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Good luck to Mars probe Phoenix!
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:59 pm
by MarleysGh0st
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.
Re: Good luck to Mars probe Phoenix!
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:18 am
by MarleysGh0st
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?
Re: Good luck to Mars probe Phoenix!
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:20 am
by themanintheseersuckersuit
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.
Re: Good luck to Mars probe Phoenix!
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:21 am
by silvercamaro
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.
Re: Good luck to Mars probe Phoenix!
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:28 am
by MarleysGh0st
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?"
Re: Good luck to Mars probe Phoenix!
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:32 am
by silvercamaro
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.
Re: Good luck to Mars probe Phoenix!
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:04 am
by earendel
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.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:39 am
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
I wonder if it will see the Martian Santa Claus.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:52 pm
by gsabc
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I wonder if it will see the Martian Santa Claus.
The red suit would go SO well with the green skin ...
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:27 pm
by silvercamaro
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!
Re: Good luck to Mars probe Phoenix!
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 4:28 pm
by jarnon
Phoenix landed yesterday and is sending pictures of the Martian surface.
Woohoo!
Re: Good luck to Mars probe Phoenix!
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 4:32 pm
by MarleysGh0st
jarnon wrote:Phoenix landed yesterday and is sending pictures of the Martian surface.
Woohoo!
Woo hoo, too!
And I didn't even remember to BIF this thread on the big day!
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:41 pm
by ne1410s
The Mars orbiter captured a picture of the Phoenix and parachute landing on Mars!! Unbelievable--well, not really. Kudos to JPL and NASA!