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Good luck to Mars probe Phoenix!

#1 Post by MarleysGh0st » Tue May 13, 2008 1:59 pm

It's scheduled to land near Mars' north pole at 7:36 p.m. EDT, this evening.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080513/sc_ ... _mars_dc_1

Spirit and Opportunity will be glad to have the company. :)
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#2 Post by MarleysGh0st » Wed May 14, 2008 9:18 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:It's scheduled to land near Mars' north pole at 7:36 p.m. EDT, this evening.
D'oh! Try reading for comprehension, Marley.

It's going to land at 7:36 pm on May 25.




Why do reporters put the date in one paragraph and the time in another?
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#3 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Wed May 14, 2008 9:20 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:It's scheduled to land near Mars' north pole at 7:36 p.m. EDT, this evening.
D'oh! Try reading for comprehension, Marley.

It's going to land at 7:36 pm on May 25.




Why do reporters put the date in one paragraph and the time in another?
Because they are NOT Rocket Scientists.
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feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive

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#4 Post by silvercamaro » Wed May 14, 2008 9:21 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
Why do reporters put the date in one paragraph and the time in another?
Perhaps they figure that many people are interested in finding out the date, but only the people on Mars care about the exact time.
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#5 Post by MarleysGh0st » Wed May 14, 2008 9:28 am

silvercamaro wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
Why do reporters put the date in one paragraph and the time in another?
Perhaps they figure that many people are interested in finding out the date, but only the people on Mars care about the exact time.
Since the central point of the article is about how risky these landings are, I'd think the time is pretty important, so you know when to ask, "Did it make it?"
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#6 Post by silvercamaro » Wed May 14, 2008 9:32 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
Since the central point of the article is about how risky these landings are, I'd think the time is pretty important, so you know when to ask, "Did it make it?"
You may ask on May 26. The reporter will assure you that's timely enough.
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#7 Post by earendel » Wed May 14, 2008 10:04 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:It's scheduled to land near Mars' north pole at 7:36 p.m. EDT, this evening.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080513/sc_ ... _mars_dc_1

Spirit and Opportunity will be glad to have the company. :)
You gotta admire American technological ingenuity (for the most part). Spirit and Opportunity were intended only to be limited missions but years later they are still going. My hat's off to NASA and JPL.
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#8 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Wed May 14, 2008 10:39 am

I wonder if it will see the Martian Santa Claus.
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#9 Post by gsabc » Wed May 14, 2008 12:52 pm

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I wonder if it will see the Martian Santa Claus.
The red suit would go SO well with the green skin ...
I just ordered chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.
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#10 Post by silvercamaro » Wed May 14, 2008 1:27 pm

gsabc wrote:
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I wonder if it will see the Martian Santa Claus.
The red suit would go SO well with the green skin ...
It worked for the Grinch!
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#11 Post by jarnon » Mon May 26, 2008 4:28 pm

Phoenix landed yesterday and is sending pictures of the Martian surface.

Woohoo! :D
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#12 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon May 26, 2008 4:32 pm

jarnon wrote:Phoenix landed yesterday and is sending pictures of the Martian surface.

Woohoo! :D
Woo hoo, too!

And I didn't even remember to BIF this thread on the big day! :)
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#13 Post by ne1410s » Mon May 26, 2008 8:41 pm

The Mars orbiter captured a picture of the Phoenix and parachute landing on Mars!! Unbelievable--well, not really. Kudos to JPL and NASA!
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