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MSL Curiosity Lands Safely in Gale Crater, Landing and Commissioning Activity Period 1A, sols 0-8
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post Aug 6 2012, 05:38 AM
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We are DOWN, ladies and gentlemen...we are down!!!!

This is the place to talk about it.

Congratulations to the MSL team!!!!!!!!


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- nprev   MSL Curiosity Lands Safely in Gale Crater   Aug 6 2012, 05:38 AM
- - pgrindrod   QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Aug 8 2012, 10:57 AM...   Aug 8 2012, 10:11 AM
- - Gladstoner   .   Aug 8 2012, 10:11 AM
- - Doc   I swear these images are out of reality! Kudos...   Aug 8 2012, 10:14 AM
- - Doc   The terrain looks like a tamer version of Spirit...   Aug 8 2012, 10:16 AM
- - Marslauncher   Wow, so very glad I woke up at 5.30am. Unbelievab...   Aug 8 2012, 10:38 AM
- - jamescanvin   I've added the left eye mosaic, along with the...   Aug 8 2012, 10:43 AM
- - craigmcg   So nice of our friends in Europe to have all these...   Aug 8 2012, 10:49 AM
- - belleraphon1   I agree..... Been checking unmannedspaceflight e...   Aug 8 2012, 11:08 AM
- - Oersted   Somebody, after the landing, said "Rube Goldb...   Aug 8 2012, 11:16 AM
- - antipode   That's an interesting sinuous depression in fr...   Aug 8 2012, 11:46 AM
|- - Doc   QUOTE (antipode @ Aug 8 2012, 02:46 PM) L...   Aug 8 2012, 11:59 AM
- - kenny   Looking at James's wonderful pano (post #560),...   Aug 8 2012, 12:04 PM
|- - Doc   QUOTE (kenny @ Aug 8 2012, 03:04 PM) Look...   Aug 8 2012, 01:23 PM
- - djellison   It makes perfect sense to me. That they are so fo...   Aug 8 2012, 12:20 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 8 2012, 02:20 PM) ...   Aug 8 2012, 12:38 PM
|- - craigmcg   QUOTE (ugordan @ Aug 8 2012, 08:38 AM) Pl...   Aug 8 2012, 12:51 PM
|- - DFinfrock   QUOTE (craigmcg @ Aug 8 2012, 01:51 PM) A...   Aug 8 2012, 04:53 PM
- - Big Joe   The views are really stunning, I am so looking for...   Aug 8 2012, 12:25 PM
- - Ant103   Hi everybody ! No time to speak (low battery,...   Aug 8 2012, 01:04 PM
- - gpurcell   By far the most Earth-like terrain any lander has ...   Aug 8 2012, 01:13 PM
|- - Bjorn Jonsson   QUOTE (gpurcell @ Aug 8 2012, 01:13 PM) B...   Aug 8 2012, 01:18 PM
|- - gpurcell   What struck me most in Iceland most were the glaci...   Aug 8 2012, 01:28 PM
|- - Bjorn Jonsson   QUOTE (gpurcell @ Aug 8 2012, 01:28 PM) W...   Aug 8 2012, 01:37 PM
- - Astro0   64x64 thumbnails are really hard to stitch, but I ...   Aug 8 2012, 01:21 PM
|- - Doc   QUOTE (Astro0 @ Aug 8 2012, 04:21 PM) 64x...   Aug 8 2012, 01:26 PM
- - kenny   And the so-called Rock Garden at the Pathfinder si...   Aug 8 2012, 01:22 PM
- - algorimancer   In the stereo version, the marked line in this ima...   Aug 8 2012, 01:37 PM
- - Oersted   I don't know if they're basalt, but over n...   Aug 8 2012, 01:39 PM
- - Big Joe   I am also wondering are we seeing a"haze...   Aug 8 2012, 01:45 PM
- - nprev   Almost certainly airborne dust, yes.   Aug 8 2012, 01:51 PM
- - jamescanvin   Yes, those mountains are a *long* way away. Same a...   Aug 8 2012, 01:52 PM
|- - ugordan   It's still interesting to see the atmosphere i...   Aug 8 2012, 01:58 PM
|- - chris   QUOTE (ugordan @ Aug 8 2012, 02:58 PM) It...   Aug 8 2012, 02:24 PM
|- - Drkskywxlt   The landing sight is roughly -4500m below the datu...   Aug 8 2012, 02:33 PM
|- - Doc   QUOTE (Drkskywxlt @ Aug 8 2012, 05:33 PM)...   Aug 8 2012, 03:15 PM
|- - Drkskywxlt   QUOTE (Doc @ Aug 8 2012, 11:15 AM) What w...   Aug 8 2012, 03:34 PM
|- - Doc   QUOTE (Drkskywxlt @ Aug 8 2012, 06:34 PM)...   Aug 8 2012, 03:56 PM
- - nprev   Really a remarkable vista. Looks very much like th...   Aug 8 2012, 02:05 PM
- - john_s   What a scene to wake up to! Fabulous. It...   Aug 8 2012, 02:05 PM
|- - ugordan   I don't think the appearance of the rover deck...   Aug 8 2012, 02:09 PM
- - john_s   I'd say the dust on the MAHLI cover looked pre...   Aug 8 2012, 02:16 PM
- - nprev   From the press conference yesterday, it seems that...   Aug 8 2012, 02:32 PM
- - jvandriel   Panorama NLA Sol 2 Jan van Driel   Aug 8 2012, 02:37 PM
- - Drkskywxlt   Here's a paper from Icarus (Hobbs et al., 2010...   Aug 8 2012, 02:42 PM
- - James Sorenson   My take on those 2 Navcam full frames.   Aug 8 2012, 03:15 PM
- - jmknapp   Based on current SPICE kernels, here are the best ...   Aug 8 2012, 03:18 PM
