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#600 by JohnFornaro on 10 Sep, 2012 15:16
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While I appreciate will.i.am's space advocacy, his music is awful, this song included. Never been a black eyed peas fan. I wish NASA would have picked a better song, and I'm glad there are no Martians to listen to the broadcast, or they'd be very mad at us.
Not picking on you and you alone, TigerAde.
That was a fine song, and a fine message. Which doesn't mean that every song that the Peas do is great. It was a fine use of bandwidth also. Just sayin'.
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#601 by robertross on 12 Sep, 2012 02:10
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JPL to Stream Mars Curiosity Telecon and Lecture
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 12), to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
The Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft is more than one month into a two-year mission to investigate whether conditions have been favorable for microbial life and preserving clues in the rocks about possible past life.
Audio and visuals from the telecon will be streamed live to one of JPL's Ustream.tv channels, at http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl .
Visuals only will be available at the start of the telecon at: http://go.nasa.gov/curiositytelecon .
Also this week, Mars Science Laboratory Project Manager Richard Cook will speak Thursday, Sept. 13 in JPL's von Karman Auditorium. The lecture, which begins at 7 p.m. PDT (10 p.m. EDT), is open to the public and will be broadcast live with moderated chat, on JPL's Ustream channel.
For additional options to view live streaming video of Thursday's talk please visit: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures_archive.cfm?year=2012&month=9#NASA . For more information about NASA's Curiosity mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/msl and http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl .
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#602 by robertross on 13 Sep, 2012 01:19
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09.12.2012
Mars Rover Curiosity Finishing Arm Tests
The team operating NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is planning to resume driving the rover this week after it finishes a week of tests of the rover's arm. As Curiosity drives, it will use its cameras to find a rock to touch and examine with tools on the arm.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/news/whatsnew/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=1345 -
#603 by robertross on 13 Sep, 2012 19:52
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09.13.2012
Sample-Handling Gear Gets a Buzz
Sol 37 (Sept. 12, 2012) was Curiosity's last day of characterization activities for its robotic arm. The sol's activities included a vibration test for the device on the arm that processes samples of soil, or powdered rock, collected by the scoop or drill. This device, the Collection and Handling for In-situ Martian Rock Analysis, or CHIMRA, has chambers and labyrinths for sorting, sieving and portioning the samples before the arm delivers them to analytical instruments.
The Sol 37 characterization activities also included imaging of the rover's observation tray by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (raw image at http://1.usa.gov/SeDdsY).
In addition, Curiosity's science instruments performed observations and measurements, including Mast Camera observations of the Martian moon Phobos passing in front of the sun.
Curiosity continues to work in good health. Sol 37, in Mars local mean solar time at Gale Crater, ended at 7:54 a.m. Sept. 13, PDT.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/news/whatsnew/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=1346 -
#604 by Ford Mustang on 14 Sep, 2012 01:11
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Not sure where this should go... Someone posted this to Reddit..but, they took a month to make Curiosity's landing video from 4fps to an interpolated, smooth motion, 30fps landing video on YouTube, and in 1080p to boot! Well worth the watch. I don't believe this person is associated with NASA/JPL, either.
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#605 by robertross on 14 Sep, 2012 01:38
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Not sure where this should go... Someone posted this to Reddit..but, they took a month to make Curiosity's landing video from 4fps to an interpolated, smooth motion, 30fps landing video on YouTube, and in 1080p to boot! Well worth the watch. I don't believe this person is associated with NASA/JPL, either.
Wow, the success of that landing never ceases to amaze. Did a great job on that video. -
#606 by catdlr on 14 Sep, 2012 02:08
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Not sure where this should go... Someone posted this to Reddit..but, they took a month to make Curiosity's landing video from 4fps to an interpolated, smooth motion, 30fps landing video on YouTube, and in 1080p to boot! Well worth the watch. I don't believe this person is associated with NASA/JPL, either.
Wow, the success of that landing never ceases to amaze. Did a great job on that video.
The file maker, Bard Canning, also published a comparison of the original Mardi stills and his HD version. along with a, you guess it, a "Making Of" Video.
Comparison - Mars Curiosity Descent - Ultra HD 30fps Smooth-Motion
Making of the motion-flow interpolated Mars Curiosity descent video
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#607 by jumpjack on 15 Sep, 2012 11:43
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Backgorund sound is fake and wrongly sync'd.
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#608 by robertross on 15 Sep, 2012 22:54
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09.14.2012
32 Meters of Open Martian Road
Sol 38 (Sept. 13, 2012) was destined to be a driving day for NASA's latest edition to the Martian landscape. Curiosity perambulated over 105 feet (32 meters) of unpaved Gale Crater during yesterday's drive. The rover's odometer now clocks in at 466 feet (142 meters) covered since the landing on Aug. 5.
