220 million miles and the 7 minutes of sheer terror have passed, and the sky crane has safely deposited rover Perseverance on the surface of Mars. Hi def video and AUDIO this time.
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220 million miles and the 7 minutes of sheer terror have passed, and the sky crane has safely deposited rover Perseverance on the surface of Mars. Hi def video and AUDIO this time.
Very cool. Looking forward to the images.
I watched the NASA feed all afternoon. The dancing and whooping when Perseverance landed safely was a joy to behold.
there was that one guy they kept showing in a close up, I was worried he was going to forget to breath and hyperventilate during those last few minutes. I was as relieved that it landed safely that he could finally relax. :laughing:Quote:
Originally Posted by OldStrummer
I’m excited! Too bad I was busy at work and couldn’t watch the live covering of the landing.
Looking forward to seeing what the rover discovers.
Man, these guys from NASA really rock!
:up:laughing:
Love it !!
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Originally Posted by OldStrummer
:applaudit
New images all the time.
https://www.google.com.br/amp/s/gizm...1846354314/amp
Really cool to see actual pictures of Mars.
Interesting, those rocks with holes. Geologists will have a lot to analyze!
This is so cool! Great photos, I can't wait to see more. And the helicopter - what a great idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sérgio
News on Mars
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abl4051
the sun be throwing hands, mang
this particular solar cycle ramp up is the most closely watched to date. We have a slew of observation satellites that we didn't the previous peak 11 some years ago. While to the casual observer seeing reports in the mainstream media sometimes more than once a week, it may seem like "geez, what's going on?" It is actually a fairly typical solar season, even a little on the 'mild' side. It's just that we have more eyes on the sun 24/7 than we used to have.
my space geek is showing, and I don't care :D
that was cool AF. If you listened through stereo headphones, the sound swept around like the animation arm in the video.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sugarcane
Like the largest Leslie in the universeQuote:
Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan
:biglaugh::yah:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cogs
exactly :smile:
Good one!!!!! :applauditQuote:
Originally Posted by Cogs
argh, can't read itQuote:
Originally Posted by S. Cane
i did see something about organic materials being found elsewhere but phone was dying so I didn't read it. never came back into my feed
Anybody else disappointed at how little there is to see on Mars?
I was most enthusiastic when the Perseverance rover landed, as I was expecting so much more to be discovered, i.e. water, traces of microbial life…
Of course, the rovers have given the scientists a lot of priceless data and pictures but still…
sometimes that's how science is. slow, ponderous, tedious, fraught with setbacks. The real wonder is that it is happening at all. Travel to Mars was the realm of science fiction. Now there are numerous Mars missions happening simultaneously by a bunch of different countries. What they are doing is laying the foundations of future research, that sadly I probably will never see. It could be many decades before we see the results for what they are. Personally, I don't think Elon's ambitious plans will come to fruition in my lifetime and I'm figuring on another 25-30 years if I'm lucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by S. Cane