Curiosity - The Next Mars Lander

[CodeRedR51]

Algodones Dunes in California?

Minus the tire tracks.

 

[photonrider]

I'm aware. Perhaps the eye-roll emoticon didn't convey the sarcasm well enough.

My apologies. I thought you were being humourous (I was. )

Have seen a few pictures taken by the orbiter; really sensational - look around the 'net for them. Also in the news - India plans to have a Mars orbiter by 2013.

 

[Adamgp]

My apologies. I thought you were being humourous (I was. )

I was partially serious too. I wouldn't put it past Obama to try and take the credit.

 

[FoolKiller]

I was partially serious too. I wouldn't put it past Obama to try and take the credit.

"Those scientists aren't special. They had teachers and schools and the Internet. Granted, 99.99% of the people who also had the same teachers and schools didn't do this, but that does not make these guys any more hard working and/or smart."

In actual Curiosity news, the team did an Ask Me Anything on Reddit today.
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ybmmh/we_are_engineers_and_scientists_on_the_mars/

 

[CodeRedR51]

Check this out.

http://www.360pano.eu/show/?id=731

Edit: Here's one from an older mission. (Rover Opportunity)

http://panoramas.dk/mars/greeley-haven.html

 

[FoolKiller]

New Curiosity music Video.

 

[photonrider]

Heard Rover is getting ready to blast a rock. Hopefully someone could bring some good pics/video in here soon.

 

[Sonygamer455]

Heard Rover is getting ready to blast a rock. Hopefully someone could bring some good pics/video in here soon.

Blast a rock!?!? Really? Does it have guns or something like that?

 

[Wiegert]

Blast a rock!?!? Really? Does it have guns or something like that?

It has a laser instrument, and this is what it's aiming to do with it later. Link

 

[Sonygamer455]

It has a laser instrument, and this is what it's aiming to do with it later. Link

Awesome! Them martians better surrender I wonder if there going to upload a video or a picture of it blasting martian rocks?

 

[dsgerbc]

So that's what aliens are usually doing in the movies - vaporizing the environment to examine the proceeds for composition, and nothing sinister.

 

[Dotini]

NASA report of laser tests.

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/19aug_curiosity3/

Respectfully,
Steve

 

[Dan_]

Test went just like this:

Spectroscopy a la Bruce Willis.

No, they didn't go exactly like this.

 

[CodeRedR51]

NASA also made an announcement today that there will be another mission to Mars in 2016:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/news/mars20120820.html

 

[Dotini]

http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/245857/slide_245857_1405586_free.jpg?1345506515000
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...3726.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news#slide=1405638

A funny looking rock thingy.

Suspiciously submitted,
Steve

 

[Dennisch]

Those pictures have already been digitally enhanced:

Btw:

 

[CodeRedR51]

^^ They're doing the first "drive" tomorrow.

 

[Eric.]

^^ They're doing the first "drive" tomorrow.

We haven't even moved it yet?

 

[CodeRedR51]

Nope. New software upload and a bunch of random checks to make sure everything works, etc.

 

[jasr73]

You can tell it isn't the Australian desert as there are no empty beer cans everywhere.

And you know we would had a sausage sizzle. Can't have a planetary landing without a sausage sizzle.

 

[Sonygamer455]

Just heard on my local news channel that one of the curiosity's censors is damaged. There trying to do something about it.

 

[BobK]

Oh goodie, so it might be sending back some dirty pictures? Or will the other censors cover the slack? Or will NASA censor them before releasing them?

 

[Sonygamer455]

Oh goodie, so it might be sending back some dirty pictures? Or will the other censors cover the slack? Or will NASA censor them before releasing them?

Well i don't remember which censor it is, but i doubt it effects the photos.

 

[Emptyone]

Well i don't remember which censor it is, but i doubt it effects the photos.

I think he may have been getting at the fact that you used censor instead of sensor, but hopefully it won't do much to the photo's indeed, or the science

 

[homeforsummer]

It's a wind sensor apparently, which is nothing to do with Martians farting.

Described as an "isolated disappointment", or in non-technical speak, "no biggie".

 

[CodeRedR51]

It's a wind sensor apparently, which is nothing to do with Martians farting.

Described as an "isolated disappointment", or in non-technical speak, "no biggie".

This.

 

[Brett]

Curiosity's first movement:

 

[CodeRedR51]

Yeah they said they weren't going to move very far.

There's a video conference in about 45 minutes.

 

[Sonygamer455]

I think he may have been getting at the fact that you used censor instead of sensor, but hopefully it won't do much to the photo's indeed, or the science

Oh my bad, words like that tend to confuse me alot.

It's a wind sensor apparently, which is nothing to do with Martians farting.

Described as an "isolated disappointment", or in non-technical speak, "no biggie".

Yea it was that!💡 Hope it ain't too bad for team NASA.

 

[Brett]

Another movement picture:

and another landing video:



In other Curiosity news, the landing site of MSL has been named in honor of the late Ray Bradbury. The area will be known as Bradbury Landing.