gmanyo Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 i know the whole point of this is for scientific discovery, but since they have such a high margin of error for the landing zone they always have to choose a really boring flat plain desert landscape for the landing. I say fuck the science and just land this baby on Mt Olympus next time, epic awesome panoramic views from a mountain taller than any on earth. there's a big fuckoff mountain in the middle of the crater they landed at: http://en.wikipedia....iki/Aeolis_Mons it's 5.5km high I'm wondering how big the rocks and such are in this photo, and all the photos. They should do one of those comparison things where they put a human in the picture, because I think that that stuff is much bigger than it looks. Curiosity itself is huge (the biggest one): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triachus Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 curiosity just tweeted they're gonna release the hires film of the landing soon. here's a screenshot from the clip i wonder how many of us are going to watch that while playing Dayvan Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvatorin Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 curiosity just tweeted they're gonna release the hires film of the landing soon. here's a screenshot from the clip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kokeboka Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 i wonder how many of us are going to watch that while playing Dayvan Cowboy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH0Js8qdnyA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caretstik Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 The chances against anything man-like on Mars are a million to one. Trust Ogilvy, man. And with all those lumps and bumps about I hope Curiosity has a self-righting mechanism. But I'm fucking stoked for Curiosity as well. Had a soft spot for things astronomical since I read the novel of 2001 yonks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KovalainenFanBoy Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I wish we could see a video of the machine travelling thru the empty space. Space's emptiness is more fascinating to me than planets and stars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YO303 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 curiosity just tweeted they're gonna release the hires film of the landing soon. here's a screenshot from the clip Looks amazing, can't wait. My early cynicism is gone (kind of). I hope they find something interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I wish we could see a video of the machine travelling thru the empty space. Space's emptiness is more fascinating to me than planets and stars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 im hoping for dinosaurs on mars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ricky Downtown Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 is curiosity going to be able to detect traces of water or ice on mars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 is curiosity going to be able to detect traces of water or ice on mars? Yeah, it has bunch of scientific instruments, and its mission involves poking around the crater and the nearby mountain to zap rocks and detect organic compounds. Part of the intent in placing it near the mountain is to get a better picture of the environmental record by investigating the different layers up the mountain's elevation. See, eg, http://www.space.com...ng-success.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 im hoping for dinosaurs on mars you and me both brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YO303 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 im hoping for dinosaurs on mars Are you saying that dinosaurs escaped earth 65 million years ago and developed an underground civilization on mars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd syside Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcofribas Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd syside Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 the dreamer of dreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 i know the whole point of this is for scientific discovery, but since they have such a high margin of error for the landing zone they always have to choose a really boring flat plain desert landscape for the landing. I say fuck the science and just land this baby on Mt Olympus next time, epic awesome panoramic views from a mountain taller than any on earth. You wouldn't actually see a difference from the top of Mt. Olympus since it's too large, you would have no idea you're actually on top of a mountain looking at the panorama surrounding you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YO303 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Yeah but the SETI project was hijacked by unstrustworthy ufologists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxus Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I'm just waiting for a human exploration of Phobos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I'm just waiting for a human exploration of Phobos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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awepittance Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I'm just waiting for a human exploration of Phobos. haha, i forgot how much Doom was inspired by some of my favorite movies at the time, Evil Dead 2 and obviously Total Recall. I forget, is Doom 2 the one on mars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
data Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 doom is on mars, doom 2's subtitle is "hell on earth". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I'm just waiting for a human exploration of Phobos. haha, i forgot how much Doom was inspired by some of my favorite movies at the time, Evil Dead 2 and obviously Total Recall. I forget, is Doom 2 the one on mars? doom is on mars, doom 2's subtitle is "hell on earth". Yes, the you enter hell via a portal on Phobos - it was created inadvertently during a teleportation experiment on Mars' moons conducted by a multi-national conglomerate called Union Aerospace Corporation secured by space marines. Bang on about the Evil Dead 2 and Total Recall references, especially the former. I completely avoided the Doom movie b/c it had some lame plot about viruses or some shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stolenlogic Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 hardest video game ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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