Oh, and all NASA photos are free to use as long as you give them credit. So here’s Curiosity’s shadow. https://p.twimg.com/Azl7WkmCEAAYwIK.png
By NASA and JPL, obviously.
Just seen a tweet: “The nerds just took Gold in the 560 billion metres.”
Josh Slocumsays
And I’ve been unable to shut off the water-works for a good hour. So amazing. What an unbelievably wonderful thing it is to be able to see this. Hats off, NASA and everyone involved. Bask in glory.
davidmcsays
A bit teary, but that could be the time, 5.45 am, bit of a shock to the system.
StevoRsays
Yes!
Wheels and shadows upon the sands of Mars and Curiosity has arrived safely at its new home. Only the beginning of its long odyssey and couldn’t be a happier, mor elating (word?) start!
Congratulations to all those involved. 🙂
Tony •King of the Hellmouth•says
What a momentous event.
Everyone involved with this project across the planet should pat themselves on the back.
Now if they could only find a nice spot on the Red Planet for us to ship all the religious zealots, right wing radio hosts and MRA’s to…
cathywsays
Now if they could only find a nice spot on the Red Planet for us to ship all the religious zealots, right wing radio hosts and MRA’s to…
No. They can’t have it. Because I’m going and I don’t want them cluttering up my shiny new planet, darnit.
juliansays
No. They can’t have it. Because I’m going and I don’t want them cluttering up my shiny new planet, darnit.
Here! Here!
That future settler mixing martinis while watching Phobos and Deimos dance around the night sky had better not be some bigot fuck.
Your Name's not Bruce?says
This is so cool! Just shows you what primates can do when they put their brains together. I can hardly wait ’til they post the images from the descent. Way to go!!!
Powerful stuff altogether. I’ve been reading the beeb’s excellent detailed coverage on amazing landing of Curiosity Rover on the red soil of Mars. It helps enormously to understand exactly what is happening in Mars.
@7: Now if they could only find a nice spot on the Red Planet for us to ship all the religious zealots, right wing radio hosts and MRA’s to…
Would you really fancy putting them on a “nice spot’? I’d much rather select the least nicest spot for the zealots, etc, as I wouldn’t want to make them too comfortable on the Red Planet. They might just take over. 🙂
Now if they could only find a nice spot on the Red Planet for us to ship all the religious zealots, right wing radio hosts and MRA’s to…
How about Titan so they can see what a cold day in hell looks like. Or better yet to Venus, the exemplar of science conspiracy, global warming, so they can taste sulfuric acid before they’re cooked.
Thoughts: Curiosity on Mars http://youtu.be/XbkkVKBgTr8
I was going to write an opinion piece about Curiosity, landing on Mars. But others addressed my position better than I, so here they are.
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Ha!!! You know whose site that is? Christer Sturmark’s. I know him – he’s the head of the Swedish publisher Fritanke, which published doesgodhatewomen, also the editor of the magazine Sans and pres of Humanisterna. He’s a swell guy.
Rrrsays
Yes, I do know 🙂 One part of why I found it so funny. Oh, maybe I’m from Mars… Haven’t met him myself, though.
Whoot!
I think they said that they landed 220 m away from the spot they planned.
I just bruised my chin on the floor.
Oh, and all NASA photos are free to use as long as you give them credit. So here’s Curiosity’s shadow. https://p.twimg.com/Azl7WkmCEAAYwIK.png
By NASA and JPL, obviously.
Just seen a tweet: “The nerds just took Gold in the 560 billion metres.”
And I’ve been unable to shut off the water-works for a good hour. So amazing. What an unbelievably wonderful thing it is to be able to see this. Hats off, NASA and everyone involved. Bask in glory.
A bit teary, but that could be the time, 5.45 am, bit of a shock to the system.
Yes!
Wheels and shadows upon the sands of Mars and Curiosity has arrived safely at its new home. Only the beginning of its long odyssey and couldn’t be a happier, mor elating (word?) start!
Congratulations to all those involved. 🙂
What a momentous event.
Everyone involved with this project across the planet should pat themselves on the back.
Now if they could only find a nice spot on the Red Planet for us to ship all the religious zealots, right wing radio hosts and MRA’s to…
Now if they could only find a nice spot on the Red Planet for us to ship all the religious zealots, right wing radio hosts and MRA’s to…
No. They can’t have it. Because I’m going and I don’t want them cluttering up my shiny new planet, darnit.
Here! Here!
That future settler mixing martinis while watching Phobos and Deimos dance around the night sky had better not be some bigot fuck.
This is so cool! Just shows you what primates can do when they put their brains together. I can hardly wait ’til they post the images from the descent. Way to go!!!
Powerful stuff altogether. I’ve been reading the beeb’s excellent detailed coverage on amazing landing of Curiosity Rover on the red soil of Mars. It helps enormously to understand exactly what is happening in Mars.
@7: Now if they could only find a nice spot on the Red Planet for us to ship all the religious zealots, right wing radio hosts and MRA’s to…
Would you really fancy putting them on a “nice spot’? I’d much rather select the least nicest spot for the zealots, etc, as I wouldn’t want to make them too comfortable on the Red Planet. They might just take over. 🙂
Was that fun or what.
How about Titan so they can see what a cold day in hell looks like. Or better yet to Venus, the exemplar of science conspiracy, global warming, so they can taste sulfuric acid before they’re cooked.
Thoughts: Curiosity on Mars
http://youtu.be/XbkkVKBgTr8
I was going to write an opinion piece about Curiosity, landing on Mars. But others addressed my position better than I, so here they are.
CREDITS
Music:
“Simon Says Don’t”
By Kevin MacLeod
http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-
free/
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“NASA & Federal Budget”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson
http://youtu.be/7i2QDpGRQKc
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Carl Sagan message to Mars
http://youtu.be/syVD6blTXN8
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“Curiosity Land on Mars”
Final hour here
http://youtu.be/SJXFnMoMt10
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FaceBook Screen Captures:
Native American Culture
http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Native-American-Culture
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Curiosity Mission to Mars:
Your Tax $ @ work
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Sorry, cannot resist:
First picture from Mars
(Not my site.)
Ha!!! You know whose site that is? Christer Sturmark’s. I know him – he’s the head of the Swedish publisher Fritanke, which published doesgodhatewomen, also the editor of the magazine Sans and pres of Humanisterna. He’s a swell guy.
Yes, I do know 🙂 One part of why I found it so funny. Oh, maybe I’m from Mars… Haven’t met him myself, though.
Ah! Well it is funny, as is the campaign ad joke.