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classicman 08-06-2012 12:58 AM
Watch the live coverage ...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57...rover-landing/

or here ... http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ma...ity_news3.html
FF to the 120 range and watch for a few minutes.

ZenGum 08-06-2012 02:31 AM
: high-fives NASA :


Awesome! See what you can do when everyone uses the metric system? :p:

Lamplighter 08-06-2012 01:44 PM
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... and they even did it in day light

glatt 08-06-2012 01:52 PM
show offs

xoxoxoBruce 08-07-2012 01:38 AM
It was cool to watch the stream from JPL. Little groups of 2 or 3 people would high five as various points in the approach and landing would be achieved. I assume it would be when what they were responsible for passed. Then of course when they were sure it was down and the first picture came through, the crowd went crazy because it meant they not only done good, but they'll have jobs for awhile. There was about 27,000 watching the stream.

Spexxvet 08-07-2012 08:49 AM
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First image is in

Lamplighter 08-07-2012 01:16 PM
A short video of the descent...

Lamplighter 08-07-2012 01:18 PM
A TV talking head today said that NASA is downloading the data
and image data at the overwhelming rate of 32K baud !

Can that be true ???

glatt 08-07-2012 01:52 PM
wiki:
Quote:
Curiosity can communicate with Earth directly in speeds up to 32kbps, but the bulk of the data transfer should be relayed through the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Odyssey orbiter, which are much more powerful and have better antennas, thus being able to communicate faster with Earth. Data transfer speeds between Curiosity and each orbiter may reach 2Mbps and 256kbps, respectively, but each orbiter is only able to communicate with Curiosity for about 8 minutes per day

Lamplighter 08-07-2012 02:00 PM
Thank you, Glatt.

That seems more reasonable, even if it is only 16+/- minutes each day.

Lamplighter 08-07-2012 08:08 PM
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It had to happen...

Griff 08-07-2012 08:46 PM
That is awesome! Thanks for the big laugh.

ZenGum 08-07-2012 09:15 PM
It would be pretty darn funny if they discovered life on Mars by running over it.

Pete Zicato 08-08-2012 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Spexxvet (Post 823515)
First image is in
Big smile.

Lamplighter 08-27-2012 08:35 PM
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This photo from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows the layered
geologic history of the base of Mount Sharp, the 3-mile-high mountain
rising from the center of Gale Crater. Image taken on Aug. 23, 2012.


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