An image from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of the Phoenix lander landing on Mars the other day, in descent with parachutes deployed. Very cool photo!
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Dave.
OT: Phoenix Lander
May 28, 2008
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"David L. J****ff"
** How bloody typical of DL J****ff to post misleading info.Despite what the pic shows - the Phoenix Lander did not descend into a crater on Mars.
See the explanation given by NASA:
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...... Phil
wow! great pic, I hadn't seen it. thanks Dave.
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Wow, what a hole. The ought to name it 'Sydney' (unless they've already named it of course).
It's called "Heimdall" crater.
Jealousy is a curse you know.
Dave.
**Really? Who took the photos?
Trevor Wilson
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And a great pic of Phoenix and the scattered hardware on the surface:
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Dave.
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Yeah, it's really cool. One of the coolest space photos ever taken IMO.
The HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
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But it could have been someone aboard an F-302 with a Nikon, I can't be entirely sure.
Dave.
"Trevor Wilson"
** Usual damn paparazzi - of course...... Phil
"David L. Jones"
** Huh ???????????????Two tiny white dots superimposed on what looks like a bomb crater is no cool pic.
Long, long way from really interesting.
...... Phil
"David L. Jones"
** Yuck - more blurry white dots.A great space pic is NOT one of some NASA craft with a damn * crater * in the background.
My idea of a REALLY GREAT space pic would be one showing the Mars lander with a * Martian critter * poking its head up in the background !!!!!
...... Phil
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Here you go:
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Unfortunately the critter is too far away so appears as those dreaded blurry white dots. Once it gets more curious I'm sure we'll get some better close-up pics, just like the one the Mars rover got a few years back:
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Dave.
Yeah, with his Illudium Q36 Explosive Space Modulator in his hand. :-)
** Not my idea of a great space pic at all.
Something that look like a large, hairy spider would be sufficiently mind blowing .
..... Phil
Hmmm. Not a fan of Marvin the Martian from the classic Daffy Duck cartoons, I see.
"Bob Parker"
** Seems he arrived on Mars some time ago....
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What I had in mind was just some curious " critter " who happens to get photographed by accident - and thereby causes the greatest world-wide sensation in history.
..... Phil
Every journey begins with a single step.
JF
Yeah, that'd be great if it managed to get into the public domain ...
Phil! You said something funny! Maybe there is hope for you.
Bob
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