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    Mars Rover landing 05:24 GMT, Mon 06:24 BST; 22:24 PDT Sun

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    • martinput
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      Hold your breath folks. One of the most ambitious Mars landings is imminently due. Background and lander details here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19078494 If my calculations with all the various time formats are correct this is in 55 minutes time. I'll try to see if NASA has a live feed from the control centre... Martin

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        NASA's Mission Page: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html Live TV links: NASA TV: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html UStream with commentary: http://www.ustream.tv/NASAJPL UstreamTV HD: http://www.ustream.tv/NASAJPL2 Checking those out now... Martin

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        • martinput
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          The commentary stream looks good: http://www.ustream.tv/NASAJPL Martin

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          • martinput
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            Get your good-luck peanuts ready. In mission control it's "peanuts are go" Martin

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            • martinput
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              Wow, what a joy-ride. Well done NASA. Rover safely down, images being transmitted already. That was a totally unexpected early morning treat I happened to stumble upon by chance. I hope some more of you shared that incredible moment. Martin

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                I am thrilled NASA has landed the Curiosity safely on Mars! I thought the first photo was so cool, I got all teary eyed.

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                  Look! Heres a picture https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YcTWbZl1tb8/UCECwH2OwgI/AAAAAAAAAsg/Nfsj5NtrJEw/w497-h373/Curiositylandsonmars%21.bmp

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                  • martinput
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                    Snorckle:

                    Look! Heres a picture https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YcTWbZl1tb8/UCECwH2OwgI/AAAAAAAAAsg/Nfsj5NtrJEw/w497-h373/Curiositylandsonmars%21.bmp

                    Book me on the first Mars Human mission Martin

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                    • martinput
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                      NASA has released video of the final seconds of landing: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/crunch-time-one-ton-mars-rover-021552705.html One of the joys of landing a package as large as this rover means that so much more can be carried such as video recording equipment. The only limitation is that data is relayed back to earth by another satellite orbiting Mars, which only sees the Rover during a short period of it's rotation. So data comes in parcels and choices have to be made what is received and sent during that widow of sight. Better quality is promised in the coming days and weeks. Martin

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                        Another great photo from Mars. With my favorite Martian: http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj588/iamfree2bmyself/255240_504332439596214_1147023620_n.jpg

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                        • SurSteven
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                          hey_kittay:

                          Another great photo from Mars. With my favorite Martian: http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj588/iamfree2bmyself/255240_504332439596214_1147023620_n.jpg

                          cute! I am a science buff...and have been following space exploration in general for as long as I can remember. I waited for over a week to hear of the landing after seeing it on the news. I remember now when it was launched on November 30th of last year. I just got done checking it out on nasa.gov's astronomy picture of the day link again.

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                          • martinput
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                            Picture quality keep improving: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19201742 The article continues by detailing how the images are obtained and the delay in securing them due to data size and access to the data link. Martin

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                              It would be so cool if they found little people living on there!!

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                              • martinput
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                                Snorckle:

                                It would be so cool if they found little people living on there!!

                                I hope NASA didn't leave the key's in the ignition...... Martin

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                                • SurSteven
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                                  What has my "curiousity"... is the status of the skycrane. Did it land or crash nearby? Is the rover going to take pictures of it in it's travels?

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                                  • martinput
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                                    This video suggests they captured a plume of dust caused by the impact of the sky crane on the surface of Mars:

                                    The person describing the event suggests it was expected to impact at 100 mph, so no effort was made to make that a controlled landing - the sky crane having served it's purpose. Martin

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                                    • SurSteven
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                                      The very first... other planet skycrane...in human history! That!!...is incredibly amazing!!!

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                                      • SurSteven
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                                        This is the ultimate site for keeping up on the new rover. The video of the president congratulating the rover team is very cool and really funny at times...esp. at the end. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/

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                                        • SurSteven
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                                          Great new picture of Curiosity rover on Mars. It's like a working class techy (technical minded) boy's and girl's dream come true! 😉 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/images/wallpaper/PIA16137-1440x900.jpg

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                                          • SurSteven
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                                            Curiosity uses a 1909 Lincoln penny for camera calibration... http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/images/wallpaper/PIA16131-1280x800.jpg That is way cool! I wouldn't relish the chore of brushing the Martian dust from it, although!

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