Topic: Mars Rover to launch this weekend.

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so many macs!

Reply #50 Posted: August 06, 2012, 05:29:23 pm

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The graphics are so awesome!

Reply #51 Posted: August 06, 2012, 05:30:22 pm

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Touchdown confirmed.

Reply #52 Posted: August 06, 2012, 05:32:28 pm

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they seem happy.

Reply #53 Posted: August 06, 2012, 05:32:43 pm

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so many hugs going on... now I feel like a hug..

Reply #54 Posted: August 06, 2012, 05:33:46 pm
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the fat bald one is crying.

Reply #55 Posted: August 06, 2012, 05:34:05 pm

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images coming back, never seem anyone so happy over thumbnails

Reply #56 Posted: August 06, 2012, 05:34:32 pm
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we went to mars and took photos of our landers wheels.

Reply #57 Posted: August 06, 2012, 05:35:23 pm

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images coming back, never seem anyone so happy over thumbnails

especially a thumbnail of "The wheel" haha, im sure they saw that already before it set off

Reply #58 Posted: August 06, 2012, 05:35:42 pm
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mmm 64x64

Reply #59 Posted: August 06, 2012, 05:36:27 pm
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They went through a time vortex, cameras have reverted to black and white technology

Reply #60 Posted: August 06, 2012, 05:40:20 pm

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Got fake tan much Charlie ?

Reply #61 Posted: August 06, 2012, 05:46:54 pm

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Reply #62 Posted: August 06, 2012, 05:58:31 pm
"We are the majority we arent the tards, the people we pick on are." -Luse_K

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These are from the Hazard Camera, which are grayscale cameras used to make sure the wheels don't get stuck on rocks and stuff.

Once the mast unfolds it can start taking hi-res colour images.
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Reply #63 Posted: August 06, 2012, 06:13:17 pm

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What time for the conference?

Reply #64 Posted: August 06, 2012, 06:15:30 pm
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What time for the conference?


Now

http://www.ustream.tv/NASAJPL

Reply #65 Posted: August 06, 2012, 06:36:21 pm
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The next flyover of Odyssey is in about 20 minutes, so they'll be able to download some more photos.

Reply #66 Posted: August 06, 2012, 07:11:48 pm

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Photo of Curiosity's decent taken by the Mars Reconnaissance orbiter.


http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20120806b.html

Reply #67 Posted: August 07, 2012, 08:05:33 am

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One thing that struck me was how they sent Image back over such a large distance? I guess it's bouncing off orbiting satellites but dam ain't that  200 million kms away? Gotta get me some of that strong wifi connection.

Reply #68 Posted: August 07, 2012, 06:41:59 pm

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have fun with the MASSIVE lag and packet loss...

Reply #69 Posted: August 07, 2012, 06:45:16 pm
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Reply #70 Posted: August 07, 2012, 06:47:22 pm
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7 Mins lag is normal for 95% of NZ connections ain't it?

Reply #71 Posted: August 07, 2012, 08:20:40 pm

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watched during a lecture was cool seeing the telemetry transmitted by the orbiter, damm that thing came in hot

Reply #72 Posted: August 07, 2012, 08:56:02 pm

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Im not sure I can comprehend the difficulty of what they achieved, putting a mini cooper on mars from here is just incredible, theres so much other places it could go!

Reply #73 Posted: August 07, 2012, 09:49:51 pm
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