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Fun Mars mystery from MER-B - Gary - 1/29/2004 6:30:22 AM
- Cinder cones/Volcanic ? (n/t) - SteveS - 1/29/2004 1:47:16 PM

Spiffy airbag imprint on the Martian regolith - Gary - 1/28/2004 5:12:00 AM
- It's not a mystery at all.... - et - 1/28/2004 6:48:17 PM
- My call? This is volcanic ash. - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2004 5:11:13 PM
  - re: Sun vertical - Raoul - 1/28/2004 10:08:29 PM
    - re: Sun vertical - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2004 11:58:21 PM
- Some good images today. Now, if they could just keep that stupid black monolith from floating in front of the camera... (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2004 4:51:27 PM
- or rain. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 1/28/2004 10:48:46 AM
- The best analogue I have found... - R.L. - 1/28/2004 8:15:11 AM
  - Another analogy. - Lee - 1/29/2004 7:04:10 AM
  - re: The best analogue I have found... - gbaikie - 1/28/2004 10:06:25 AM
    - Lightning during martian dust storms is a widely accepted theory. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/28/2004 3:03:52 PM
    - Pathfinder site also had high static electric charge. - Robert Clark - 1/28/2004 11:18:04 AM
- A truly alien world - Buck Galaxy - 1/28/2004 7:09:36 AM

The end of Columbia, minute by minute - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2004 10:05:58 PM
- tThis is a good reminder that for all of its faults, NASA makes being on the edge of our capabilities look easy - ebnelson - 1/29/2004 5:14:40 AM
- Some observations... - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/29/2004 2:44:54 AM
- And lest we forget... - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2004 8:08:09 PM
- May I ask your reason for posting such a ghoulish link? (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/28/2004 3:01:42 PM
  - Information. At least for me. - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2004 4:42:00 PM
- re: The end of Columbia - SteveS - 1/28/2004 1:44:39 AM
  - Assumptions? - Jacob Samorodin - 1/28/2004 4:08:44 PM
    - re: Assumptions? Perhaps......... - RNE - 1/28/2004 5:16:54 PM
    - re:Not Assumptions - SteveS - 1/28/2004 4:48:30 PM
      - Clarification - SteveS - 1/28/2004 6:33:48 PM

New Form of Matter - Space Aplications? - Buck Galaxy - 1/29/2004 3:29:38 AM

Pepper - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2004 4:56:03 PM
- re: Dung beetles ?? ;-) - Johannes - 1/28/2004 7:01:46 PM
- re: Pepper - Marcia - 1/28/2004 5:54:50 PM
  - re: Pepper - PB - 1/29/2004 2:15:49 AM

New raw images trickling in from Spirit - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2004 9:39:15 PM

A GRB echo - Raoul - 1/28/2004 8:52:26 PM

Opportunity game plan - Buck Galaxy - 1/26/2004 4:53:42 PM
- Spirit game plan - Buck Galaxy - 1/26/2004 9:58:43 PM
  - target of Opportunity - Delbert - 1/26/2004 10:28:03 PM
  - re sounds like a good plan - Delbert - 1/26/2004 10:21:51 PM
    - Trench-digging heatshields - Buck Galaxy - 1/27/2004 3:31:38 AM
      - Mars heatshields as shovels - Gary - 1/27/2004 5:24:04 PM
      - re: Trench-digging heatshields - nick Hoffman - 1/27/2004 4:55:48 AM
        
