Curiosity Rover

[Greendogo]

So the NASA Curiosity Rover just landed on Mars. How about that?

[raevol]

\o/

[werdanith]

To quote the NASA astrophysicist:

Holy Shit!

[sirherrbatka]

I hope it won't crash.

PS
This makes it somehow connected to the morrowind.

[Tarius]

As a certain Newsvine Captain put it so well:
"Science flies us to Mars while religion flies us into buildings."

hahaha

Anyway, should be nice see an actual color photo now. If any of you have paid any attention, there has always been some argueing over what the colors of Mars actually are.

[trikorder]

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/n ... 0806b.html
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance orbiter captured the Curiosity rover still connected to its 51-foot-wide (almost 16 meter) parachute as it descended towards its landing site at Gale Crater.

[Greendogo]

Holy crap, look at that parachute! What an outstanding picture!

Check out the stop-motion video of the landing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcGMDXy-Y1I