TEGA - Round 2 |
TEGA - Round 2 |
Jul 19 2008, 12:04 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
I challenge you not to look at this and make a ping/spring/boing happy sort of a noise.
http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images/gallery/lg_14223.jpg |
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Jul 27 2008, 11:28 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 30-March 06 Member No.: 730 |
mankind always struggles with ice
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Jul 27 2008, 02:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 150 Joined: 3-June 08 From: McLean, VA Member No.: 4177 |
I know silver linings are little annoying, but I find this situation kind of exciting. The TEGA is having problems because Mars is NOT "nominal." That's the point. When the design of the scoop (its width) and the TEGA doors were being "fought over" I wonder where the possibilty of "wet" sticky clods was on the "threat matrix." Way the hell off in 3 sigma territory I bet!
So Peter and the whole team land exactly like they expected in a place that was better than they could have expected and the adventure seemed like a tic tac toe: there're the polygons - they're even cute; there's the ice - we land on a skating rink; there's the pH - keep the life-question-ball rolling; there's the ice sample... wait a second - that's not like the Arctic! Keep fighting Phoenix team - you're having an adventure along with your heart attacks! Paul |
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Jul 27 2008, 09:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 350 Joined: 20-June 04 From: Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. Member No.: 86 |
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