        re: Trench-digging heatshields - PB - 1/27/2004 5:09:49 AM
        
        Not even close to 600 - 800 meters - Buck Galaxy - 1/27/2004 7:31:15 AM
        
        re: Not even close to 600 - 800 meters - PB - 1/27/2004 2:11:49 PM
        
        I see, nonetheless... - Buck Galaxy - 1/27/2004 9:35:50 PM
        
        Oops meant "bottom right" (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 1/27/2004 9:37:05 PM
- Is this a realistic long range target? - Buck Galaxy - 1/26/2004 8:05:06 PM
  - Here's the link to the article - Sorry - Buck Galaxy - 1/27/2004 3:26:30 AM
    - re: Thanks, Buck. - Marcia - 1/27/2004 3:42:32 AM
  - re: Targeting. - Marcia - 1/27/2004 2:58:39 AM
    - re: Targeting. - Marcia - 1/27/2004 3:04:46 AM
      - re: Targeting. - PB - 1/27/2004 5:57:37 AM
  - re: Is this a realistic long range target? - Marcia - 1/27/2004 2:24:51 AM
  - re: Is this a realistic long range target? - PB - 1/26/2004 10:34:01 PM
    - I see it thanks! - Buck - 1/28/2004 8:35:13 AM
      - re: I've had trouble downloading images from marsoweb. Most don't appear at all. Thanks. (n/t) - Marcia - 1/28/2004 6:26:21 PM
        
        Same here, that's why I couldn't check out what PB was talking about right away. (n/t) - Buck - 1/28/2004 6:31:54 PM
        
        re: Same here! - Marcia - 1/28/2004 7:11:45 PM

Hills surrounding Spirit Dedicated to Apollo 1 Crew - SteveS - 1/28/2004 1:14:36 AM
- Naming Hills - Buck - 1/28/2004 7:28:32 AM
  - re: Naming Hills - Nick Hoffman - 1/28/2004 3:06:03 PM
    - re: Naming Hills - SteveS - 1/28/2004 4:04:15 PM
- Finally an MER related naming convention that I agree with - Gary - 1/28/2004 5:32:08 AM

How Well Do Smashed Computers Reboot? - Mark Eby - 1/27/2004 3:08:29 AM
- MGS imaged Spirit's parachute(s), why can't it image Beagle's chute too? - Jacob Samorodin - 1/27/2004 2:20:32 PM
  - re: MGS imaged Spirit's parachute(s), why can't it image Beagle's chute too? - Nick Hoffman - 1/28/2004 12:43:14 AM
  - That may work - Tony - 1/27/2004 4:20:36 PM
    - Dust devil tracks - Gary - 1/27/2004 5:06:40 PM
      - A cogent analogy... - Nick Hoffman - 1/28/2004 3:13:10 PM

More cool pictures of Spirit landing site. - dlp_79 - 1/28/2004 12:22:35 PM

why go to Mars from the Moon? - Delbert - 1/15/2004 1:02:43 AM
- re: why go to Mars from the Moon? - Larry J - 1/15/2004 1:46:27 AM
  - That's Not The Main Problem - Mark Eby - 1/15/2004 3:07:53 AM
    - Refueling on the Moon was debunked decades ago - Gary - 1/15/2004 6:09:02 AM
      - Would you care to elaborate? - McFly - 1/15/2004 2:21:56 PM
        
        re: Would you care to elaborate? - Gary - 1/15/2004 6:39:30 PM
        
        re: Would you care to elaborate? - McFly - 1/15/2004 7:24:42 PM
        
        re: Would you care to elaborate? - gbaikie - 1/15/2004 9:20:27 PM
      - re: Lunar Resources - Success_Machine - 1/15/2004 8:43:27 AM
        
        Helium 3 oversold - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2004 5:08:34 PM
        
        Helium 3 is complete bull dung - Gary - 1/15/2004 5:37:05 PM
        
        re: Lunar Base will be set up around 2020 AD - Success_Machine - 1/26/2004 1:59:32 PM
        
        Nuclear fusion - Gary - 1/27/2004 6:43:05 AM
        
        re: Nuclear fusion - Ryan - 1/28/2004 10:00:59 AM
        
        re: Lunar Helium-3, and Orbiting Fusion Powerplants - Success_Machine - 1/15/2004 8:55:34 AM
        
        re: Orbital Skyhook (ARMXER) concept - Success_Machine - 1/15/2004 9:47:16 AM
        
        Has anyone ever accused you of not "Dreaming big"? N/T (n/t) - Scott Evil - 1/15/2004 3:31:07 PM
        
