Ok, so I'm checking out the new hi-res photo from the Mars Curiosity rover over at NASA's JPL site. I'm scanning around, taking in all the little rocks and surface features - marveling at it all (yeah, I'm a nerd, I know), half expecting to see R2-D2 and C-3PO walking around out there - it looks a bit Tatooine-ish after all. Well, anyway, I'm scanning the picture and I have to do a double-take. I can't believe what I'm seeing as I burst out in laughter (wasn't drinking anything so it was a dry laugh - monitor and keyboard stayed liquid-free).
Showing posts with label rover. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Curiosity begins (and continues) on Mars!
Yes! Success! The Mars Curiosity rover is on the ground! A few black and white pics have already come back and I can't wait for all the pics and info. sure to come. Congrats to all the incredibly bright men and women involved with this project - y'all are amazing!
Man, that was exciting!
Ok - now - let's continue the Mars exploration and (someday) colonization of the red planet. But also - let's get a big-ass drill sent to Jupiter's moon, Europa, so we can peer underneath its vast sheets of ice and see what kind of ocean is lurking beneath.
Man, that was exciting!
Ok - now - let's continue the Mars exploration and (someday) colonization of the red planet. But also - let's get a big-ass drill sent to Jupiter's moon, Europa, so we can peer underneath its vast sheets of ice and see what kind of ocean is lurking beneath.
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