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MARS Curiosity has landed! (Read 9406 times)
Aug 6th, 2012 at 12:56am

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Reply #1 - Aug 6th, 2012 at 1:21am

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Where's the KABOOM? There was supposedto be an earth shattering Kaboom! Shocked
 

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Reply #2 - Aug 6th, 2012 at 2:27am

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Reply #3 - Aug 6th, 2012 at 6:44am

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here's the mars rover twitter feed https://twitter.com/MarsCuriosity
 

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Reply #4 - Aug 6th, 2012 at 1:46pm

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Aerial view from the orbiter of the landing (plus, blow-up). Cool eh?



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Reply #5 - Aug 7th, 2012 at 5:17pm

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Epic Win for NASA! Grin
 

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Reply #6 - Aug 10th, 2012 at 3:17pm

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RE:  Aerial view + blowup
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Reply #7 - Nov 21st, 2012 at 7:04pm

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Quote:
Dramatic off-the-cuff remarks from NASA’s John Grotzinger - the top scientist investigating the rover’s findings - have stirred speculation the adventurous hi-tech robot has made a big discovery. 

“This data is going to be one for the history books,” Grotzinger told a National Public Radio reporter.


Read more: http://www.news.com.au/news/life-on-mars-curiosity-rover-stirs-speculation/story...

Mars Mystery: Has Curiosity Rover Made Big Discovery?
http://news.yahoo.com/mars-mystery-curiosity-rover-made-big-discovery-183538041....

Life on Mars? Curiosity rover stirs excitement
http://www.news.com.au/news/life-on-mars-curiosity-rover-stirs-speculation/story...

We'll have to wait a couple of weeks before the big announcement! Shocked
 

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Reply #8 - Nov 21st, 2012 at 8:35pm

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I do look forward to this.

My guess??

Disney buried all the surviving 35mm prints on Mars of....







JOHN CARTER!!


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Reply #9 - Nov 28th, 2012 at 10:31am

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NASA's John Grotzinger knows now what crow tastes like. Bummer.


NASA's Curiosity Rover Didn't Find 'One for the History Books' After All
http://news.yahoo.com/nasas-curiosity-rover-didnt-one-history-books-220131379.ht... Angry
 

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