        re: I don't see any other way - Success_Machine - 1/16/2004 6:00:16 AM
        
        re: I don't see any other way - Ryan - 1/28/2004 10:44:41 AM
  - Launching from the Moon - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2004 2:59:08 AM
- What he means is - Buck Galaxy - 1/15/2004 1:30:39 AM
  - re: What he means is - Mark Eby - 1/15/2004 3:15:43 AM
    - Relative delta-Vs don't matter. You're building Moon infrastructure using stuff launched from Earth. It makes no sense. - Chris Vancil - 1/15/2004 8:25:23 AM
      - re: Clarification: Moon fuel can't cost less than that from Earth unless it is already refined and in tanks when you get there. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 1/15/2004 10:53:40 PM
      - re: Clarification: Moon fuel can't cost less than that from Earth unless it is already refined and in tanks when you get there. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 1/15/2004 10:53:27 PM
  - It's Easier to Reach The Moon From Mars Than Earth. - Mark Eby - 1/15/2004 3:12:17 AM
    - Why reinvent the wheel? - Old space fan - 1/25/2004 1:00:00 PM
      - Shuttle Simply Doesn't Have Enough Power. - Mark Eby - 1/25/2004 9:08:23 PM
        
        re: Shuttle Simply Doesn't Have Enough Power. - gbaikie - 1/26/2004 11:37:46 PM

Today's raw images are somewhat dull... - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2004 4:15:19 AM
- Tom, here's your answer - they're BOTH the Sun! - Nick Hoffman - 1/28/2004 2:08:40 AM
  - You may be right...it sure isn't the Earth and Moon - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2004 4:05:58 AM
- Just a few shots... - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2004 7:56:31 AM
  - re: Just a few shots... - Nick Hoffman - 1/27/2004 2:07:41 PM
- Whoa! A bunch of new ones. Never mind! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2004 7:46:32 AM
- Dull images and true colour - Robert Clarke should read this, too - Nick Hoffman - 1/27/2004 4:27:04 AM
  - Sun shots - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2004 4:34:22 AM
    - re: Sun shots - Nick Hoffman - 1/27/2004 6:53:23 AM
      - Solar System Simulator - Nick Hoffman - 1/27/2004 6:57:39 AM
        
        hmmm. . . . wheres Jup or Sat? (n/t) - Justin Kelly - 1/27/2004 7:00:12 AM

Ok, this is just too cool to not post, USING FLOWERS TO 'SNIFF' FOR EXPLOSIVES! - R.L. - 1/28/2004 1:50:20 AM

So when will we send a dedicated radar mission to mars? - alcaray - 1/27/2004 4:30:34 PM
- The Martian dust has a lot of iron in it (n/t) - Gary - 1/27/2004 4:48:49 PM
  - Not a problem if you have a powerful signal and choose your frequencies carefully (n/t) - alcaray - 1/27/2004 5:48:47 PM
    - It depends what you want to look at. - et - 1/27/2004 6:26:43 PM
      - Then life is gonna suck... - alcaray - 1/27/2004 11:16:54 PM
        
        re: Then life is gonna suck... - Nick Hoffman - 1/28/2004 12:02:55 AM
        
        I'm more interested in the hidden topography - alcaray - 1/28/2004 12:14:54 AM
        
        re: I'm more interested in the hidden topography - Nick Hoffman - 1/28/2004 1:46:14 AM

Bedrock and Opportunity - Curious - 1/27/2004 2:26:51 AM
- From it's light color it's possible it is limestone. (Another reason why accurate color is important.) - Robert Clark - 1/27/2004 2:04:33 PM
  - re: From it's light color it's possible it is limestone. (Another reason why accurate color is important.) - BRFelix - 1/27/2004 7:10:38 PM
  - Colour doesn't matter - Tony - 1/27/2004 4:26:10 PM
    - Opportunity Closing in on Scientific Jackpotpot - Robert Clark - 1/27/2004 8:09:46 PM
      - Once more unto the breach - Tony - 1/27/2004 8:20:03 PM
        
        Karstic also means liquid water. - Robert Clark - 1/27/2004 10:30:57 PM
        
        could Sodium bi-carbonate form solid flat surfaces like we are seeing? - Scott Evil - 1/27/2004 9:15:03 PM
        
