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2013-02-22 7:33 AM

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Curiosity is big.  And I mean BIG!  One ton and the size of a small car.  The detail of images and data from it's onboard labs is amazing.  Check this out:  http://www.360cities.net/image/mars-panorama-curiosity-solar-day-177#13.70,23.50,85.0

 

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2013-02-22 7:46 AM
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You see the holes in the wheels?  As it tracks along the surface it leaves a trails of dots that spells out "JPL" in Morse code...

Engineers are cool...

2013-02-22 7:48 AM
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I want!
2013-02-22 7:55 AM
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TriRSquared - 2013-02-22 7:46 AM

You see the holes in the wheels?  As it tracks along the surface it leaves a trails of dots that spells out "JPL" in Morse code...

Engineers are cool...

Cool.  I can see that in the closest wheel, now that you mentioned it.

My wife works for a company that provided an instrument that was a critical piece in getting the Rover to land without careening into the surface of Mars and smashing into a million pieces.  Once it landed safely there was a huge sigh of relief.  Not too many people can make the claim that something they handled is now sitting on Mars. 

2013-02-22 10:03 AM
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Very cool link, thanks for sharing!  May I ask the significance of 'JPL'?
2013-02-22 10:06 AM
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melbo55 - 2013-02-22 11:03 AM

Very cool link, thanks for sharing!  May I ask the significance of 'JPL'?


NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/


2013-02-22 10:07 AM
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melbo55 - 2013-02-22 11:03 AM Very cool link, thanks for sharing!  May I ask the significance of 'JPL'?

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

2013-02-22 10:13 AM
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trinnas - 2013-02-22 11:07 AM

melbo55 - 2013-02-22 11:03 AM Very cool link, thanks for sharing!  May I ask the significance of 'JPL'?

Jet Propulsion Laboratory



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2013-02-22 10:16 AM
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DanielG - 2013-02-22 11:13 AM
trinnas - 2013-02-22 11:07 AM

melbo55 - 2013-02-22 11:03 AM Very cool link, thanks for sharing!  May I ask the significance of 'JPL'?

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Slowpoke

Yeah I know.     Looks like my jet pack is on the fritz today.

 

2013-02-22 10:26 AM
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TriRSquared - 2013-02-22 8:46 AM

You see the holes in the wheels?  As it tracks along the surface it leaves a trails of dots that spells out "JPL" in Morse code...

Engineers are cool...

HOLY CRAP!  I never noticed that before.  Oh yeah.  That is way too cool!  Did you read about it or spot it yourself?  If the latter...  Great eyes!!!

 

2013-02-22 10:45 AM
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TriRSquared - 2013-02-22 7:46 AM

Engineers are cool...


Said NO ONE EVER.

Actually my engineering dept (we have ME's, EE's, and IE's) are super good guys....and aren't the sterotypical ones.



2013-02-22 11:02 AM
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bradleyd3 - 2013-02-22 11:45 AM

TriRSquared - 2013-02-22 7:46 AM

Engineers are cool...


Said NO ONE EVER.

Actually my engineering dept (we have ME's, EE's, and IE's) are super good guys....and aren't the sterotypical ones.



Netscape engineers are weenies - Microsoft program strings reveals this phrase or did some years ago.

Stupid programmer's tricks

2013-02-22 2:17 PM
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bradleyd3 - 2013-02-22 11:45 AM
TriRSquared - 2013-02-22 7:46 AM Engineers are cool...
Said NO ONE EVER. Actually my engineering dept (we have ME's, EE's, and IE's) are super good guys....and aren't the sterotypical ones.

You're just jealous... ;p
2013-02-22 2:43 PM
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Bigfuzzydoug - 2013-02-22 11:26 AM
TriRSquared - 2013-02-22 8:46 AM

You see the holes in the wheels?  As it tracks along the surface it leaves a trails of dots that spells out "JPL" in Morse code...

Engineers are cool...

HOLY CRAP!  I never noticed that before.  Oh yeah.  That is way too cool!  Did you read about it or spot it yourself?  If the latter...  Great eyes!!!

It was in a MIT article back when they first announced it was going to Mars

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