Perseverance NASA rover on Mars

[bluethrunthru]

Mars police will be round because they don't have a drone license ;-)

Although we only saw a simulation, the data was live, and the mission control commentary was live, really enjoyed it.

The thing that is different with this one, is that a lot of the science is geared to getting humans there (and back obviously), as well getting samples (back), and seeing if they can find anything that suggest life has occurred such as fossils etc.

Having a drone fly on another planet, even if it is just experimental, will be incredible, we'll get a very different perspective than ever before.

However if there's no golf then it never happened............

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

Two gun Bob I didn’t think a telescope cost so little I’m lying about the flag on the moon a better physicist says you can see the landing vehicle that was left behind on the moon.

it will be worth buying a telescope the grandkids would love it and so would we

Some nice views of Mars last night and visible to the naked eye. Just above the Moon to the right and dearly wished I owned a telescope. I have been looking this morning and there some reasonable ones doing the rounds, but what type and what's available for the budget. If anyone else is mulling over a purchase then Expert Reviews goes through the basics of ownership here with some recommendations and links.

Best telescope 2023: The top astronomy and travel telescopes for beginners and veterans | Expert Reviews

Explore the solar system and view distant planets up close with the best telescopes to buy

www.expertreviews.co.uk

An informative little read from Sky At Night.

How to choose your first telescope

Interested in buying a telescope but not sure where to start? Read our guide to selecting your first scope.

www.skyatnightmagazine.com

 

[andyhinch]

If they do find proof of life will our religious friends have to re-evaluate their thinking ?

 

[Claytop]

 

[1.618034]

Wow.

 

[bluegray]

According to the replies in the tweet that video is from curiosity in 2019. You can see it's name on the rover at the end of the clip.

 

[ultimateharold]

According to the replies in the tweet that video is from curiosity in 2019. You can see it's name on the rover at the end of the clip.

It is.

New images are being released here

Image Gallery: Perseverance Rover - NASA Mars

Here it is being dropped down.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

I'm sure I can see a few frustrated golfers on the horizon, breaking the lockdown.

 

[1.618034]

The descent stage holding NASA’s Perseverance rover can be seen falling through the Martian atmosphere, its parachute trailing behind, in this image taken on Feb. 18, 2021, by the High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The ancient river delta, which is the target of the Perseverance mission, can be seen entering Jezero Crater from the left.
HiRISE was approximately 435 miles (700 kilometers) from Perseverance and traveling at about 6750 mile per hour (3 kilometers per second) at the time the image was taken. The extreme distance and high speeds of the two spacecraft were challenging conditions that required precise timing and for Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to both pitch upward and roll hard to the left so that Perseverance was viewable by HiRISE at just the right moment.
The orbiter’s mission is led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. JPL, a division of Caltech, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, built the spacecraft. The University of Arizona provided and operates HiRISE.

Credit​

NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

HiRISE Captured Perseverance During Descent to Mars - NASA Science

The descent stage holding NASA’s Perseverance rover can be seen falling thorough the Martian atmosphere, its parachute trailing behind, in this image taken on Feb. 18, 2021by the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. An ellipse indicates where Perseverance eventually touched down...

mars.nasa.gov

 

[1.618034]

According to the replies in the tweet that video is from curiosity in 2019. You can see it's name on the rover at the end of the clip.

Ah. My bad.