Curiosity Rover successfully lands on Mars!

[MikeKnight]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/scien ... -mars.html

 

... and here we have a picture of the fabled plutonium powered Rover exploring Mars.

 

[MikeKnight]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/scien ... -mars.html

 

... and here we have a picture of the fabled plutonium powered Rover exploring Mars.

 

[autofive]

maybe it will fall over like the last one

[autofive]

maybe it will fall over like the last one

[Spiny Norman]

I hope they've packed some K-seal....

[Spiny Norman]

I hope they've packed some K-seal....

[Black_GT]

When I saw the thread title that was exactly the sort of picture I was hoping to see!

[Black_GT]

When I saw the thread title that was exactly the sort of picture I was hoping to see!

[wuvvum]

From the comments section on the BBC News website:

 

598.Shirleygirl

11 Hours ago

Well done to the Rover. Let's just hope the head gasket doesn't go

[wuvvum]

From the comments section on the BBC News website:

 

598.Shirleygirl

11 Hours ago

Well done to the Rover. Let's just hope the head gasket doesn't go

[pandarus]

Well it certainly makes a change from an Olympics-related headline

[pandarus]

Well it certainly makes a change from an Olympics-related headline

[MikeKnight]

Well it certainly makes a change from an Olympics-related headline

 

Makes me upset when I realise the money released to fund this is only a fraction of what was spent on the Olympics.

 

The human race would rather watch people run around for coloured bits of cloth (flags) than explore the mysteries of the universe.

 

I WANT MY MOON BASE DAMN IT.

[MikeKnight]

Well it certainly makes a change from an Olympics-related headline

 

Makes me upset when I realise the money released to fund this is only a fraction of what was spent on the Olympics.

 

The human race would rather watch people run around for coloured bits of cloth (flags) than explore the mysteries of the universe.

 

I WANT MY MOON BASE DAMN IT.