The sol's activities also included pre- and post-drive imaging of the road ahead by both Mastcam and Hazcam, and science measurements from the DAN and REMS instruments.
The Sol 38 Navcam image of the surface in front of the rover can be found at: (raw image at: http://1.usa.gov/QLCB15 ).
In addition, Curiosity's science instruments performed observations and measurements, including Mastcam observations of the Martian moon Phobos passing in front of the sun.
Curiosity continues to work in good health. Sol 38, in Mars local mean solar time at Gale Crater, ended at 8:34 a.m. on Sept. 14, PDT.
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#609 by robertross on 18 Sep, 2012 00:12
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09.17.2012
More Meters in Curiosity's Rearview Mirror
Sol 39 through 41 (Sept. 14 - 17) were driving days for the Curiosity rover. On Sol 39, Curiosity logged 72 feet (22 meters) driven. On Sol 40, the rover drove another 121 feet (37 meters). On Sol 41, Curiosity logged 89 feet (27 meters), across the surface of Gale Crater. During this sol, for the first time, the DAN instrument (the Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons investigation) was incorporated into the rover's drive sequence. In its active mode, DAN can detect minerals associated with water below the surface. Along Curiosity's path, DAN shoots neutrons into the ground and measures how they scatter. The instrument has a high sensitivity for finding any hydrogen to a depth of about 20 inches (50 centimeters) directly beneath the rover. After driving 33 feet (10 meters), the rover stops and the DAN instrument operates for two minutes. Then another 10 meters, then another DAN measurement.
Total distance racked up by Curiosity since landing on Mars on Aug. 5 is 745 feet (227 meters).
An image of the surface of Gale Crater, taken on Sol 41 by the rover's left navigation camera, is available at: http://1.usa.gov/OAG8Rv .
Curiosity continues to be in good health. Sol 41, in Mars local mean solar time at Gale Crater, ended at 10:33 a.m. Sept. 17, PDT.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/news/whatsnew/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=1349 -
#610 by Chris Bergin on 18 Sep, 2012 15:10
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Posting this as I love the comment section, where one fool is dealt with by everyone else:
http://news.sky.com/story/986499/mars-solar-eclipse-photographed-by-curiosity -
#611 by Chris Bergin on 18 Sep, 2012 19:21
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-185
NASA HOSTS SEPT. 19 TELECONFERENCE ABOUT MARS CURIOSITY ROVER PROGRESS
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m.
PDT (2 p.m. EDT) on Wednesday, Sept. 19, to provide a status update
on the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory, is 43 days into a two-year
mission to investigate whether conditions may have been favorable for
microbial life.
For teleconference dial-in information, reporters must send their
name, media affiliation and telephone number to Elena Mejia at
[email protected] or call NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Media Relations Office at 818-354-5011.
Audio and visuals of the event will be streamed live online at:
http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio
and
http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl
Visuals will be available at the start of the event at:
http://go.nasa.gov/curiositytelecon
For information about NASA's Curiosity mission, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/mars
and
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl
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#612 by Star One on 18 Sep, 2012 21:34
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Posting this as I love the comment section, where one fool is dealt with by everyone else:
http://news.sky.com/story/986499/mars-solar-eclipse-photographed-by-curiosity
Sadly you seem to get at least one person like this on every space story these days.
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#613 by robertross on 19 Sep, 2012 00:01
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09.18.2012
Driving and Moon-Watching
On Sol 42 (Sept. 17, 2012), Curiosity drove about 105 feet (32 meters), toward the east-southeast, bringing the mission's total driving distance to about 850 feet (259 meters). The Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) instrument was used at two stops during the drive to check for hydrogen in the soil beneath the rover.
During this sol, the rover used its Mast Camera to observe Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos, as each passed in front of the sun.
Curiosity continues to work in good health. Sol 42, in Mars local mean solar time at Gale Crater, ends at 11:12 a.m. Sept. 18, PDT.
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#614 by jumpjack on 19 Sep, 2012 17:53
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#615 by jumpjack on 19 Sep, 2012 17:57
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Where did chatbox go?!?
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#616 by jumpjack on 19 Sep, 2012 17:59
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Is anybody able to view/use the USTREAM NASAJPL chatbox today?
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#617 by jumpjack on 19 Sep, 2012 18:04
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Eclipse animation available:
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#618 by jumpjack on 19 Sep, 2012 18:05
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next laser target:
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#619 by jumpjack on 19 Sep, 2012 18:07
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I think the rock is named after just-passed NASA guy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Grotzinger
Professor of Geology at California Institute of Technology under the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences.
