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Webcast on New Mars Science Laboratory Rover
Published on 13 Sep 2008 at 12:13 pm.
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On Thursday October 16th at 7pm PST, JPL will host a webcast of a lecture on the new Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover. This webcast will require RealPlayer—the free RealPlayer 8 Basic can be downloaded from RealPlayer.
More info can be found here at JPL.
This talk is part of the JPL von Kármán Lecture […]
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Phoenix from Space
Published on 1 Jun 2008 at 12:15 am.
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Two great images from the HiRISE camera!
This is the Phoenix probe parachuting into Mars’ north polar region from orbit with Heimdall Crater in the background. A larger image can be seen at Astronomy Picture of the Day.
This image shows the Phoenix probe on the ground.
At this point, a camera under Phoenix may have found a hard icy substrate […]
The Money Shot!
Published on 26 May 2008 at 7:46 pm.
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The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) caught the Phoenix probe parachuting in to its landing site!
Full Article here…
SWEEEEET!!!
Kevin Knuth
Albany NY
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Phoenix Images
Published on 25 May 2008 at 10:32 pm.
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These guys are publishing these images faster than I can blog!
This image shows the horizon. This is again a very flat region, but there is interesting patterning on the surface. Perhaps this is due to freezing/thawing mechanisms.
Here is the link to the incoming images at the Phoenix Mission site.
Enjoy!
Kevin Knuth
Albany NY
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Phoenix Probe Lands on Mars
Published on 25 May 2008 at 10:19 pm.
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At 4:53:44 p.m. Pacific Time (7:53:44 p.m. Eastern Time) NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory received radio signals from the Mars Phoenix Lander confirming that it survived its landing in the north polar region of Mars.
The probe enters the Martian atmosphere at about 78 miles above the surface and begins decelerating from its space cruise velocity of […]