        Sodium Carbonate can exist as lavas - Tony - 1/27/2004 9:40:44 PM
        
        It could have been precipitated out of a briney water solution - Scott Evil - 1/27/2004 11:43:56 PM
- re: Bedrock and Opportunity - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2004 2:34:42 AM
  - Ever wonder about micro fossils? (n/t) - RobVG - 1/27/2004 3:32:17 AM
    - Gee, sure wish we had a MICROSCOPE on those rovers! ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2004 3:54:43 AM
      - Check those "raw images" from Sol 17 again please. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/27/2004 3:09:56 PM

Latest from John Edwards on Space! - Buck Galaxy - 1/26/2004 9:39:57 PM
- Please feel free to post & discuss that at Jeff Foust's SpacePolitics.com - ~tax leech - 1/27/2004 11:05:21 PM
- duplicated Buck's reference, sorry (n/t) - phil - 1/26/2004 11:05:59 PM
- candidates positions on space - phil - 1/26/2004 11:05:09 PM

Color pan from inside the crater (large) - Raoul - 1/26/2004 7:34:13 PM
- A couple of observations: - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2004 7:48:45 PM
- re: A very encouraging "spirited" news! - Raoul - 1/26/2004 7:57:40 PM
  - re: A very encouraging "spirited" news! - PB - 1/26/2004 9:02:36 PM
    - Yes and she told the guy next to her, whom I assume is her equivalent on Opportunity, that they should delete all the cruse files of there flash memory. (n/t) - Delbert - 1/27/2004 1:25:48 AM

Outcrop panorama - Robert - 1/27/2004 5:00:40 PM
- Great work! - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2004 7:28:07 PM
- Is it just me... - Tony - 1/27/2004 6:47:35 PM
- scale - PB - 1/27/2004 6:36:32 PM
- Dude, you rock! No pun intended (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 1/27/2004 6:28:47 PM
- You are two frames short of a panorama? I've heard that said about you. (JK) (n/t) - alcaray - 1/27/2004 5:57:11 PM

Great job! - Scott Evil - 1/27/2004 6:19:56 PM
- Opps! Goes with the panorama post directly below. N/T (n/t) - Scott Evil - 1/27/2004 6:21:40 PM

Early Lunar Access - Raoul - 1/26/2004 9:52:46 PM
- The shuttle is going the way of the dinosaur. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/27/2004 2:32:47 PM

Working on the Moon - Raoul - 1/26/2004 2:41:25 PM
- UTTER STUPIDITY!! (angry) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/26/2004 3:38:42 PM
  - re: UTTER STUPIDITY!! (angry) - gbaikie - 1/27/2004 12:34:58 AM
    - You don't get it, do you? - Jacob Samorodin - 1/27/2004 2:09:32 PM
  - re:Moon Panoramic pictures (Apollo flights) - Raoul - 1/26/2004 7:20:59 PM
    - All I can say is, WOW! (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 1/27/2004 3:44:41 AM
    - WOW...thanks, Raoul!! Beautiful! (n/t) - McFly - 1/26/2004 10:13:16 PM
  - re: He ho - Raoul - 1/26/2004 5:39:20 PM

Aieee! Mars image overload!! - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2004 12:54:10 AM
- Yeah, ain't it great! - RNE - 1/26/2004 2:50:29 PM
  - re: Solar System's Biggest Sand Trap - Success_Machine - 1/26/2004 11:11:04 PM
    - Pitiful attitude - R.L. - 1/27/2004 5:51:30 AM
      - re: Pitiful attitude - RNE - 1/27/2004 1:54:56 PM
    - re: Correction: What "Space" is All About - Success_Machine - 1/26/2004 11:20:49 PM

Opportunity's Shadow - Robert - 1/26/2004 9:21:30 PM
- Image distortions? - Nick Hoffman - 1/27/2004 4:34:14 AM
  - re: Image distortions? - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2004 8:04:25 AM
  - re: Image distortions? - Robert - 1/27/2004 4:54:56 AM
- re: Thank you, Robert! (n/t) - Raoul - 1/26/2004 9:45:44 PM

Where is Opportunity? - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2004 4:09:39 AM
- They're not sure but - Buck Galaxy - 1/27/2004 4:44:14 AM

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