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NASA's Phoenix Spacecraft Reports Good Health After Mars Landing [Sends First Pictures]
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| 05.25.08
Posted on 05/26/2008 4:06:32 AM PDT by Aristotelian
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To: Aristotelian
Nice pictures! Last night they broadcast the landing live on the Science Channel from the control room. Very exciting!
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posted on
05/26/2008 5:25:20 AM PDT
by
Kolb
To: Gorzaloon
I remember the first pix coming from Mars years ago.
One pan showed a ‘rock’ that appeared cylindrical.
I thought it would have been so funny if the ‘arm’ of the robot had turned that cylinder over and it read “Coca-Cola”.
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posted on
05/26/2008 5:29:24 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: TomGuy
“The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one,” he said.
“The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one - but they still
come!”
“Yes, the chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one,” he said.
“The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one - but they still come!”
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posted on
05/26/2008 5:30:40 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: TomGuy
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posted on
05/26/2008 5:45:32 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Three words that make me want to barf: Clinton, Obama, McCain...........;)
To: Aristotelian
You guys should read some of the Have your say comments over on BBC about this. They range from foaming at the mouth anti-US rants and hatred,to but we helped with the ESA(which they did’nt).Seems the euros are envious self loathing Anti-US worms. Done with them for good..
To: Aristotelian
Hopefully Phoenix can find the SUVs that are causing Mars’ global warming.
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posted on
05/26/2008 6:22:14 AM PDT
by
Dilbert56
(Harry Reid, D-Nev.: "We're going to pick up Senate seats as a result of this war.")
To: Kolb
I found the Science Channel anchors exceptionally annoying, talking over the voice of Flight Control and making inane comments to boot. I wanted to shoot them by the time of touchdown.
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posted on
05/26/2008 6:25:37 AM PDT
by
Aristotelian
("Sock it to me!" Judy Carne)
To: Dilbert56; NoLibZone
....find the SUVs that are causing Mars global warmingJust follow the tire tracks from #11.
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posted on
05/26/2008 6:31:06 AM PDT
by
reg45
To: b4its2late
To: Aristotelian
Very cool pictures.
And it is appears as a pristine wilderness that shouldn’t be spoiled by oil exploration /sarc
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posted on
05/26/2008 6:33:42 AM PDT
by
kidd
To: tlj18
Whoa! They almost landed outside the landing ellipse. Probably because the parachute opened later than expected? I think the more appropriate comment here is, "Wow... they landed INSIDE of the ellipse!"
I understand complex mathematics. I understand physics and chemistry. My brain, unfortunately, can't put the two of them together in a functional way. To see this sort of accuracy, landing a dishwasher on a rock that's over 230 million miles away, blows my freaking mind.
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posted on
05/26/2008 6:36:13 AM PDT
by
rarestia
("One man with a gun can control 100 without one." - Lenin / MOLWN LABE!)
To: Aristotelian
Me too- I just tried to ignore them and concentrate on what was happening in the background.
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posted on
05/26/2008 6:38:50 AM PDT
by
Kolb
To: TomGuy
Someone told me that pink (like the Martian atmosphere??) is supposed to calm the nerves. It must have calmed all those Martians right under that sod.
To: Aristotelian
Great, and I left NASCAR to watch, but still have to give a big nod to the little rover guys that just keep plugging on and on and on...I halfway expected Phoenix’ fist photo to include a one rover welcoming committee.
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posted on
05/26/2008 6:54:48 AM PDT
by
norton
To: All
I have an unusual, novel idea:
Instead of exploring for ice and what it may or may not contain on this uninhabitable planet Mars, why dont we take my tax money and explore for oil and gas in the United States?
What brought this novel idea of mine to the fore, is that Mars looks exactly like ANWR.
To: saganite
Looking forward to the announcement theyve found water. I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.
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posted on
05/26/2008 6:59:39 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: rarestia
Yes, it is absolutely incredible that we can do that, send a machine several hundred million miles, then flawlessly land on a specific area on a planet that is not currently friendly to human life. And I do mean flawlessly. But the fact is, that is what I expect from our space program. I expect to see American excellence on each mission, and that is exactly what we see on most missions. There have been 12 attempts to land on Mars. It breaks down to 7 attempts by Americans, and 5 by other nations. Six of our attempts have been successful, while only one non-American attempt. It's not luck; we are just that good.
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posted on
05/26/2008 7:12:08 AM PDT
by
tlj18
(Governor Sarah Palin for Vice President!)
To: ShadowAce
We've all but found the water. The evidence strongly suggests that the surface of Mars was sculpted by large amounts of water (I'm talking oceans). The water is now strongly believed to be in huge quantities just underneath the surface by a few meters.
Mars is ripe for colonization!
Meanwhile, some of Jupiter's and Saturn's moons are oil-rich. Ahem...
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posted on
05/26/2008 7:19:22 AM PDT
by
tlj18
(Governor Sarah Palin for Vice President!)
To: Aristotelian
Someone alret Dr. Hoagland. Those polygons are obviously proof of an ancient Martian freeway. Or a convenience store. Or something.
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posted on
05/26/2008 7:27:21 AM PDT
by
Noumenon
(Time for Atlas to shrug - and pick up a gun.)
To: b4its2late
Re:
Gadzooks! That nObama is everywhere meeting for peace!
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posted on
05/26/2008 7:32:17 AM PDT
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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