Here’s a very cool animated flight over the Mojave Crater on Mars, created with accurate terrain data from the University of Arizona’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HIRISE). Check out the 720p version in fullscreen mode.
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Summer Seale Fri, Jan 29, 2010 2:27:55pm |
It's posts like these that really make me revere and appreciate The Discovery Institute's commitment of energy, money, and resources into researching the newest and most intricately complex boundaries of science to add to the sum of human knowledge.
Psyche!
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ArchangelMichael Fri, Jan 29, 2010 2:32:58pm |
I was expecting this to be a post about Michele Bachmann (R - Mars). I'm glad I was mistaken.
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wrenchwench Fri, Jan 29, 2010 2:34:40pm |
Check out the 720p version in fullscreen mode.
Got Dramamine?
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Killgore Trout Fri, Jan 29, 2010 2:35:13pm |
Get Your Ass to Mars
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MandyManners Fri, Jan 29, 2010 2:36:39pm |
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The Kevin Show Fri, Jan 29, 2010 2:37:50pm |
Stuff like this makes me proud to be an Arizona Wildcat.
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Donna Ballard Fri, Jan 29, 2010 2:44:51pm |
Impressive! Not sure I'd like to go there though. I too much a home body and a fear of heights will keep me grounded I'm a afraid. I don't even like to look out our 2nd story window! But what a landscape! I love stuff like this.
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abolitionist Fri, Jan 29, 2010 2:46:48pm |
I think Martian atmosphere is a little too thin for flying much of anything; a balloon or blimp, maybe.
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HypnoToad Fri, Jan 29, 2010 2:52:47pm |
I'm in the weird position of having my full-time job, and my part-time job, both directly involved with this planet.
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Fri, Jan 29, 2010 3:00:45pm |
[Link: xkcd.com...]
On January 26th, 2274 Mars days into the mission, NASA declared Spirit a 'stationary research station', expected to stay operational for several more months until the dust buildup on its solar panels forces a final shutdown.
It was originally expected to last 90 days.
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ArchangelMichael Fri, Jan 29, 2010 3:12:03pm |
re: #18 negativ
[Link: xkcd.com...]
On January 26th, 2274 Mars days into the mission, NASA declared Spirit a 'stationary research station', expected to stay operational for several more months until the dust buildup on its solar panels forces a final shutdown.
It was originally expected to last 90 days.
Spirit is still going to function and NASA will exist in 2274?
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HypnoToad Fri, Jan 29, 2010 3:21:08pm |
Spirit is still going to function and NASA will exist in 2274?
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Even Babylon 5 will be getting long in the tooth in 2274.
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darthstar Fri, Jan 29, 2010 4:07:50pm |
How disappointing. I was expecting a perspective on Michele Bachmann.
Still, the video is impressive.
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darthstar Fri, Jan 29, 2010 4:09:59pm |
re: #18 negativ
[Link: xkcd.com...]
On January 26th, 2274 Mars days into the mission, NASA declared Spirit a 'stationary research station', expected to stay operational for several more months until the dust buildup on its solar panels forces a final shutdown.
It was originally expected to last 90 days.
See? That's why I don't trust NASA. They say they're going to do something for 90 days, and six years and three months later, they haven't finished. WTF is up with that?
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Donna Ballard Fri, Jan 29, 2010 4:10:09pm |
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