Comments on: Now you will feel the firepower of a fully armed and operational Mars rover http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/19/now-you-will-feel-the-firepower-of-a-fully-armed-and-operational-mars-rover/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Set Lasers on Laser | Sci-ence http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/19/now-you-will-feel-the-firepower-of-a-fully-armed-and-operational-mars-rover/#comment-339332 Set Lasers on Laser | Sci-ence Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:23:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=53127#comment-339332 [...] Now Witness the Firepower of a Fully Armed and Operational Mars Rover [...] [...] Now Witness the Firepower of a Fully Armed and Operational Mars Rover [...]

]]> By: Blueberries of Mars | Sci-ence http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/19/now-you-will-feel-the-firepower-of-a-fully-armed-and-operational-mars-rover/#comment-339331 Blueberries of Mars | Sci-ence Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:33:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=53127#comment-339331 [...] that hasn’t been seen on Mars before, and they’ve already been drilling, X-raying, and super-laser-pew-pew blasting it. The rock, named “Jake Matijevic” (because why not?) differs in composition [...] [...] that hasn’t been seen on Mars before, and they’ve already been drilling, X-raying, and super-laser-pew-pew blasting it. The rock, named “Jake Matijevic” (because why not?) differs in composition [...]

]]> By: The big Curiosity update | Mind of Dan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/19/now-you-will-feel-the-firepower-of-a-fully-armed-and-operational-mars-rover/#comment-339330 The big Curiosity update | Mind of Dan Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:24:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=53127#comment-339330 [...] And a test of the laser systems: [...] [...] And a test of the laser systems: [...]

]]> By: Matt B. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/19/now-you-will-feel-the-firepower-of-a-fully-armed-and-operational-mars-rover/#comment-339329 Matt B. Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:53:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=53127#comment-339329 Tatooine is a town in Tunisia; they could use that name. I also think they should name one rock Dantooine and then say it's too remote. Tatooine is a town in Tunisia; they could use that name. I also think they should name one rock Dantooine and then say it’s too remote.

]]> By: carbonUnit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/19/now-you-will-feel-the-firepower-of-a-fully-armed-and-operational-mars-rover/#comment-339328 carbonUnit Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:18:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=53127#comment-339328 Ugh. Not so fully operational as we were led to believe... http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9230450/NASA_s_Mars_Curiosity_ready_for_first_test_drive_Wednesday "One of Curiosity's weather-sensing instruments -- its Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) - is damaged. The instrument, which sits on the rover's 7-foot-tall mast, isn't sending back good data. Though NASA scientists say they may never know what happened, they suspect it was damaged by rocks and debris kicked up by Curiosity's landing engines." Ugh. Not so fully operational as we were led to believe…

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9230450/NASA_s_Mars_Curiosity_ready_for_first_test_drive_Wednesday

“One of Curiosity’s weather-sensing instruments — its Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) – is damaged. The instrument, which sits on the rover’s 7-foot-tall mast, isn’t sending back good data. Though NASA scientists say they may never know what happened, they suspect it was damaged by rocks and debris kicked up by Curiosity’s landing engines.”

]]> By: carbonUnit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/19/now-you-will-feel-the-firepower-of-a-fully-armed-and-operational-mars-rover/#comment-339327 carbonUnit Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:10:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=53127#comment-339327 NASA video describing ChemCam in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2w0NzUvEYg "That's no moon, it's a science laboratory!" NASA video describing ChemCam in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2w0NzUvEYg

“That’s no moon, it’s a science laboratory!”

]]> By: Old Muley http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/19/now-you-will-feel-the-firepower-of-a-fully-armed-and-operational-mars-rover/#comment-339326 Old Muley Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:16:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=53127#comment-339326 "The regional governors now have direct control over their territories. Fear will keep the local Martians in line. Fear of this Science Laboratory." “The regional governors now have direct control over their territories. Fear will keep the local Martians in line. Fear of this Science Laboratory.”

]]> By: Grand Lunar http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/19/now-you-will-feel-the-firepower-of-a-fully-armed-and-operational-mars-rover/#comment-339325 Grand Lunar Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:47:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=53127#comment-339325 I probably expected to see a tiny hole or crater in the rock, if even that. I didn't expect....well, what you just showed us, Phil! Humans can do neat things at times. I probably expected to see a tiny hole or crater in the rock, if even that.

I didn’t expect….well, what you just showed us, Phil!

Humans can do neat things at times.

]]> By: CatMom http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/19/now-you-will-feel-the-firepower-of-a-fully-armed-and-operational-mars-rover/#comment-339324 CatMom Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:33:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=53127#comment-339324 @Larry M - Star Trek reference FTW!! @Larry M – Star Trek reference FTW!!

]]> By: Robin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/19/now-you-will-feel-the-firepower-of-a-fully-armed-and-operational-mars-rover/#comment-339323 Robin Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:10:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=53127#comment-339323 @DanM (#51): The laser was made by Thales, in France. @DanM (#51):

The laser was made by Thales, in France.

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