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» A solar eclipse as seen from Mars — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 07:01:19 +0000

[...] I’m sure no-one’s missed the Curiosity rover’s legendary landing on our planet neighbour Mars. Since it’s landing on August 6 it has taken thousands of pictures, many of which are available for download through NASA’s website. For a good overview, check out Phil Plait’s picture summary of the first week. [...]

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Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:46:43 +0000

[...] doubt you’ve heard about the Mars Curiosity mission and seen some of the amazing photographs taken by Wall-E Curiosity Rover. But have you seen THIS: via [...]

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Mon papier peint, depuis hier soir | davidbosman.fr — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:10:39 +0000

[...] Du sable et quelques cailloux, c’est tout ? Oui, on pourrait presque se baisser pour ramasser ce sable ou ces cailloux. Qui sont sur Mars. (Image trouvée sur l’inépuisable Bad Astronomer.) [...]

By: Paulino

Paulino — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:41:01 +0000

The 11th picture clearly demonstrates the need for Car-wash mission to Mars!

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:58:43 +0000

@Nigel, #30:

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By: Nigel Depledge

Nigel Depledge — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:30:46 +0000

Daniel J Andrews (4) said:

Apparently, it prints out JPL in morse code in the dirt as it rolls along.

Di-dah-dah-dah, Di-dah-dah-dit, Di-dah-di-dit?

By: Nigel Depledge

Nigel Depledge — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:28:10 +0000

Renke (3) said:

NASA’s engineers are geeks

Is this news?

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:49:19 +0000

I’m looking forward to the day we can view high resolution smooth video from Mars. NASA should do whatever is needed to make this happen. I think this would really inspire a generation

By: BadDragon

BadDragon — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:43:18 +0000

Hello Phil,

One question for you. NASA announced a “brain transplant” for Curiosity, a software change. Do you know if this is just an improved software or is it a new software to control Curiosity while on Mars’ surface, while the previous one was controlling the landing on Mars with minimal after-landing subroutines?

NASA was not very clear about it.

Thank you.

By: LarryR

LarryR — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:43:20 +0000

Mind-boggling, to say the least. To someone born in the 1950′s, these photos and what is behind being able to take them is utterly thrilling. I still get a thrill from every Hubble picture I see for the first time (or 44th time, for that matter). Heck, I get a thrill from walking outside my apartment and seeing the moon in the murky SoCal skies. I am just sorry that my parents, uncle, and cousin passed away before this event, as they were all amateur astronomers and telescope makers and would be following this devotedly.

Thanks, BA, for the great blog to share these great images with us, and thanks, NASA, for a great mission and continuing to go further and farther all the time.

Eric H. – No, you aren’t the only one getting tears in your eyes.