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 Sep 19 2006, 09:33 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1870 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 174  |
One word *** NOT *** to say:
................... JUMP! |
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Sep 19 2006, 11:01 AM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1372 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
"...... and you want me to drive down there ?!!!!"
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Sep 19 2006, 11:07 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Actually - I think we all know what we'll all say when those first images come down
****  Doug |
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Sep 19 2006, 11:09 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2921 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
No way to get to explore Victoria without a lot of "Endurance"!
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Sep 19 2006, 11:57 AM
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 Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
I'll go with ****
 I've said it a few times these last days; I got a cold and I don't like it.Nico -------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
http://500px.com/sacred-photons & |
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Sep 19 2006, 01:03 PM
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 Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
No words or sentences, just...
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
Edgar Alan Poe |
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Sep 19 2006, 01:45 PM
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Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
Ustrax, you disco-freak..
 Nico -------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
http://500px.com/sacred-photons & |
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Sep 19 2006, 02:35 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1281 Joined: 18-December 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 124 |
QUOTE (Nix @ Sep 19 2006, 06:45 AM)  Ustrax, you disco-freak.. These would be my first words upon seeing Victoria as well.
-------------------- Lyford Rome
"Zis is not nuts, zis is super-nuts!" Mathematician Richard Courant on viewing an Orion test |
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Sep 19 2006, 02:52 PM
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Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
We obviously need meds to cope with the wait
Nico -------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
http://500px.com/sacred-photons & |
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Sep 19 2006, 02:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
My only one word is AH!
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Sep 19 2006, 02:58 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 19-December 04 Member No.: 125 |
We are about due for another WOW moment.
When the first pictures from the landings came down those were just WOW. We didn't get one from El Dorado and I think the MER team could use another one. When we get that first peek over the rim I'm hoping its WOW. |
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Sep 19 2006, 03:28 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 578 Joined: 5-November 04 From: Denmark Member No.: 107 |
I think this image, captured on the day Spirit reached the crest of Husband Hill, is very high on the "WOW" scale
http://marsrover.nasa.gov/gallery/all/2/n/...NDP0645R0M1.JPG -------------------- "I want to make as many people as possible feel like they are part of this adventure. We are going to give everybody a sense of what exploring the surface of another world is really like"
- Steven Squyres |
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Sep 19 2006, 03:33 PM
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Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
FWIW, I had a big wow at El Dorado..and I'm sure I'll be saying again at Victoria; "ma joenges toch" (Dutch for "Oh, man"..)
Nico -------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
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Sep 19 2006, 03:45 PM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
I agree Nix, I think El Dorado was a BIG "wow" moment, not just because of its aesthetic appeal but because it seemed like we had finally reached somewhere that was uniquely ours, as in Mars enthusiasts', you know? After ustrax "discovered" it and drew our attention to it, we kind of claimed it as our own... there was no big deal being made about it (to my knowledge) in official circles, yet we sensed it was something remarkable, and even if some of our ideas were a bit over the top (OMG, did I REALLY think it was a vast scree field...?!?! ) we nurtured it and counted down the days until our first real look at it. No-one else was aware it was such an amazing place until those main images came in, but by then we'd already adopted it as a kind of Enthusiasts Martian National Park... don't know about anyone else but when the media got hold of the pictures I was a bit put out, like they didn't deserve to be there after we'd had it to ourselves for so long...
I think VC is going to be the same, in fact it already is. I wonder how many people "out there" are aware of its existence, or of Oppy's imminent arrival? We've watched this crater grow from a mere feature on a chart - waaay south of Oppy as she explored Endurance etc, waaaaaaay, we thought, beyond our wildest dreams - to a white "something" on the far horizon and now it's just one drive away. We're almost there... So when we look over the edge, finally, let's congratulate the MER team for getting the rovers this far - but let's allow ourselves a gentle, dare I say smug little smile too, for "knowing" Victoria long before we even got there.
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Sep 19 2006, 03:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
My first words are here.
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