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Latest rover set to explore Mars

Postby Jamie » Jul 26th, '11, 20:43

New Scientist have a video about the new Rovers journey to Mars.

http://www.newscientist.com/video/10671 ... 0Mars.html
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Re: Latest rover set to explore Mars

Postby M Paul Lloyd » Jul 26th, '11, 22:51

Well.... let us hope it doesn't get added to the long list of failed probes to the red planet? :?
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Re: Latest rover set to explore Mars

Postby M Paul Lloyd » Aug 6th, '12, 09:55

And after a journey of some Nine months ............... its safely down. :mrgreen:
Keep updated here (Iwill be) ;)
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html
And here (You will need java to run this by the way)
http://eyes.nasa.gov/player/?document=h ... sl/msl.xml
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Re: Latest rover set to explore Mars

Postby Lateralman » Aug 6th, '12, 17:17

I watched it this morning from start to finish. It was fantastic! It was strange, found myself caught up in the excitement high fiving thin air.
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