How to get to Mars

[FictionNet]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRCIzZHpFtY

Impressive.

[TheGooner]

Very good video animation - thanks - brought a tear to my eye

[Gabriel_LCP]

That is so cool, truly amazing stuff is happening there.

I have one question though... what if the "balloon landing object" would have landed on another one of its sides? Would the Mars Rover have opened sideways as well? Just a stupid observation but felt the need of wondering

[Maria F]

For a moment I thought the old golfer (from the funny golf course prank) was going to appear and smash the remote control robot LOL

Nice animation!

[bboyspyder]

Wow it is amazing what human knowledge can achieve. Next step get some alien photos!

[FictionNet]

I have one question though... what if the "balloon landing object" would have landed on another one of its sides? Would the Mars Rover have opened sideways as well? Just a stupid observation but felt the need of wondering

Not a stupid observation at all

http://www.enotes.com/topic/Mars_Exploration_Rover

" Uprighting - After the lander stopped bouncing and rolling on the ground, it came to rest on the base of the tetrahedron or one of its sides. The sides then opened to make the base horizontal and the rover upright. The sides are connected to the base by hinges, each of which has a motor strong enough to lift the lander. The rover plus lander has a mass of about 533 kilograms (1,175 pounds). The rover alone weighs about 185 kg (408 lb). The gravity on Mars is about 38% of Earth's, so the motor does not need to be as powerful as it would on Earth.

The rover contains accelerometers to detect which way is down (toward the surface of Mars) by measuring the pull of gravity. The rover computer then commanded the correct lander petal to open to place the rover upright. Once the base petal was down and the rover was upright, the other two petals were opened.

The petals initially opened to an equally flat position, so all sides of the lander were straight and level. The petal motors are strong enough so that if two of the petals come to rest on rocks, the base with the rover would be held in place like a bridge above the ground. The base will hold at a level even with the height of the petals resting on rocks, making a straight flat surface throughout the length of the open, flattened lander. The flight team on Earth could then send commands to the rover to adjust the petals and create a safe path for the rover to drive off the lander and onto the Martian surface without dropping off a steep rock."

[Anthony]

Fascinating stuff.

[DaftDog]

This is how the latest NASA rover journeyed to Mars. Incredible stuff!!

http://youtu.be/h2I8AoB1xgU

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[FictionNet]

This is how the latest NASA rover journeyed to Mars. Incredible stuff!!

Wow. Very inspirational. Thank you for adding this.

[universal4]

And here I was expecting to see the latest promotion offered by a casino offering an all expenses paid trip for one lucky winner.....lol

Cool video though......

Rick
Universal4

[dr-lag]

Very good video, thanks for the link.