tater Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Math FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Ingenuity took this of the back shell. Insanely cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 Epic! I was wondering if they'd approach any of the disposed pieces, but somehow it never occurred to me that they would be perfect targets for the helicopter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 hour ago, tater said: Ingenuity took this of the back shell. Insanely cool. Situation normal, all smashed up… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 This demonstrates that the real interest in Mars is that it's a new place for us to litter with our disposable trash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Nah, these are caches of refined materials to recycle in the future… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Note the shadow of Ingenuity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 This comic needs to be updated with Percy, Too bad Watterson stopped making these in 1995... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 For some reason they sped this up 5 times. You can play it back at 1/4 speed at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Ground penetrating radar observations of subsurface structures in the floor of Jezero crater, Mars | Science Advances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 It takes MOXIE to make air this fresh! https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theregister.com/AMP/2022/09/01/perseverance_mars_moxie_oxygen/ (From the nerds: https://news.mit.edu/2022/moxie-oxygen-mars-0831.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Now they just need to set up the canning plant for Perri-Air… (on mobile and can’t seem to get a workable link to an image…) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, StrandedonEarth said: on mobile and can’t seem to get a workable link to an image… Heh - that is one of the frustrating 'features' of this forum! Edit: I missed this during my first read through: Quote "The atmosphere of Mars is far more variable than Earth," Hoffman explained. "The density of the air can vary by a factor of two through the year, 8o Edited September 2, 2022 by JoeSchmuckatelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, StrandedonEarth said: the canning plant for Perri-Air… A bowl of petunias. 34 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Quote "The atmosphere of Mars is far more variable than Earth," Hoffman explained. "The density of the air can vary by a factor of two through the year, Back to the Martian balloons topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, kerbiloid said: A bowl of petunias. Back to the Martian balloons topic. Riding the winds, land when the atmosphere thins, rise and go somewhere new when it thickens… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 50 minutes ago, StrandedonEarth said: Riding the winds, land when the atmosphere thins, rise and go somewhere new when it thickens… Passive system - Mission Control determines atmospheric density via crash report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-and-esa-agree-on-next-steps-to-return-mars-samples-to-earth NASA has selected the dropzone for the sample capsules when they get filled. P.S. When anyone needs them after landing there and having seen the several kilometer wide place full of the rover tracks and drill holes. Of course, they will need the century-old capsules, instead of taking a shovel and digging his own ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Asking here since it's the most relevant thread i could find, does anyone have an idea on when the MSR launch vehicle should be selected roughly? I couldn't find any info online, not even on when the Mars rovers launchers were chosen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 52 minutes ago, Beccab said: Asking here since it's the most relevant thread i could find, does anyone have an idea on when the MSR launch vehicle should be selected roughly? I couldn't find any info online, not even on when the Mars rovers launchers were chosen Viking was funded in 1969 and launched in 75. The Titan III was officially confirmed as an LV in 1970. I’m unaware of the exact date “MSR” (which seems to be the program’s name for now) really kicked off. As late as 2019 it was still a mere proposal, and only this year did Lockheed get the contract for the Mars Ascent Vehicle. It’s a rather hodge podge affair, but I suppose that is how you fund a space program. The MAV launches in 2028. Assuming it kicked off in 2021, we should know next year. I assume you mean the MAV one because the ESA Earth return tug/mothership/probe is already planned to launch on Ariane 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Life on Mars: Scientists confirm that Mars Jezero Crater was full of organic materials (interestingengineering.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 "Organic": "any carbon molecule but several too common". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying dutchman Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 10 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Life on Mars: Scientists confirm that Mars Jezero Crater was full of organic materials (interestingengineering.com) If I were standing in that spot on Mars, and saw this with my own two eyes, would the colours be the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) If you have cone cells of two kinds (orange and blue), why not. Notice the sky color looking rather not natural. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2981558/Forget-dress-colour-MARS-people-say-planet-blue-green-pink-red.html Also google for the US flag emblem on the Martian rovers. In reality it has standard colors, so the colors can be restored with Photoshop color tools. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States#Colors Edited November 26, 2022 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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