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 Jan 5 2013, 07:18 PM
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 Merciless Robot  Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602  |
I for one welcome our new Martian robot master...
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Jan 5 2013, 07:33 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
But... where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!
 -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Jan 18 2013, 10:59 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
Inspired by the latest MAHLI image that I've had to tilt in order to correct the horizon, I made this
 
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Jan 19 2013, 03:48 AM
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Very nicely done
<editorial quibble> for "Broad to you..." read "Brought to you..." </editorial quibble> English has such logical spelling  Steve M |
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Jan 19 2013, 01:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
Edited
By "broad" I thought about "Broadcast". But yes, "Brought" is better, because of "bringing". -------------------- |
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Jan 21 2013, 06:36 AM
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Lots of rock breaking lately....
HAS CURIOSITY BEEN BOMBARDED BY GAMMA RAYS???!!!!! 
CURIOSITY SMASH!!!! 
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Jan 21 2013, 10:14 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1084 Joined: 19-February 05 From: Close to Meudon Observatory in France Member No.: 172 |
QUOTE (Astro0 @ Jan 21 2013, 07:36 AM)  CURIOSITY SMASH!!!! ...and all the Martians know also well that "for mash get SMASH" !
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Jan 21 2013, 09:58 PM
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Sorry about this guys, I couldn't resist:
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Jan 21 2013, 10:31 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Huh. I didn't know Elvis had green eyes...
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jan 21 2013, 10:39 PM
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Your version of Eyes on the Solar System?
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Jan 30 2013, 03:03 AM
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Those ChemCam shots of the drill bit just got me thinking
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Jan 30 2013, 05:09 AM
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I have no idea why the bit looks so... rustic... in the chemcam image. It has a more industrial look in (this crop of) the image posted in Emily's blog.
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Jan 30 2013, 05:27 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4246 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
QUOTE (Astro0 @ Jan 30 2013, 04:03 AM) got me thinking And that pairing of images can only bring to mind another: 
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Jan 30 2013, 06:08 AM
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QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jan 29 2013, 09:09 PM) I have no idea why the bit looks so... rustic... in the chemcam image. I'll admit its "rustic" appearance in ChemCam has me a little confused too. (I like the word choice!) -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Jan 31 2013, 12:15 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
QUOTE (Astro0 @ Jan 29 2013, 07:03 PM) Those ChemCam shots of the drill bit just got me thinking ...genius!!!!
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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