Watch NASA's Live Coverage of Mars rover landing tonight

[JD_KaPow]

Curiosity's twitter feed. Damn, this might actually be enough to make me *use* twitter. :laugh2:

If that doesn't, this one should (contains bad language):

 

[a_minimalist]

If that doesn't, this one should (contains bad language):

AWESOME!!! lol

 

[StarBoyz83]

Its fake like the moon landings!!

 

[YosemiteSam]

Sunrise on Mars.

https://lh4.***BROKEN***/-eXOlQELNz8k/UCKRaWaU0HI/AAAAAAAABws/DIZP7qNwEuc/s675/NRA_397681339EDR_F0020000AUT_04096M_.JPG

Did they really need to put Curiosity on the side of it? Is it because there might be Martians and Curiosity cannot talk to tell them its name? :laugh2:

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A picture of the landing locations of the pieces that Curiosity jettisoned off during the landing process. (Images from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter)

MSL = Mars Science Laboratory = The Curiosity rover

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The heat shield as it was falling away from Curiosity

 

[a_minimalist]

Here's a panoramic view.

http://www.panoramas.dk/mars/greeley-haven.html

 

[YosemiteSam]

Here's a panoramic view.

http://www.panoramas.dk/mars/greeley-haven.html

That is awesome. Thanks for posting that!

 

[a_minimalist]

That is awesome. Thanks for posting that!

If you scroll up all of the way you can see an alien marble watching curiousity. It could be the sun, I like alien marble better though.

 

[Boys122]

Any Aliens yet?

 

[YosemiteSam]

If you scroll up all of the way you can see an alien marble watching curiousity. It could be the sun, I like alien marble better though.

Just noticed. That is from Opportunity, not Curiosity. What the hell are you posting old crap for! :laugh2:

 

[a_minimalist]

Just noticed. That is from Opportunity, not Curiosity. What the hell are you posting old crap for! :laugh2:

Wait what? Really?

 

[YosemiteSam]

Wait what? Really?

Curiosity is nuclear, look down in the image. It's nothing but solar panels.

Spirit and Opportunity are nearly identical, but I'm pretty sure that one is Opportunity due to how clean the panels are. That was Spirit's problem. It's panels got dirty really quick and didn't have much power. Opportunity some how kept having it's panels cleaned off from blasts of wind. I guess location, location, location definitely does matter! :laugh2:

 

[a_minimalist]

Curiosity is nuclear, look down in the image. It's nothing but solar panels.

Spirit and Opportunity are nearly identical, but I'm pretty sure that one is Opportunity due to how clean the panels are. That was Spirit's problem. It's panels got dirty really quick and didn't have much power. Opportunity some how kept having it's panels cleaned off from blasts of wind. I guess location, location, location definitely does matter! :laugh2:

Wow, I didn't know that! Thanks. That's good to know.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Interesting pic show the size differences between Curiosity and past rovers

https://lh5.***BROKEN***/-zijaPiWcuxg/UB9mtiDjW2I/AAAAAAAANIc/tMotLk_ct58/s1083/FdzQB.jpg

 

[a_minimalist]

Interesting pic show the size differences between Curiosity and past rovers

https://lh5.***BROKEN***/-zijaPiWcuxg/UB9mtiDjW2I/AAAAAAAANIc/tMotLk_ct58/s1083/FdzQB.jpg

Humans on Mars?