NASA Discusses Curiosity Radiation FindingsMay 27, 2013Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100[email protected] MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-085NASA DISCUSSES CURIOSITY RADIATION FINDINGSWASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 30, to present new findings from the Mars Science Laboratory Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) aboard the rover Curiosity. The journal Science has embargoed details until 2 p.m. May 30....
We ended up with a calculation in the same range as our initial estimate last fall. At a minimum, the stream was flowing at a speed equivalent to a walking pace -- a meter, or three feet, per second -- and it was ankle-deep to hip-deep.
Pebbles, huh?Quote from: Rebecca WilliamsWe ended up with a calculation in the same range as our initial estimate last fall. At a minimum, the stream was flowing at a speed equivalent to a walking pace -- a meter, or three feet, per second -- and it was ankle-deep to hip-deep.The pebbles in the article are not nearly as rounded as the pebbles here in Mechum's river.So how long does it take, in that reduced gravity, for those martian pebbles to get as rounded as they are?A hundred thousand years? A million years?How long did the water flow?
Trying to figure out where the updates are it seems like Facebook and Twitter are getting the info while the main jpl page and youtube are dormant.https://twitter.com/marscuriosityhttps://www.facebook.com/MarsCuriosityCuriosity has been visiting Point Lake and is now at Shaler.The raw images site is going so slow it might be quicker to direct download from Mars Here's a few shots from Shaler I've picked out. Enjoy