NASA Curiosity Rover Now One Month From Arriving At Mars

[6Foot2]

Link 1: NASA - Where is Curiosity?

 

Link 2: NASA - Mars Science Laboratory, the Next Mars Rover

Edited March 22, 2017 by 6Foot2
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[SimpleSi]

Time to start applying the brakes about now!

[mavhc]

NASA - Multimedia - Video Gallery

 

Landing a rover on Mars, directed by Michael Bay

[6Foot2]

Link: Get Curious [Curiosity countdown clock]

 

Currently at: 1 day, 21 hours, 54 minutes.

[twin--turbo]

Link: Get Curious [Curiosity countdown clock]

 

Currently at: 1 day, 21 hours, 54 minutes.

 

1 say 21 hours and 53 minuets to a cock up then

 

Rob

[SYNACK]

To their credit I think that have sorted lots of the possible messups, I'm sure they check the units beforehand now. Its just up to the fates as to whether the conditions are right and their landing system operate withing the environmental parameters it is given. Here's hoping, it would be nice to have some more extraterestrial science going on and succeding. Even if it only acts as a prompt to push for more of it. Edited August 4, 2012 by SYNACK

[6Foot2]

Eyes On The Solar System: Mars Science Laboratory updated simulation

 

http://snag.gy/HYBHk.jpg

 

Updates estimating current distance from Mars, velocity and time to separation and touchdown.

 

[Other simulations also accessible through this interface]

 

Link: Eyes on the Solar System [simulation: Landing Curiosity]

[6Foot2]

Link: How do I land on Mars?

 

[interactive webpage showing Curiosity's anticipated approach and descent to the Martian surface]

 

Click 'Play/Pause' to have the presentation step through automatically or scroll down with your mouse wheel/scroll button at the side of the page.

[kearton]

Eyes on the Solar System has a fantastic animation too. My wife thought it was real-time imagery I was watching...

http://eyes.nasa.gov/player/launch2.html?document=$SERVERURL/content/documents/msl/edl.xml

[6Foot2]

NASA has just confirmed touchdown. Images are now being returned from Mars.

 

Edit: Link: Mars Curiosity Twitter Feed

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[Dos_Box]

Well done NASA and all of the engineers involved. A huge feat to accomplish what they did.

[localzuk]

They managed to land a nuclear powered car from a crane floating in the atmosphere of a planet millions of miles away... Whatever way you look at it, its an astonishing achievement.

[jinnantonnixx]

Yes, an astonishing achievement. And being nuclear powered, the experiments and data could continue for decades.

 

Now, the big question - what if evidence of life is discovered?

[synaesthesia]

You'll know how intelligent it is if it's sent back to Earth covered in furry dice and a GTI sticker on the back.

 

Or possibly "Rimmer woz ere" graffitied on the back.

[6Foot2]

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/curiosity.png

 

Alt text:

 

As of this writing the NASA/JPL websites are still overloaded. Trying CURIOSITY-REAR-CAM_[256px_x_256px].torrent.SwEsUb.DVDRip.XviD-aXXo.jpg instead.

 

Source: xkcd: Curiosity

[6Foot2]

Milky Way as seen from Mars:

 

http://lolsnaps.com/upload_pic/PictureOfTheMilkyWayFromMars-86890.jpg

 

[jinnantonnixx]

Galaxy is just out of shot...

[tmcd35]

They managed to land a nuclear powered car from a crane floating in the atmosphere of a planet millions of miles away...

 

And being nuclear powered, the experiments and data could continue for decades.

 

So, what I want to know is - why am I paying 135p a litre?

 

Now, the big question - what if evidence of life is discovered?

 

Either,

a) we bend down a prey to out Martian overlords

 

or

 

b) the first chapter of the Bible is quickly re-written to read "and on the Seventh day he created Mars".

 

Either way Darwinism will be banned for US schools and Genesis will continue to be taught as a science...

[jinnantonnixx]

....

 

Either way Darwinism will be banned for US schools and Genesis will continue to be taught as a science...

 

With some modifications, I suspect you're right.

 

Why don't they debate, say, gravity in the same way? I mean, we could introduce the theory that 'the earth sucks' as an alternative viewpoint to that of gravity, then teach that to 'give a balance'. It's tongue in cheek, but ....

Edited August 7, 2012 by jinnantonnixx

[6Foot2]

Yes: Curiosity killed the cat.

 

http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/4967532_700b.jpg

 

Source: 9GAG - Curiosity killed the cat.

 

[Michael]

It kind of reminds me of Short Circuit's big cousin!

 

I agree as already commented, a fantastic achievement! Apparently President Obama's next 'dream' is to have scientists on Mars in the year 2030.

[nicholab]

Will they get the parts for any kind of Rover?

[Love_Sausage]

I bet the Head Gasket goes, my 45 was notorious for it.

[tmcd35]

I bet the Head Gasket goes, my 45 was notorious for it.

 

Not sure they need to worry about that - they gave it a nuclear engine, I'd more concerned about what happens when it hits 88mph

 

I'm sure that in 1985 plutonium is available in every corner drug store, but in 1955 it's a little hard to come by.

 

You made a time machine out of a Rover?

[SYNACK]

It kind of reminds me of Short Circuit's big cousin!

 

I agree as already commented, a fantastic achievement! Apparently President Obama's next 'dream' is to have scientists on Mars in the year 2030.

 

Given their education policies will they have any scientists left by 2030 or will they have all been thrown out or burnt at the stake by then.