Curiosity landing on Mars in less than an hour!
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PB88123
Vaporist
Watching the live stream on CNN
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/cvplive/cvpstream1&hpt=hp_c1#/video/cvplive/cvpstream1
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/cvplive/cvpstream1&hpt=hp_c1#/video/cvplive/cvpstream1
Vicki
Herbal Alchemist
We are watching on NASA TV on our HD TV, but we know we probably will not see any good pictures this morning.
Here is NASA's live feed: (in case anyone wants it)
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/participate/
Here is NASA's live feed: (in case anyone wants it)
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/participate/
OhTheAgony
here for the chicks
I've read it takes a few more days before the HD images reach earth.
It's still pretty cool though. Perhaps we can work on a FC-rocket once that bubbler is finished. Last I heard Martian law is pretty lenient towards Marijuana, & that red sun must be great for the flowering stages of growing
It's still pretty cool though. Perhaps we can work on a FC-rocket once that bubbler is finished. Last I heard Martian law is pretty lenient towards Marijuana, & that red sun must be great for the flowering stages of growing
t-dub
Vapor Sloth
08.06.2012
Curiosity's Surroundings This is one of the first images taken by NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars the evening of Aug. 5 PDT (morning of Aug. 6 EDT). It was taken through a "fisheye" wide-angle lens on the left "eye" of a stereo pair of Hazard-Avoidance cameras on the left-rear side of the rover. The image is one-half of full resolution. The clear dust cover that protected the camera during landing has been sprung open. Part of the spring that released the dust cover can be seen at the bottom right, near the rover's wheel.
On the top left, part of the rover's power supply is visible.
Some dust appears on the lens even with the dust cover off.
The cameras are looking directly into the sun, so the top of the image is saturated. Looking straight into the sun does not harm the cameras. The lines across the top are an artifact called "blooming" that occurs in the camera's detector because of the saturation.
As planned, the rover's early engineering images are lower resolution. Larger color images from other cameras are expected later in the week when the rover's mast, carrying high-resolution cameras, is deployed.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
StickyShisha2
Well-Known Member
Check this out. The orbiter around Mars got this picture during the landing:
Vicki
Herbal Alchemist
That is wicked cool!Check this out. The orbiter around Mars got this picture during the landing:
StickyShisha2
Well-Known Member
i believe that the parachute was to slow down to 200mph
this is the first that i have seen the 'tin foil hat guy' emote.
for you
Looks like a tomato
this is the first that i have seen the 'tin foil hat guy' emote.
for you
MedicatedVet1911
Lord of The Seven Kingdoms.
Between this and the fact that we most liklely finally found the Higgs Bosom , seems like this is a good year for science.
I love this shit!!! IMHO nothing is trippier than Astronomy/Universe/multi-verse!
t-dub
Vapor Sloth
StickyShisha2
Well-Known Member
nuclear powered instead of solar. and this one has a laser that can vaporize rock.
t-dub
Vapor Sloth
Learn About Me: Curiosity
Meet Curiosity. Curiosity is a car-sized, six-wheeled robot destined for Gale Crater on Mars.
Mission name: Mars Science Laboratory
Rover name: Curiosity rover
Size: About the size of a small SUV -- 10 feet long (not including the arm), 9 feet wide and 7 feet tall -- (about 3 meters long (not including the arm), 2.7 meters wide, and 2.2 meters tall), or about the height of a basketball player.
Arm Reach: About 7 feet (2.2 meters)
Weight: 900 kilograms (2,000 pounds)
Features: Geology lab, rocker-bogie suspension, rock-vaporizing laser and lots of cameras
Mission: To search areas of Mars for past or present conditions favorable for life, and conditions capable of preserving a record of life
t-dub
Vapor Sloth
It has 17 cameras
The first full 360* panorama should be coming soon. The mast should be raised by now.
tranceporter
The Cloud Conductor
Am I the only one that thinks the space program is an epic waste of funds?
Vicki
Herbal Alchemist
How is it a waste of funds when it created hundreds of American jobs? Curiosity is 100% American made. Something like that is never a waste. Outsourcing is a waste of funds, giving jobs to other countries when they should be kept here, helping our own people. I commend NASA for keeping Curiosity 100% American made.