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Landing on mars in an hour...

RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
edited May 2008 in A Moving Train
May 25 at 6:30pm EST

Watch it live here:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.

http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

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  • flywallyflyflywallyfly Posts: 1,453
    Cool! Thanks for posting. You know the people who spent years on this project are nervous as shit !
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Cool it just started.....nervous isn't the word.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    Thanks!
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    If there is in fact water on Mars under the surface, this is the best chance yet.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    if anyone is confused.

    NASA TV Live coverage of the Phoenix landing on Mars

    Overview Mars is a cold desert planet with no liquid water on its surface. But in the Martian arctic, water ice lurks just below ground level. Discoveries made by the Mars Odyssey Orbiter in 2002 show large amounts of subsurface water ice in the northern arctic plain. The Phoenix lander targets this circumpolar region using a robotic arm to dig through the protective top soil layer to the water ice below and ultimately, to bring both soil and water ice to the lander platform for sophisticated scientific analysis.


    Image right: This map centered on the north pole of Mars is based on gamma rays from the element hydrogen -- mainly in the form of water ice. Regions of high ice content are shown in violet and blue and those low in ice content are shown in red. The very ice-rich region at the north pole is due to a permanent polar cap of water ice on the surface. Elsewhere in this region, the ice is buried under several to a few tens of centimeters of dry soil. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/UA
    + Larger view

    The complement of the Phoenix spacecraft and its scientific instruments are ideally suited to uncover clues to the geologic history and biological potential of the Martian arctic. Phoenix will be the first mission to return data from either polar region providing an important contribution to the overall Mars science strategy "Follow the Water" and will be instrumental in achieving the four science goals of NASA's long-term Mars Exploration Program.

    --Determine whether Life ever arose on Mars

    --Characterize the Climate of Mars

    --Characterize the Geology of Mars

    --Prepare for Human Exploration

    The Phoenix Mission has two bold objectives to support these goals, which are to (1) study the history of water in the Martian arctic and (2) search for evidence of a habitable zone and assess the biological potential of the ice-soil boundary
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Imagine as soon as it landed if little scurrying rodent like creatures attacked and disassembled it in a matter of minutes?

    Could you imagine how many gaping speechless mouths there would be in the control booth?

    It would be funny to see them all eating pizza...

    lol...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Imagine as soon as it landed if little scurrying rodent like creatures attacked and disassembled it in a matter of minutes?

    Could you imagine how many gaping speechless mouths there would be in the control booth?

    It would be funny to see them all eating pizza...

    lol...

    LOL
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    chute opened!!!
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,299
    This is really cool!
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    touchdown!!! :D
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,299
    Now the martians take over and fuck with us...


    :D
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    mca47 wrote:
    Now the martians take over and fuck with us...


    :D

    can't do worse than us....;) :D
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    That's was textbook...

    cool.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Hey....did you remember to take the lens cap off?!?

    DOH!!!
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,299
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Hey....did you remember to take the lens cap off?!?

    DOH!!!


    LOL!
    It's always the minor details! :p
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    1/4 of a degree off from landing perfectly horizontal.

    It's amazing how precise it all is.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Imagine as soon as it landed if little scurrying rodent like creatures attacked and disassembled it in a matter of minutes?

    Could you imagine how many gaping speechless mouths there would be in the control booth?

    It would be funny to see them all eating pizza...

    lol...

    This is odd I was watching that movie *Planet Red* today.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • electronblueelectronblue Posts: 3,460
    at what time might they show images?...~
    ********************************
    "Forgive every being,
    the bad feelings 
    it's just me"


  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    eddie's Tone rocks wrote:
    at what time might they show images?...~

    Here's an animation from the UK....Mars nail baiting decent.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    eddie's Tone rocks wrote:
    at what time might they show images?...~


    Soon.. in like 15 mins (If I heard correctly)
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    g under p wrote:
    Here's an animation from the UK....Mars nail baiting decent.

    Peace


    wild..
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • electronblueelectronblue Posts: 3,460
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Soon.. in like 15 mins (If I heard correctly)



    thank you.. g under p and RolandTD20Kdrummer...~
    ********************************
    "Forgive every being,
    the bad feelings 
    it's just me"


  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    pics at 9:30 eastern time....like now,
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    eddie's Tone rocks wrote:
    thank you.. g under p and RolandTD20Kdrummer...~

    Thanks to my 11 year daughter she wants to be a NASA astronaut someday.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • NMyTreeNMyTree Posts: 2,374
    Hmmmmm....something suspicious about this.

    Anyone else see the shadows and footprints in the pics? This is phoney.

    They didn't land on Mars, they landed in friggin' Utah. You can even see a cattle rancher in the background, riding his horse.

    :D

    May as well start the conspiracy theories, now.
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    pictures!!!! :D
  • Eliot RosewaterEliot Rosewater Posts: 2,659
    NMyTree wrote:
    Hmmmmm....something suspicious about this.

    Anyone else see the shadows and footprints in the pics? This is phoney.

    They didn't land on Mars, they landed in friggin' Utah. You can even see a cattle rancher in the background, riding his horse.

    :D

    May as well start the conspiracy theories, now.
    Nah, this one doesn't look photoshopped at all... http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/images/raw/MOSAIC/S_000EFF_CYL_SR10CA8_R888M2.html :rolleyes: :D
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    It's all a pile of bollox... how much do they say they've spent on this? I wonder where that money's REALLY gone :eek:
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    1/4 of a degree off from landing perfectly horizontal.

    It's amazing how precise it all is.
    one might say unbelieveable ;)
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    It's all a pile of bollox... how much do they say they've spent on this? I wonder where that money's REALLY gone :eek:

    Nice to see a healthy dose of Irish cynicism. :D
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
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