southsider2k5 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 9, 2012 -> 11:48 AM) So I saw a mars sunrise pic but it was in color. I thought all the pics were black and white? Was that one fake? I don't know where I found it anymore...get off my lawn. Was it the one with Marvin the Martian? Because that one is fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 QUOTE (kev211 @ Aug 8, 2012 -> 09:57 PM) and three hours from now youll end up on the wiki article for iphone having no idea how you got there. Hate those stupid wiki sessions where you just keep clicking and clicking and end up on something that isn't even close to what you started with. Fun fact: If you click the first the wiki-link in each article (outside of the parentheses) you end up at Philosophy eventually. For example, this just worked with "Mass Effect" "Mars" "Chimichanga" and "Chicago White Sox" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Aug 9, 2012 -> 12:12 PM) This is all very intriguing to me now, thanks for the info shirtless Tim Tebow. From what I've read this thing is not going very far correct? Just millimeters at a time right? Well, technically everything moves only "Millimeters" at a time, even your car. The rated driving distance per day is about 200 meters (660 feet) per day (couple of football fields). For comparison, the farthest that the Opportunity rover drove in an entire week was 478 meters, so we're about a factor of 5 faster. This rover has software that is capable of recognizing and avoiding hazards while driving, and it's possible that they might be able increase that driving distance as the software gets better. Perhaps more interesting...it's not necessarily going up to the whole peak, but Mount Sharp, the mountain this rover will be climbing, goes up to 18000 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 9, 2012 -> 12:48 PM) So I saw a mars sunrise pic but it was in color. I thought all the pics were black and white? Was that one fake? I don't know where I found it anymore...get off my lawn. I looked and have not seen a "Sunrise" pick. There is the first color panorama out today though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 9, 2012 -> 12:46 PM) I looked and have not seen a "Sunrise" pick. There is the first color panorama out today though. The martian sunrise pic I saw was on @patriccus twitter account, it was retweeted. Debunk if you will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpy2121 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 The sunrise picture is actually a sunset picture from 2005. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegaller...eature_347.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 QUOTE (chimpy2121 @ Aug 9, 2012 -> 06:52 PM) The sunrise picture is actually a sunset picture from 2005. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegaller...eature_347.html Figured. Good work chimpy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hi-Res view towards Mt. Sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 It's amazing. A photo like that from Earth would be boring, but since it's from Mars I find myself staring at it for minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 So is Mars surface just all dirt and rock and clay? (that we know of so far?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 12, 2012 -> 02:58 AM) So is Mars surface just all dirt and rock and clay? (that we know of so far?) Um, what else could there be? That's a pretty good summary of Earth's surface too, other than "buildings and plants". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 If you wanted awesome pictures of Tatooine, all you had to do was watch Star Wars in Blu-Ray, you didn't have to send an erector set robot up into space to do it. George Lucas already did this, only better...because he filmed the Sand People that are eluding this rover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 12, 2012 -> 01:58 AM) So is Mars surface just all dirt and rock and clay? (that we know of so far?) Other than the occasional Wal-Mart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 Hi-Res panorama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I really cannot get over how creepy that is, I don't even know why, but to see such clarity of another planet at surface level is so amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 are we always going to have those black gaps in pictures? I feel like i am looking at the dark knight spoilers thread in picture form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 07:25 AM) If you wanted awesome pictures of Tatooine, all you had to do was watch Star Wars in Blu-Ray, you didn't have to send an erector set robot up into space to do it. George Lucas already did this, only better...because he filmed the Sand People that are eluding this rover. It really doesn't look a whole lot different than most people's backyards in my neighborhood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippedoutpunk Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 so when does the drilling for oil start? #25centspergallon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 11:33 AM) so when does the drilling for oil start? #25centspergallon Now that is how NASA can increase its budget. Strip mining for the win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 11:57 AM) are we always going to have those black gaps in pictures? I feel like i am looking at the dark knight spoilers thread in picture form Different rover, but how's this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 How far off are we from putting Humans on Mars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 03:10 PM) Different rover, but how's this? Ha, it looks like they had that Rover doing donuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 04:40 PM) How far off are we from putting Humans on Mars? The supposed goal is in the 2030's. With the current round of budget cuts, I'd say most people are skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 04:40 PM) How far off are we from putting Humans on Mars? There was someone from NASA on Attack of the show...He said it's always been "30 years away" and apparently still is. I guess China is much closer to it than the US and have made "great strides" towards it. He says he thinks we need to make it a joint opp with China to make it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 07:29 PM) There was someone from NASA on Attack of the show...He said it's always been "30 years away" and apparently still is. I guess China is much closer to it than the US and have made "great strides" towards it. He says he thinks we need to make it a joint opp with China to make it happen. China is not "Much closer to Mars" than the U.S. They could get ahead of the US eventually, if the U.S. continues to cut back on its space exploration budget and they expand theirs. However, that's no where close to true now. We may need a joint Opp to do it, but that's only because the U.S. is gutting its space exploration budgets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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