Opportunity makes its final turn to Mars [Second NASA rover]...it landed...Al Gore & Arnold are in mission control

[Chaotic42]

The picutres should be come in to us in a few hours.

I can't wait for us to do this on the Jovian moons.

 

[Yossarian]

I like to imagine some Martian going about his business, looking up and seeing this thing coming down, dropping stuff, popping chutes, bouncing all over the place and going WTF!?!?!

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: PipBoy
I like to imagine some Martian going about his business, looking up and seeing this thing coming down, dropping stuff, popping chutes, bouncing all over the place and going WTF!?!?!

Back when the first rover landed, I told my friends that we'd see some Swiss kids playing around and making faces at the rover.

The Swiss have been too quiet, I'll bet they have colonies on Charon and Pluto by now.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: PipBoy
I like to imagine some Martian going about his business, looking up and seeing this thing coming down, dropping stuff, popping chutes, bouncing all over the place and going WTF!?!?!

Back when the first rover landed, I told my friends that we'd see some Swiss kids playing around and making faces at the rover.

The Swiss have been too quiet, I'll bet they have colonies on Charon and Pluto by now.

and the swedish girls are aliens!! they are TOO good looking!! (and most of em look alike to me)

 

[JoeKing]

Here's a little flash movie I made from pics taken by the Opportunity during final approach to Mars.

Link

 

[Xenon]

Really interesting looking first pics from the rover. Some kind of slab like structures look very very interesting. The surface looks very smooth otherwise. I can't wait till the rover gets a closer look at some of these things.

 

[Chaotic42]

Dang, Mars Express can take some awesome pictures: Link

 

[BatmanNate]

/obligatory Total Recal remark

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: PipBoy
I like to imagine some Martian going about his business, looking up and seeing this thing coming down, dropping stuff, popping chutes, bouncing all over the place and going WTF!?!?!

HAHAHA.

 

[matt426malm]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Dang, Mars Express can take some awesome pictures: Link

Some more cool pics these are just at 12m resolution Mars Express can take pictures up to 2m resolution.

 

[Grey]

Those are some amazing photos. Has ESA taking one of that damn face so they can lay that myth to rest?

 

[Ikonomi]

Mars Express does take great pictures, but I wish they weren't so heavily processed for color, contrast, and luminosity. They come out looking plastic. Amazing resolution, though. I can't wait until the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter goes up in 2005.

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate
/obligatory Total Recal remark

Already made by me .

 

[matt426malm]

Originally posted by: Grey
Those are some amazing photos. Has ESA taking one of that damn face so they can lay that myth to rest?

Mars Global Surveyour pic 2001 already did a pretty good job of disproving that "face myth". You can sort of see the face. ESA's Mars Express could take such a clear picture it would prove it WAY beyond a doubt.