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First colour image from Mars (Spirit) rover is up!
NASA Mars Rover web site ^
| 6 Jan 04
| NASA
Posted on 01/06/2004 10:00:47 AM PST by alnitak
Edited on 01/06/2004 11:09:49 AM PST by Admin Moderator.
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To: alnitak
The lower right corner of the picture shows a mark from the air bags.
It is the strange mark not really looking like rocks.
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posted on
01/06/2004 10:08:26 AM PST
by
Lokibob
To: alnitak
One thing that stands out to me is the difference in the rocks between this and the pathfinder 1997 pictures.
These rocks seem to be much smoother than the rocks in the 1997 pics.
On a side note, my wife, who isn't the space enthusiast I am, walked in, took one look at the mars picture and declared that they managed to land in the most boring spot on the whole planet.
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posted on
01/06/2004 10:09:03 AM PST
by
apillar
To: Howlin
Ping list bump.
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posted on
01/06/2004 10:09:26 AM PST
by
bonfire
To: alnitak
Spectacular!
Thanks for posting that link.
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posted on
01/06/2004 10:09:56 AM PST
by
stanz
To: bonfire
Cool picture. Looks like Utah :)
Are those dried up lake beds in the background?
LQ
To: Dog Gone
No wonder it too so long to beam back from Mars. 8 mb from outer space takes forever on that pesky satellite dial-up!
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posted on
01/06/2004 10:10:20 AM PST
by
Maigrey
(Dubya: Drives SUV; Eats Beef; catches his own fish; eats animals)
To: alnitak
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posted on
01/06/2004 10:11:07 AM PST
by
Ex-Dem
(-_-)
To: weegee
Maybe it's a drop in the bucket but all those NASA downloads use their bandwidthGotta get my money's worth out of NASA any way I can.
To: alnitak
Look! On the far hill, Tourist guy!
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posted on
01/06/2004 10:11:53 AM PST
by
steveo
To: apillar
On a side note, my wife, who isn't the space enthusiast I am, walked in, took one look at the mars picture and declared that they managed to land in the most boring spot on the whole planet.
Because of the landing method and safety parameters 95% of Mars was off-limits.
Mars is filled with spectacular Mauna Loas, Grand Tetons, and Grand Canyon-type terrain but we just can't risk landing near it. We've had a hard enough time just landing stuff on flat plains so far.
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posted on
01/06/2004 10:12:01 AM PST
by
John H K
To: Lokibob
bump
To: alnitak
If you capture the 8 meg image and photoshop (I use paint shop pro) to clean it up, it is even more amazing.
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posted on
01/06/2004 10:12:41 AM PST
by
Lokibob
To: apillar
You might choose to remind your wife that the entire planet looks that way. It's not like NASA decided to park farthest from the entrance to the mall.
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posted on
01/06/2004 10:13:11 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
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To: apillar
These rocks seem to be much smoother than the rocks in the 1997 pics.
Potentially of extreme significance, as the main reason Gusev was picked was the belief that it had been repeatedly flooded by liquid water.
How does one get smooth rounded rocks? Water.
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posted on
01/06/2004 10:13:47 AM PST
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John H K
To: alnitak
OOOO Looky, trilobites.
To: Lokibob
I was discussing that possibility with some colleagues in the office, thanks for the confirmation. I find it difficult to tell whether it is just darker exposed sand or some sort of rock.
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posted on
01/06/2004 10:14:24 AM PST
by
alnitak
("That kid's about as sharp as a pound of wet liver" - Foghorn Leghorn)
To: msdrby
ping
To: Maigrey
My feeble mind cannot comprehend this. My daughter's RC car loses control after fifty feet. How are they able to control and download images from 105 million miles away?
To: alnitak
Pretty cool. It would be cooler if someone could photoshop in an alien or something.
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posted on
01/06/2004 10:14:55 AM PST
by
Snowy
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