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Nasa TV coverage of Phoenix landing starting now
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ARRELL
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5/25/2008 10:40:24 PM
I'M STUNNED!!...THE LATEST IMAGE IS OF THE PHOENIX ITSELF WITH ITS PARACHUTE!!!...AWESOME!!!
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Jacob
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5/26/2008 6:55:22 PM
re: Looks like they snapped that one shortly after chute deployment, but they said that they'll check on that.
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Marcia
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5/26/2008 7:09:12 PM
Image and link
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ARRELL
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5/26/2008 7:19:32 PM
That is a seriously impressive piece of targeting work.
(n/t)
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TB
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5/26/2008 9:59:38 PM
re: Fabulous !
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Raoul
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5/26/2008 9:02:28 PM
The link
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Raoul
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5/26/2008 9:12:31 PM
re: Another take on that one:
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Marcia
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5/26/2008 10:03:54 PM
Lots of cheers and applause and they ain't showing me SQUAT!
(n/t)
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TB
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5/26/2008 1:56:19 AM
Scratch that! PICTURES!
(n/t)
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TB
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5/26/2008 1:57:09 AM
Pix on the web already!!!
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ARRELL
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5/26/2008 2:02:26 AM
Thanks! JPL doesn't have these yet.
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TB
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5/26/2008 2:04:46 AM
Pulling up Photoshop. I'm gonna MESS with these!
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TB
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5/26/2008 2:07:58 AM
The basic pictures are pretty as they are...no need to mess with them.
(n/t)
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Jacob
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5/26/2008 4:53:22 PM
The shape of the surface seems oddly patterned.
(n/t)
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alcaray
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5/26/2008 2:17:55 AM
Polygonal ground
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nick hoffman
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5/26/2008 2:55:03 AM
You used the word thaw, not sublimation.
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Jacob
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5/26/2008 4:52:28 PM
I was very specific in what I said.
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nick hoffman
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5/27/2008 6:19:49 AM
Thought experiment....
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ARRELL
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5/26/2008 6:06:35 AM
Polygonal patterns...
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ER
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5/26/2008 3:19:26 PM
The polygonal patterns are not surprising...
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ARRELL
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5/26/2008 3:31:44 PM
Rocks
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TB
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5/26/2008 3:47:08 PM
not same process
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JimO
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5/26/2008 5:16:37 PM
re: Polygonal patterns...
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ER
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5/26/2008 3:22:42 PM
I think we might be looking at dirty ice.
(n/t)
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TB
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5/26/2008 2:34:02 AM
I've been on ice covered with rocks and sand. Not 'in' the ice.
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Bowser
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5/26/2008 4:16:45 AM
re: I think we might be looking at dirty ice.
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ARRELL
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5/26/2008 2:37:56 AM
Looks a lot like Minnesota "snirt."
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TB
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5/26/2008 4:21:42 AM
re: Looks a lot like Minnesota "snirt."
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Marcia
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5/26/2008 7:00:52 PM
Data is being relayed by odyssey... data and (hopefully) images soon!
(n/t)
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ARRELL
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5/26/2008 1:49:05 AM
Phoo! Missed the whole thing.
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TB
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5/26/2008 1:46:00 AM
Pretty nifty!
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Algorithms
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5/26/2008 1:23:13 AM
Descended the last few kilometers FAST!
(n/t)
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et
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5/26/2008 12:49:56 AM
Yesss!!! flawless and text book landing
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Jeff F
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5/26/2008 12:22:58 AM
Down and Safe
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nick hoffman
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5/26/2008 12:39:16 AM
NASA TV 'word of the day' seems to be 'nominal'....:)
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ARRELL
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5/26/2008 12:54:35 AM
Cable Network TV coverage.
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ER
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5/26/2008 12:21:38 AM
Phoenix has landed and is alive!!!
(n/t)
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ARRELL
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5/25/2008 11:59:35 PM
Is it on solarpanels now or still working on batteries?
(n/t)
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Jacob
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5/26/2008 12:10:33 AM
I think they are awaiting confirmation of solar panel deployment
(n/t)
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ARRELL
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5/26/2008 12:19:12 AM
PHOENIX HAS LANDED!!! But no confirmation of solarpanel deployment...yet.
(n/t)
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Jacob
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5/25/2008 11:58:55 PM
I was lucky I got the link to NASA TV working.
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Jacob
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5/26/2008 12:03:10 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.