Mars Landing tonight

[Mortimer]

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[TheSpyder]

Sugar high?

Originally Posted by Mortimer

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[IrishofNDMan]

I'm taking one summer class at the Community College by my house and it happens to be Astronomy, so this is some pretty interesting stuff to read and see updates about.

[The Bid]

I took an astronomy course in highschool and I looked forward to that hour of sleep every day.

[AeWingnut]

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OK look at the flat white spots under the Phoenix.
That is frkkn ice. Blew out by the landing.
It has to be. I hope.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by pgardn

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OK look at the flat white spots under the Phoenix.
That is frkkn ice. Blew out by the landing.
It has to be. I hope.

they know there's water there. that's why they picked the spot.

i love the fact they won't make a definitive call until they dig in and test the stuff. it could be a salt deposit.

the slow steady "have proof before you make the definitive call" is typical. and why science is better than fairy tales.

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

they know there's water there. that's why they picked the spot.

i love the fact they won't make a definitive call until they dig in and test the stuff. it could be a salt deposit.

the slow steady "have proof before you make the definitive call" is typical. and why science is better than fairy tales.

Not in big frozen lakes that close to the surface.
Little crystals strewn in the dust was expected.

I still retain the right to get
excited.

Science is better than fairy tales.
But Star Wars and all the space movies
make this and other ventures
perfectly mundane to most.

I think many people expect some sort of
giant insect to crawl from under a rock
and eat the lander on camera. If not, then who cares.

Oops. Could be called a nerd for this post.

Nahhh. My position is already solidified.