jinlee 0 #26 August 9, 2012 Quote When humans eventually get to Mars, I wonder if such landing sites will be seen of value worthy of historic preservation or just picked over for souviners? Just think Mars has been that windblown wasteland devoid of life for millions of years.... I wonder if God has ever been there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #27 August 9, 2012 QuoteQuote When humans eventually get to Mars, I wonder if such landing sites will be seen of value worthy of historic preservation or just picked over for souviners? Just think Mars has been that windblown wasteland devoid of life for millions of years.... I wonder if God has ever been there. Of course he has. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcd11235 0 #28 August 9, 2012 QuoteWhen humans eventually get to Mars, I wonder if such landing sites will be seen of value worthy of historic preservation or just picked over for souviners? It will already be too late.Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #29 August 9, 2012 QuoteJust think Mars has been that windblown wasteland devoid of life for millions of years.... We don't know that, hence our Curiosity.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jinlee 0 #30 August 9, 2012 Quote Quote When humans eventually get to Mars, I wonder if such landing sites will be seen of value worthy of historic preservation or just picked over for souviners? It will already be too late. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #31 August 9, 2012 Quote >Another thing that I thought would have been cool would be if they had sent a second >(smaller) rover up ahead of time to Curiosity's DZ to be set-up ahead of time to film >Curiosity's landing from the surface. Now that would have been cool to have outside-in >video of that whole skycrane landing maneuver! They wouldn't have to send a separate vehicle for that. They'd just have to land Curiosity near Opportunity. (Or land the next one near Curiosity etc) They probably aimed for an area away from other rovers/debris. They'd want to explore different areas (I would anyway), and considering you cant precisely control where the parachute would land you, it would really suck to crash land on top pf Opportunity! Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #32 August 9, 2012 Quote Quote >Another thing that I thought would have been cool would be if they had sent a second >(smaller) rover up ahead of time to Curiosity's DZ to be set-up ahead of time to film >Curiosity's landing from the surface. Now that would have been cool to have outside-in >video of that whole skycrane landing maneuver! They wouldn't have to send a separate vehicle for that. They'd just have to land Curiosity near Opportunity. (Or land the next one near Curiosity etc) They probably aimed for an area away from other rovers/debris. They'd want to explore different areas (I would anyway), and considering you cant precisely control where the parachute would land you, it would really suck to crash land on top pf Opportunity! Round accuri competition! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,255 #33 August 9, 2012 Quote Pretty good explosion from the skycrane! Somewhere in the JPL, some guy who's pet instrument was left off the rover is saying he told them they wouldn't need that much fuel!Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
