MSL landing site: Gale Crater |
MSL landing site: Gale Crater |
Jun 23 2011, 05:13 AM
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Jun 23 2011, 07:09 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
Very nice, Doug. Is that with or without vertical stretch?
I was surprised by this from the Nature article: "Mawrth Vallis has been ruled out, even as they acknowledge that its lack of scenic vistas — important in drawing the public into a mission — could be a major failing." That's quite a strong statement. Did this really carry any weight in the selection process? If so, it would be saying a lot about the public impact the MERs have achieved. That's something to cheer certainly, but at the same time it's rather sobering. Much as I love the vistas, I find myself wondering how far I'd want planetary exploration to move in the direction of crowd pleasing. |
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Jun 23 2011, 10:23 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 593 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 279 |
Much as I love the vistas, I find myself wondering how far I'd want planetary exploration to move in the direction of crowd pleasing. Science obviously has to come first - but I personally found the Phoenix "vistas" utterly soulless. Flat arctic, as far as the camera could see. With a nod to The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, it really was "grim up north". Andy |
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