Comments on: Wheels on Mars

By: Captn Tommy

Captn Tommy — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:07:53 +0000

On that Hot wheels toy… the Hotwheels Pathfinder/Sojourner Probe was in their little larger series and was a hell of a Lot more detailed; sprung suspension, Probe type wheels. In the three to four dollar range but a real replica.

I am buying this though and hoping for the bigger diecast replica.

Captn Tommy

By: Captn Tommy

Captn Tommy — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:08:52 +0000

Dents on the wheel.

What do you get when you drop a one ton Vehicle onto Mars from 20 million miles?

ah… Johnny Carson (Amazing Kresscan) thinking of you.

enjoy the day
Captn Tommy

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:58:25 +0000

I love the shadows! Made by OUR sun, but not on our planet. Amazing.

By: Isaac

Isaac — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:23:21 +0000

@30. Noel
How much different is it? For myself, I really don’t see the shadows as being particularly sharper, but that could be the resolution on my screen. As well, it seem to me that there would also be less refracted light from the sky to illuminate the shadows and blur the edges.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:18:00 +0000

For those wondering what Curiosity will do at the end of the first two years and the tentative end to its mission, it’ll keep going, and the mission will no doubt be extended like the missions of Voyager, Spirit, and Opportunity. Its RTG’s are expected to provide power for about 10-15 years, and its have been tested for up to 6 years of operation. Note that the systems weren’t tested to failure.

By: SkyGazer

SkyGazer — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:19:26 +0000

@19. Ray

If you have lot´s of Lego around, here you can downlaod the .pdf for the step by step build for Curiosity:
http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/3431?r44b=no

By: Noel

Noel — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 03:48:34 +0000

One thing I like about this photo, is that it shows the sharper shadows you get on mars from the Sun, as the Sun has a smaller angular size from mars as it does from earth, due to the greater distance.

By: Muz

Muz — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:38:05 +0000

There was a time when I thought I wouldn’t live long enough to see something like this. Awesome just doesn’t do it justice, this is one reason the world loves America. No other country on the planet could make this happen.

By: Thomas Siefert

Thomas Siefert — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:05:51 +0000

It may be the size of a car, but it’s really a truck at heart. It just needs some Playboy Bunny mudflaps.

By: Anders

Anders — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:47:45 +0000

I have a question to BA or anyone else, Its just so absurd to see pictures like this from another planet, it rocks! My question is, with no moisture, how does dirt/sand stick to the wheels?, I mean, I’d sor if expect it too peel off.. is this surface tension or sticky wheels?