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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
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E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« on: August 04, 2012, 11:24:42 PM »
Let's see:

Quote from: Tender Branson on December 31, 2011, 08:58:42 AM
I'll try a few predictions:

The Mars rover called Curiosity will NOT land on Mars.
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
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Posts: 58,199
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2012, 11:37:38 PM »
Quote from: True Federalist on August 04, 2012, 11:33:48 PM
Quote from: Tender Branson on August 04, 2012, 11:24:42 PM
Let's see:

Quote from: Tender Branson on December 31, 2011, 08:58:42 AM
I'll try a few predictions:

The Mars rover called Curiosity will NOT land on Mars.

Depends on if you consider crashing into the planet a landing.

Haha ... Tongue

It has to land safely, not in debris.
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,199
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2012, 11:26:28 PM »
Where it is expected to land:



In a crater, below a mounain. It is then expected to drive up that mountain (see blueish line).
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
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Posts: 58,199
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2012, 12:14:17 AM »
Looking good so far. Separation process is now underway.
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,199
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2012, 12:18:36 AM »
Separation process was without problems it seems.

Now it takes a few minutes to enter the Mars athmosphere, during which there are hardly any signals because the antennas have to re-calibrated during the process. Once the orbiters catch the signal from the descending rover again, the Nasa people should know if it landed safely or not.
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,199
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2012, 12:24:44 AM »
The probe has now reached the athmosphere entry point. Still looking fine.
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,199
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2012, 12:27:52 AM »
Looks like they have got the signal and data from the orbiter.
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,199
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2012, 12:29:23 AM »
The probe is now at an altitude of about 17.000 km, with about Mach 2 (ca. 2500km/h).
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,199
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2012, 12:29:55 AM »
Wow, this is fast, probe is now already descending ...
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,199
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2012, 12:30:58 AM »
Altitude now about 4 km ...
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
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Posts: 58,199
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2012, 12:32:44 AM »
Successful TOUCHDOWN !
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
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Posts: 58,199
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2012, 12:35:25 AM »
The data signal from the orbiter is very strong they say ...

PS: And they already have a real-time picture from the surface.

Smiley
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