Philosophy
Not an impossible drama if you are Rod Serling and it is a script for the Twilight Zone...
Spokesperson for a massive crowd of fearful citizens:
Sire, we are so afraid of the one armed behemoth that came here six units ago. Even though it moves slowly, many citizens have been run over, crops destroyed, and we are afraid that your great funerary pyramid will be destroyed...all our labors lost.
What should we do?
by
Ian O'Neill
September 20th, 2012
Discovery News
During a press briefing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on Wednesday, mission scientists pointed out that some careful maneuvering will be required to ensure the turret of the robotic arm (with a suite of scientific instruments attached) is positioned correctly before the science can begin. The shadow of the robotic arm can be seen below as it's deployed over the rocky surface. The rock, which measures about 10 inches (25 centimeters) tall and 16 inches (40 centimeters) wide, will likely be analyzed by the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer for reading a target's elemental composition and the Mars Hand Lens Imager for close-up imaging.
Curiosity is currently en-route to an interesting geological location called Glenelg where three different types of rock converge. After Glenelg, Curiosity will begin its long trek to the 3.4 mile (5.5 km) high Aeolis Mons (known unofficially as Mount Sharp) that resides in the center of Gale Crater.
- "kowabonga Dudes. Surf's Up."...curiosity Hits The Beach With A Sand Sample
"Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover to scoop sand sample" by Jonathan Amos October 5th, 2012 BBC News The Curiosity rover is preparing to scoop its first sample of Martian soil. The vehicle, which landed on the Red Planet in August, has driven up to a...
- Curiosity Could Jeopardize Data By Contanination
"If the Mars rover finds water, it could be H2 ... uh oh!" If Curiosity locates H2O, a simmering NASA controversy will boil over. The rover's drill bits may be tainted with Earth microbes that could survive upon touching water. by Louis Sahagun...
- Do I Smell A Challenge In The Streets Of Dodge City?
Ole "Dead Eye" Curiosity honing its skills. How soon will it be before toy companies market the goodies. WOW, NASA will make millions on royalties. "Before-and-After Photos: Curiosity’s Laser Burns Holes in Martian Rock" by Adam Mann ...
- "curiosity" To Land Soon
"Curiosity Rover on Track for Early August Landing" June 28th, 2012 NASAA maneuver on Tuesday adjusted the flight path of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft for delivering the rover Curiosity to a landing target beside a Martian mountain....
- "curiosity" To Land In Mars' Gale Crater
"Mars rover aims for deep crater" by Jonathan Amos July 22nd, 2011 BBC News Nasa's next Mars rover will be aimed at one of the planet's deepest craters. MSL-Curiosity weighs almost a tonne and is the size of a Mini Cooper. It will carry instruments...
Philosophy
Pyramidal Mars Rock and Curiosity get together
In a series of new raw images taken by Mars rover Curiosity's Navcams, it appears that mission managers have given the command for the rover's robotic arm to reach out to its first contact science target, a pyramid-shaped rock named "Jake Matijevic." The rock is named after the mission's chief systems engineer who died shortly after the Mars Science Laboratory touched down on the Red Planet on Aug. 5/6.
Not an impossible drama if you are Rod Serling and it is a script for the Twilight Zone...
Spokesperson for a massive crowd of fearful citizens:
Sire, we are so afraid of the one armed behemoth that came here six units ago. Even though it moves slowly, many citizens have been run over, crops destroyed, and we are afraid that your great funerary pyramid will be destroyed...all our labors lost.
What should we do?
"Curiosity 'Reaches Out' to Pyramidal Mars Rock: Big Pic"
by
Ian O'Neill
September 20th, 2012
Discovery News
During a press briefing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on Wednesday, mission scientists pointed out that some careful maneuvering will be required to ensure the turret of the robotic arm (with a suite of scientific instruments attached) is positioned correctly before the science can begin. The shadow of the robotic arm can be seen below as it's deployed over the rocky surface. The rock, which measures about 10 inches (25 centimeters) tall and 16 inches (40 centimeters) wide, will likely be analyzed by the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer for reading a target's elemental composition and the Mars Hand Lens Imager for close-up imaging.
Curiosity is currently en-route to an interesting geological location called Glenelg where three different types of rock converge. After Glenelg, Curiosity will begin its long trek to the 3.4 mile (5.5 km) high Aeolis Mons (known unofficially as Mount Sharp) that resides in the center of Gale Crater.
- "kowabonga Dudes. Surf's Up."...curiosity Hits The Beach With A Sand Sample
"Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover to scoop sand sample" by Jonathan Amos October 5th, 2012 BBC News The Curiosity rover is preparing to scoop its first sample of Martian soil. The vehicle, which landed on the Red Planet in August, has driven up to a...
- Curiosity Could Jeopardize Data By Contanination
"If the Mars rover finds water, it could be H2 ... uh oh!" If Curiosity locates H2O, a simmering NASA controversy will boil over. The rover's drill bits may be tainted with Earth microbes that could survive upon touching water. by Louis Sahagun...
- Do I Smell A Challenge In The Streets Of Dodge City?
Ole "Dead Eye" Curiosity honing its skills. How soon will it be before toy companies market the goodies. WOW, NASA will make millions on royalties. "Before-and-After Photos: Curiosity’s Laser Burns Holes in Martian Rock" by Adam Mann ...
- "curiosity" To Land Soon
"Curiosity Rover on Track for Early August Landing" June 28th, 2012 NASAA maneuver on Tuesday adjusted the flight path of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft for delivering the rover Curiosity to a landing target beside a Martian mountain....
- "curiosity" To Land In Mars' Gale Crater
"Mars rover aims for deep crater" by Jonathan Amos July 22nd, 2011 BBC News Nasa's next Mars rover will be aimed at one of the planet's deepest craters. MSL-Curiosity weighs almost a tonne and is the size of a Mini Cooper. It will carry instruments...