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Drone · Nov 25, 2012, 10:43 PM

HazCam and the wheel

This image shows the crash site of the Mars rover Curiosity's sky crane, the rocket-powered backpack that lowered Curiosity down to the Martian surface. Haven't seen this one before. That's quite an impact.

micropage7 · Nov 26, 2012, 09:24 AM

Tracking Mars: Curiosity Makes Its Mark on the Red Planet

Since Curiosity landed on mars on Aug. 6, the rover has traveled hundreds of feet over the Martian surface. In the process, it has tracked up the sandy, dusty terrain, leaving tire marks, scoop divots, Morse code and one tiny piece of itself behind.

Unlike the Apollo astronauts' footprints on the moon, Curiosity's trails will probably be wiped away by the planet's frequent wind and sand storms. But there is still something so incredible about these little ephemeral marks we are making on another world.

Though the physical traces won't last, their impact lives on in the images the rover is sending back to Earth. Here are some of our favorite shots of Curiosity's tracks on Mars

from space

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...racks-gallery/

Chevalr1c · Nov 26, 2012, 10:17 AM

SilverKnight · Nov 26, 2012, 03:14 PM

Can anyone say WALL-E.

Irony · Nov 26, 2012, 03:28 PM

Yeah, thats what I said too when I saw its wall-e head.

Shots of the tracks are cool. Has the rover experienced any windstorms yet? I would be interested in seeing if there would be lightning in them; I was talking to an old guy who lived through the dustbowl, he said that there were lightning and explosions in the dust. I guess from friction of the particles creating static electricity

dank1983man420 · Nov 26, 2012, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irony

Yeah, thats what I said too when I saw its wall-e head.

Shots of the tracks are cool. Has the rover experienced any windstorms yet? I would be interested in seeing if there would be lightning in them; I was talking to an old guy who lived through the dustbowl, he said that there were lightning and explosions in the dust. I guess from friction of the particles creating static electricity

http://www.space.com/7102-lightning-detected-mars.html

They did confirm lightning in dust storms a few years back. It's probably not going to be bolts of lightning, just flashes of light in the clouds if the Rover manages to capture any pics of it.

ALMOSTunseen · Nov 26, 2012, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irony

Yeah, thats what I said too when I saw its wall-e head.

Shots of the tracks are cool. Has the rover experienced any windstorms yet? I would be interested in seeing if there would be lightning in them; I was talking to an old guy who lived through the dustbowl, he said that there were lightning and explosions in the dust. I guess from friction of the particles creating static electricity

I wonder if It will ever flip over.......

Drone · Nov 27, 2012, 03:16 PM

New rocky images taken at Rocknest site in November.

Looks like Earth's dead landscape

PopcornMachine · Nov 27, 2012, 03:41 PM

Those enhanced images are awsome!

Mussels · Nov 28, 2012, 12:47 AM

looks like home :P

Irony · Nov 28, 2012, 12:52 AM

I knew the mods were from a different planet!

Drone · Nov 30, 2012, 01:19 PM

New pic and something more:

Quote:

After careful analysis, there are no Martian organics in recent samples.

No organics, no life .... not yet, anyway.

brandonwh64 · Nov 30, 2012, 01:25 PM

What happens if the rover flips?

micropage7 · Nov 30, 2012, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

What happens if the rover flips?

it will be upside down

yeah the land looks like on earth but the grain is different, like small rounds

brandonwh64 · Nov 30, 2012, 01:31 PM

I bet the lag between here and mars is BAD LOL!!!! If you move it from earth how long does it take to move on mars?

micropage7 · Nov 30, 2012, 01:37 PM

yeah its about 40 minutes delay from earth to mars, i guess it depends on gravity too

Drone · Nov 30, 2012, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

I bet the lag between here and mars is BAD LOL!!!! If you move it from earth how long does it take to move on mars?

Mars is 4 light minutes from Earth when it's in the nearest point and 20 light minutes in the furthest point. So playing multiplayer games or talking on skype with someone on Mars will make you wait for minutes.

Mindweaver · Nov 30, 2012, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drone

New rocky images taken at Rocknest site in November.

http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/ne...eyearafter.jpg

http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/ne...eyearafter.jpg

Looks like Earth's dead landscape

Actually that looks like a dried out lake.. Wow that would be amazing if water stood there years ago.

they should take all the areas that look like that and fill it with water virtually and see what Mars looks like from virtual orbit.

brandonwh64 · Nov 30, 2012, 01:46 PM

I could imagine the guys controlling it when they run into a rock or something

Drone · Nov 30, 2012, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindweaver

Actually that looks like a dried out lake.. Wow that would be amazing if water stood there years ago.

Here's a good book about theories of water on Mars.

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/58223main_Water.on.Mars.pdf

Who knows maybe it was water that etched all those valleys in the Martian surface.

Drone · Nov 30, 2012, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

I could imagine the guys controlling it when they run into a rock or something

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instanc...x/24206661.jpg

That's not how it works. All such remote probes are robotic devices that have some kind of AI. Remote controlling a device with such a big lag is not reasonable.

brandonwh64 · Nov 30, 2012, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drone

That's not how it works. All such remote probes are robotic devices that have some kind of AI. Remote controlling a device with such a big lag is not reasonable.

So they build a waypoint list then send to the unit and let it go on its waY?

Drone · Nov 30, 2012, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

So they build a waypoint list then send to the unit and let it go on its waY?

Waypoints are in counter strike lol, it's rather like bots from unreal tournament. They can "learn" and explore without waypoints

3870x2 · Nov 30, 2012, 04:18 PM

http://xkcd.com/695/

onions...

brandonwh64 · Nov 30, 2012, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3870x2

http://xkcd.com/695/

onions...

Fixed

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