The Dude Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Just out of curiosity - no pun intended - I looked up Mt. Sharp's elevation. Found this image that compares it to some big mountains on earth. Nearly as tall as McKinley, taller than Rainier. Quote Link to comment
carlfense Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 This is a picture of Mt. Sharp, one of Curiosity's destinations: It's amazing how much these pictures look like Earth. Truly fascinating stuff. Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 It's amazing how much these pictures look like Earth. Truly fascinating stuff. Yeah, looking at it out of context, I would never guess it was an image from another planet. Quote Link to comment
redout22 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 This is a picture of Mt. Sharp, one of Curiosity's destinations: Wow amazing picture Quote Link to comment
ZRod Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 It's amazing how much these pictures look like Earth. Truly fascinating stuff. That makes me chuckle a little bit when I read it. I was thinking the same thing when I looked at the pictures, but the smart ass in me says "Well duh, what else is it going to look like? Everything in this universe is made up of the same stuff and Mars is the most similar planet to Earth that we have in our near solar system, so what do you expect?" Quote Link to comment
carlfense Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 It's amazing how much these pictures look like Earth. Truly fascinating stuff. That makes me chuckle a little bit when I read it. I was thinking the same thing when I looked at the pictures, but the smart ass in me says "Well duh, what else is it going to look like? Everything in this universe is made up of the same stuff and Mars is the most similar planet to Earth that we have in our near solar system, so what do you expect?" Considering the different appearances from space, different atmospheres, different erosion rates, etc. . . . I think that it could appear quite different. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 From space, a picture of how far Curiosity has traveled: Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Follow link for some awesome pictures. http://news.discovery.com/space/photos-mars-rover-curiosity-mahli-camera-120910.html#mkcpgn=fbdsc17 Quote Link to comment
sd'sker Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Follow link for some awesome pictures. http://news.discover...#mkcpgn=fbdsc17 don't tell me what to do. Quote Link to comment
ZRod Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Follow link for some awesome pictures. http://news.discover...#mkcpgn=fbdsc17 I call BS all these images are way to sharp, they have to be CGI. Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Follow link for some awesome pictures. http://news.discover...#mkcpgn=fbdsc17 I call BS all these images are way to sharp, they have to be CGI. Quote Link to comment
carlfense Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 HD video of landing. Best that I've seen yet. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/09/ultra-hd-curiosity-landing/ Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Gotta love Fake Bo Pelini trolling the Curiosity rover: Fake Bo Pelini @FauxPelini @MarsCuriosity don't act like this is a normal day TOM OSBORNE RETIRED HAVE SOME DAMN RESPECT Quote Link to comment
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