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cvxjet
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FEB 18, 11:48 PM
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The Copter thing is cool- But years ago someone came up with a crazy but neat idea- I thought it was genius; A balloon that has a Sensor "Snake"....It would drift on the wind during the day, but when the sun went down the balloon was designed so that the gas would contract a bit and "Land" the snake....The next morning when the sun warmed the balloon it would take flight and drift to a new spot. Basically it would examine random spots- possibly leading to amazing discoveries.
What I really liked about this is that some of the most important discoveries were via "Serendipity"; Looking for one thing but finding out something completely un-related to your original search.....
I also wish they would put a lander down in Hellas Planitia; It has the lowest point of land and also the possibility of "Hiding" some of that land from direct solar exposure (UV radiation)....So high air pressure and no sterilizing UV. Might be the most logical spot for life surviving on Mars.
Hellas Planitia is a gigantic crater in the southern hemisphere of Mars; 1400 Miles in diameter, 23,465 feet below average surface elevation of Mars surface
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blackrams
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FEB 19, 05:16 PM
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Rover safely landed and they are now getting some cool black and white pics.
Supposedly, the microphones listening are only picking up something that sounds like "Elton John's Rocket Man. 
Rams
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Rickady88GT
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FEB 19, 08:32 PM
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Will see what they show,...of. course I do not subscribe to the most common interpretations of events and data. Just pure unaltered pictures and hopefully sound. THAT is a cool idea and I hope it works.
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Rickady88GT
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FEB 19, 08:35 PM
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BTW, does anyone know of a cool show, podcast or site that is mulling this over in depth? The pictures and any other data sent back?
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sourmash
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FEB 19, 08:58 PM
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cliffw
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FEB 20, 12:00 AM
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C'mon man.
Where is the forum justice warrior who can post a picture of a Fiero on Mars ? It exists somewhere in the archives.
| quote | Originally posted by rinselberg:
Mars was like Earth is now, before Earth became like Earth is now. Mars, being a smaller planet, had a core that cooled and so it lost its protective magnetic field, and that led to the loss of the Martian atmosphere and oceans.
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Wow !
Before Earth became like Earth is now. Mars cooled ? Lack of global warming ?
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cvxjet
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FEB 20, 06:13 PM
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Fiero...Not of this Earth......
That is all I got (Did this cartoon approx' 2 years ago)
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blackrams
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FEB 23, 03:16 PM
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OldsFiero
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FEB 23, 05:48 PM
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rinselberg
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FEB 23, 05:55 PM
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Mars indeed, although it could be remarked that those photos are from the Mars Curiosity mission, which landed on Mars on August 6, 2012.
What just landed is the Mars Perseverance mission.[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 02-23-2021).]
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