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The Curiosity On Mars Thread.

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    #302
    Chuck Stone
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    Free Nasa app for android if anyone's interested.


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    #303
    Mountainsandh
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    whooo thanks guys !


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    #304
    namloc1980
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    Live on sky news.


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    #305
    Turtwig
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    Can't wait until they have the entire of that video. :D


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    #306
    namloc1980
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    index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=27298

    Heatshield falling away!


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    #307
    Mountainsandh
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    I take it "sols" are days ??? :confused::o


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    #308
    Turtwig
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    Fair play. Leo's at this conference as well. Wonder if he has another question. :)


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    #309
    namloc1980
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    Mountainsandh wrote: »
    I take it "sols" are days ??? :confused::o

    Yup Martian days.


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    #310
    Turtwig
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    Mountainsandh wrote: »
    I take it "sols" are days ??? :confused::o

    Yep. Generally for Mars missions the teams will set their clocks to the Mars clock as a day on Mars is slightly longer than a day on Earth. After several days the difference adds up. :)

    A 'Day' is actually a deceptively simple concept.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCyTNpcDTUM


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    #311
    Turtwig
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcGMDXy-Y1I


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    #312
    Mountainsandh
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    Jernal wrote: »
    Yep. Generally for Mars missions the teams will set their clocks to the Mars clock as a day on Mars is slightly longer than a day on Earth. After several days the difference adds up. :)

    A 'Day' is actually a deceptively simple concept.

    oh dear, gonna have to save that for tomorrow... my utterly illogical brain is incapable of processing any of this right now. :p
    it's a long stretch since this morning, bed calls.


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    #313
    refusetolose
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    cool stuff


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    #314
    Beeker
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    Jawgap wrote: »
    Wonder what he would've made of today.....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzQPoVjW7Gc

    He would have loved it! :)


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    #315
    Beeker
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    Great shot taken by MRO from Mars orbit of the descent:)

    673736mainpia15978fullf.jpg
    Uploaded with ImageShack.us


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    #316
    namloc1980
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    PIA15691-first-MAHLI-br2.jpg

    First colour image from surface of Mars by Curiosity. The dust cover is still on the camera lens so that's why it looks a bit hazy.


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    #317
    Jawgap
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    ^^^ Gale Crater looks a lot like Brittas Bay on a winters day!

    Mount Sharp - all three miles up of it......

    319412_396678263715488_1610097342_n.jpg


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    #318
    Kersh
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    Super stuff :)


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    #319
    shedweller
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    I'm lovin all the pics and links lads! I'm on holiday with the kids so internet time is minimal.


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    #320
    Turtwig
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    Shamelessly stolen from YLYL.

    GZUt9.png

    (Wonder how they're going to pull off the same feat around Curiosity. :))


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    #321
    refusetolose
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    news briefing at 6

    nasa tv


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    #322
    thecommander
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    216085.jpeg
    Skycrane landed 650 m from Curiosity
    Backshell and parachute 615 m
    Heatshield 1,200 m


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    #323
    shedweller
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    Jaysus that skycrane made quite a splash!


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    #324
    Jawgap
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    Look at all that stuff!! I've an idea.......

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mR-gz9EFO8


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    #325
    shedweller
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    Jawgap wrote: »
    Look at all that stuff!! I've an idea.......

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mR-gz9EFO8
    Jaysus, theyd think of anything! Wait, they just did.......:)


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    #326
    JJJJNR
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    speechless. ! :cool:


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    #327
    derra
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    refusetolose wrote: »
    news briefing at 6

    nasa tv

    Just watched that @ http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/24540690

    Bit confused from the first question at 45:55, the way she is answering his question and how it was finished off by Mike Watkins and other lady saying that it sounds intriguing.

    Is it just that she is saying they saw something which they want to discuss before going public with it or am i just missing something simple in that couple of minutes :o


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    #328
    Mountainsandh
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    674601main_pia16008-43_946-710.jpg

    What are these black patches bottom right ? :confused:


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    #329
    Mountainsandh
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    thanks Derra, was having a hard time trying to find the news brief.


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    #330
    Mountainsandh
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    dammit I'm really intrigued too now, I skipped to the bit you said what with wanting to go to bed shortly, that'll have me thinking... :D:rolleyes:
    Musn't miss tomorrow's newsbrief !


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    #331
    Skyknight
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    Derra,
    From what I can make out, and this is just after my first pass, she was trying to answer the question posed to Sarah Milkovich, a member of the science team by Scot Gold of the LA Times, which was weather or not, it was true that one of the first hascam images had caught the Skycrane crash in the background. She said that the HASCAM's (and the rover) were facing in a direction perpendicular to the dust plume, in the direction of the (Skycrane)crash site. She said that team would need to mull it over.
    Many thanks for the link, I missed most of the briefing and was waiting for a repeat.


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