- - dvandorn   The navcam raws seem to have a lot less contrast t...   Aug 8 2012, 03:51 PM
|- - Doc   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Aug 8 2012, 06:51 PM) o...   Aug 8 2012, 03:59 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Aug 8 2012, 07:51 AM) T...   Aug 8 2012, 04:02 PM
- - fredk   Doug, my strong impression is that the MSL images ...   Aug 8 2012, 04:02 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (fredk @ Aug 8 2012, 06:02 PM) Doug...   Aug 8 2012, 04:07 PM
|- - Pertinax   QUOTE (fredk @ Aug 8 2012, 11:02 AM) But ...   Aug 9 2012, 12:54 AM
- - elakdawalla   Mike, just curious, are you colocated at JPL, or d...   Aug 8 2012, 04:24 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Aug 8 2012, 08:24 AM...   Aug 8 2012, 07:05 PM
- - fredk   Identification of several features in the navcam m...   Aug 8 2012, 04:42 PM
- - stewjack   NEWS BRIEFING COMING UP 10 Minutes 1 p.m. - Mars S...   Aug 8 2012, 04:56 PM
- - Tesheiner   From the briefing. A 360º navcam mosaic and polar ...   Aug 8 2012, 05:14 PM
- - Doc   They found the tungsten weights! Six spots nea...   Aug 8 2012, 05:24 PM
|- - cIclops   QUOTE (Doc @ Aug 8 2012, 05:24 PM) They f...   Aug 8 2012, 05:59 PM
- - jmknapp   Trying to understand the hypothetical geologic his...   Aug 8 2012, 05:50 PM
|- - Oersted   QUOTE (jmknapp @ Aug 8 2012, 06:50 PM) Tr...   Aug 8 2012, 06:01 PM
||- - JRehling   The paper Oersted linked to is an amazing resource...   Aug 8 2012, 06:56 PM
||- - jmknapp   QUOTE (Oersted @ Aug 8 2012, 01:01 PM) Th...   Aug 8 2012, 08:06 PM
|- - stewjack   QUOTE (jmknapp @ Aug 8 2012, 12:50 PM) wh...   Aug 8 2012, 06:26 PM
- - Drkskywxlt   I'm only half paying attention to the news con...   Aug 8 2012, 05:54 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (Drkskywxlt @ Aug 8 2012, 07:54 PM)...   Aug 8 2012, 05:57 PM
- - Kaputnik   From the press conference: landing was at 05:17:57...   Aug 8 2012, 05:54 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Don't look to these things being lake sediment...   Aug 8 2012, 05:56 PM
|- - jmknapp   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Aug 8 2012, 12:56 PM...   Aug 8 2012, 08:03 PM
|- - Gladstoner   .   Aug 8 2012, 08:48 PM
- - Phil Stooke   The Navcam pan as released today consists mostly o...   Aug 8 2012, 06:18 PM
- - Gladstoner   .   Aug 8 2012, 07:40 PM
|- - stewjack   QUOTE (Gladstoner @ Aug 8 2012, 02:40 PM)...   Aug 8 2012, 07:51 PM
- - marsophile   I was looking forward to seeing a recording of the...   Aug 9 2012, 03:36 AM
|- - SFJCody   I really should write a script to do this properly...   Aug 9 2012, 03:39 AM
|- - SFJCody   The raw images page is up to date now. No need to ...   Aug 9 2012, 03:43 AM
||- - Josh Cryer   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Aug 8 2012, 08:43 PM) Th...   Aug 9 2012, 03:46 AM
||- - Big Joe   Looks like some dust and small rocks were kicked u...   Aug 9 2012, 04:04 AM
|- - Tom Tamlyn   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Aug 8 2012, 11:39 PM) I ...   Aug 9 2012, 04:32 AM
- - djellison   http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/inde...;cati...   Aug 9 2012, 03:39 AM
- - nprev   What are all those little symbols on many of the c...   Aug 9 2012, 04:19 AM
|- - DavidVicari   QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 9 2012, 05:19 AM) What...   Aug 9 2012, 04:25 AM
- - djellison   Registration marks for 3D positioning/calibrating ...   Aug 9 2012, 04:26 AM
- - B Bernatchez   They look like camera position cal targets to me. ...   Aug 9 2012, 04:28 AM
- - nprev   Got it. Thank you, gentlemen.   Aug 9 2012, 04:30 AM
- - dvandorn   And on an historical note, how many of us who sat ...   Aug 9 2012, 04:30 AM
|- - MarsCraft   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Aug 9 2012, 12:30 AM) A...   Aug 9 2012, 04:37 AM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (MarsCraft @ Aug 8 2012, 11:37 PM) ...   Aug 9 2012, 04:46 AM
- - James Sorenson   Here is a quick stitch of the 360 Nacam panorama. ...   Aug 9 2012, 04:31 AM
- - MarsCraft   Nice Shot, and, thanks for the clarification. I w...   Aug 9 2012, 04:32 AM
- - fredk   Absolutely stunning stuff! http://mars.jpl.nas...   Aug 9 2012, 04:35 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   The quality of these images is amazing. I think ...   Aug 9 2012, 04:37 AM
- - Pando   Holy cr@p, what a machine this is!   Aug 9 2012, 04:44 AM
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