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Posted by: punkboi Mar 23 2009, 05:37 AM

It's still more than 2 years before the rover launches, so there's no deadline for submission yet.

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/participate/sendyourname/

Posted by: Astro0 Mar 23 2009, 07:03 AM

First in Australia to sign up!
Come on UMSF'ers all over Earth, show your support and sign up for another Mars mission.

Actually, this is quite a nice looking certificate this time, very frame-worthy.
A lot of certificates from previous 'send your name to...' efforts were better suited to a drawer somewhere.

Posted by: Stu Mar 23 2009, 07:34 AM

Brilliant, thanks! Signed up and smiling!

Posted by: Geert Mar 23 2009, 02:54 PM

First in Thailand

(I'm Dutch by nationality but living in TH, and as there were already NL on the list, I've send TH to Mars).

Posted by: punkboi Mar 23 2009, 06:55 PM

Being Filipino, I might wanna represent the Philippines, along with California

Posted by: Oersted May 23 2009, 11:17 AM

Norway and Iran in fourth and fifth place? Interesting. I guess there must have been some mainstream media publicity over there.

Posted by: punkboi May 27 2009, 07:05 PM

I find it interesting that Brazil's in 2nd...

Posted by: Enceladus75 May 28 2009, 02:05 AM

Yes, and Norway has a high rate of international responses, as does, strangely enough, Iran of all places. Just submitted my name. This must be the umpteenth space exploration mission I've sent my name to, but sure what's the harm?

Posted by: alan May 28 2009, 02:05 AM

At first glance I saw a sun bleached human skeleton on the martian surface in the thumbnail image.
What a way to be part of history

Posted by: punkboi May 28 2009, 05:20 AM

I'm just waiting for the day another outer planet flyby mission presents itself for me to submit my name on. I missed the New Horizons opportunity..

Posted by: punkboi Dec 2 2010, 06:26 PM

Just thought I'd share that one million names have now been submitted for the MSL mission.

Click on the link in my first post on this thread if you haven't submitted your own name yet

Posted by: Pertinax Dec 3 2010, 01:11 PM

Just in case I'm missing something.... Is there a way to check if a name has already been submited? Someone I know kind of well might have forgotten to save their certificate (and would like to not needlessly add duplicates).

-- Pertinax

Posted by: punkboi Dec 4 2010, 01:01 AM

Unfortunately, there isn't a search database for MSL. Just have your friend re-submit again. Most likely there are scores of duplicate monikers that already make up the 1-million-name list for MSL.

Posted by: punkboi Aug 19 2012, 12:04 AM

Photos of the microchips and their location on Curiosity...

Posted by: 1101001 Aug 19 2012, 12:43 AM

Navcam image, I think:

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/00010/opgs/edr/ncam/NLA_398381736EDR_F0030000NCAM15000M_.JPG

The cleanroom image appears to have a cover plate with JPL logo. Plate is removed. Anyone know what the recessed area is? Below UHF antenna, above ChemCam calibration targets.

Posted by: punkboi Aug 19 2012, 03:33 AM

The chips are more visible in this pic, since there's brighter lighting:

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA16063.jpg


In regards to answering your question, nope-- Don't know what the recessed area is

Posted by: punkboi Oct 27 2012, 04:20 PM

Another pic of the microchips...finally shown on Mars