Are we expecting to see or find something different there this time?

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Originally posted by Hound Dog:

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Originally posted by airsoft guy:

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Originally posted by ruger357:
I’m just glad it’s not named George Floyd or blm or some other stupid shit.

Oh look, politics, just what we need!

damn,

I read that and heard his voice

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
Are we expecting to see or find something different there this time?

Marvin maybe,

They think the crater is an ancient lake bed so the chances of finding microbial life should be better.

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Originally posted by NK402:
I'm sure I'm not paying enough attention but why are the photos I've seen so far been in black and white?

One of the early landers had a color chart on it. The photos were 1s and 0s but computers were able to read the chart to get the correct colors. My memory is the first shots are always b&w

The first two photos taken were shot through the red filter only and still had the debris covers in place.

“Ingenuity, the mini-helicopter attached to NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, has sent its first status update to Earth in a milestone ahead of the first attempt at powered flight on the Red Planet…”

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic...tus-report-Mars.html

Video footage from Perseverance Rover’s Descent and Touchdown on Mars

That's just pretty dang cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4czjS9h4Fpg

Yes, the footage from the descent and touchdown is the stuff of science fiction. The quality of the images is almost too good to be believed. Truly fantastic.

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
Are we expecting to see or find something different there this time?

Do you expect to see or find something different if you get off a plane in Sydney, as opposed to one landing in Moscow?

We put the first lander on Mars in July 1976 and it’s simply amazing to see how far we have come in that time - even considering Spirit and Opportunity - huge leaps in capability.

Can’t wait to see video from the helicopter.

'Perseverance got us to Mars. With Ingenuity, we soar higher': NASA's Mars helicopter successfully flies on the Red Planet marking the first time a powered flight has been completed on another planet

“NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has become the first craft to complete a powered flight on another world, according to NASA, after waiting three hours for the data to travel the 180 million miles from the Red Planet.

Taking off at exactly 08:34 BST, it climbed up to 10ft in the air, maintained a stable hover for 30 seconds before descending and touching back down on the surface of Mars. It spent 39.1 seconds in flight, NASA said…”

https://mol.im/a/9485637

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Originally posted by airsoft guy:

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:

Are we expecting to see or find something different there this time?

Do you expect to see or find something different if you get off a plane in Sydney, as opposed to one landing in Moscow?

I don't think that they have very many wallabies and boomerangs and stuff like that in Moscow.

“NASA's Ingenuity Mars rotorcraft has set new records for flight altitude and distance on the Red Planet, completing its fifth successful flight test.

In the flight on Friday, Ingenuity reached an altitude of 33 feet on its first one-way journey from Wright Brothers Field to an airfield 423 feet to the south, which has not yet been named…”

https://mol.im/a/9556193

Should be called the Glenn Hammond Curtiss airfield.

Got to reading about Mars. Curious about the highest elevation on the Red planet, had to catch my breath...not remembering the name, but the plateau/mountain shown in this picture is...72,000 ft high.

Olympus Mons https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Mons
I will try to find the link.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
GTaking off at exactly 08:34 BST, it climbed up to 10ft in the air, maintained a stable hover for 30 seconds before descending and touching back down on the surface of Mars. It spent 39.1 seconds in flight, NASA said…”

https://mol.im/a/9485637

Excuse my ignorance, but is it correct to call Mars atmosphere «air»? Shouldn't this be above ground level or something like that?

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