made it to Minnesota...maybe the Kensington runestone isn't a fake after all. I need to go take another look at those sagas.