- Ω - Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 Anyone interested in the new rover and the data/photos/sounds coming back? If so, << HERE >> is a direct link to NASA's sounds page. RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 Yes, I love this kind of thing. The pictures from Mars have been spectacular. And now the audio makes it that much more "you are there"-esque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted March 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 Just now, RickR said: Yes, I love this kind of thing. The pictures from Mars have been spectacular. And now the audio makes it that much more "you are there"-esque. I agree, it's too bad the audio cut out during descent and landing. It would have been so cool to hear what it sounded like in the thin atmosphere. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted March 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 @RickR you might like << THIS LINK >>! RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted March 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 This is my favorite video so far... intellicolecovisonary and RickR 2 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 I really do love this stuff. Mars is what...180 million miles from Earth? The math and technology required to make a successful mission is mind-boggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted March 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, RickR said: I really do love this stuff. Mars is what...180 million miles from Earth? The math and technology required to make a successful mission is mind-boggling. Currently the distance is: << CLICK HERE FOR RESULT >> Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted March 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 Speaking of Mars, one scene in this movie really drives me nuts. If the habitat is pressurized at Earth standard, there is no way that in the thin Martian atmosphere that this could ever happen. It would be like blowing against an inflated balloon. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted March 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Sadly there have not been too many good photos from NASA yet. So far, these seem to be the best... BUT there are some interactive panorama images at the << NASA SITE >> MaximumRD 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted March 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 This one in a little large... https://mars.nasa.gov/bin/panos/download/PIA23727_ultrawide.png RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 Isn't it incredible how much it looks like the American SW desert? Like you could pull out a lawn chair and have a picnic. MaximumRD and - Ω - 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 For decades now mankind has been trying to see if we could populate Mars. Mars use to have a protective magnetic field like Earth but not as strong. It is thought that solar flares simply blew the field off of Mars, thus causing the planet to lose whatever atmosphere it had and turned it into a "dead" planet. To see what that new rover is seeing (and hearing, too!) is something I'm very grateful to get to experience during my lifetime. If we were to send humans to Mars, though, we'd have to wait until Earth and Mars are at their closest. If we did that a trip from Earth to Mars would take 6 months. - Ω - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) I'd gladly sign up for a one way trip... PROVIDED most of the stuff I routinely get on the Internet was copied, sent and stored on a server orbiting Mars. That way when I go to read my Atari.io mail, or other stuff it would "feel" like real time. On messages and email it's not instant anyway so there would be little difference. It would not be an easy life, but in the lower gravity an older gent would feel quite spry! Edited March 26, 2021 by - Ω - Typo Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted March 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 NASA is getting closer to FINALLY launching the helicopter... RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted March 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 ... and the 3D version... Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted March 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 This "selfie" image was taken and assembled from 60 separate images which is why the arm is not visible. I'm really looking forward to seeing an image from the rover taken by it's helicopter/drone. Another think I'd like to get is a short movie with sound of the rover driving on Mars. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 For those wanting a PDF with information about the Perseverance Drone, << THIS DOWNLOAD >> might be helpful. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBow Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 When is the 'copter' set to attempt its first flight? Quote See what I'm up to over at the Ivory Tower Collections: http://www.youtube.com/ivorytowercollections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 6 hours ago, CrossBow said: When is the 'copter' set to attempt its first flight? From what I understand, not before the 12th. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 ... it has been deployed though... RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Want to hear audio of what the rover sounds like tooling around on Mars? If so... << CLICK HERE >> Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Sounds like an old hard drive. - Ω - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 I'm just hoping they will eventually take some VIDEO with sound, maybe while driving or of the helicopter. Is that too much to ask for? RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 10 minutes ago, - Ω - said: I'm just hoping they will eventually take some VIDEO with sound, maybe while driving or of the helicopter. Is that too much to ask for? Imagine the logistics of sending data from millions of miles away from one spinning rock to another spinning rock. Honestly, it makes me want to get out my calculus textbook to figure out flight paths and communication windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 There are two satellites in Mars orbit that relay ground transmissions from the various rovers back to Earth. There are also receiving stations in various places around our planet capable of receiving the signals. I'm unsure of the transmission rate, but am assuming it's low enough that it explains why we only get still images, and those being composite images as well. As for communication blackouts, I believe it's mainly when Earth and Mars are positioned on opposite sides of the sun. RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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