[Moonbase-discuss] Next stop Mars

Wed, 24 Sep 2003 20:05:05 EDT

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Hi folks,

At the URL below you can see images of the departure from Earth orbit of the=
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second US probe sent to Mars recently as seen by cameras on the booster=20
rocket.=A0 Click on the image to get all the frames.  (The last frame is not=
 visible=20
on the main page.)  Pretty cool.  ~Jon

<A HREF=3D"http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030922.html">http://antwrp.gsf=
c.nasa.gov/apod/ap030922.html</A>

Explanation:=A0 Next stop: <A HREF=3D"http://www.nineplanets.org/mars.html">=
Mars</A>.=A0 Two months ago, the second of <A HREF=3D"http://mars.jpl.nasa.g=
ov/mer/">two missions to=20
Mars</A> was launched from <A HREF=3D"http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap011=
022.html">Cape Canaveral</A>, <A HREF=3D"http://www.state.fl.us/">Florida</A=
>, <A HREF=3D"http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html">USA=
</A> above a <A HREF=3D"http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/delta/delt=
a2/delta2.htm">Boeing</A> <A HREF=3D"http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap9907=
12.html">Delta II=20
rocket</A>.=A0 The <A HREF=3D"http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/overview/">Mars E=
xploration Rover</A> dubbed "Opportunity" is expected to arrive=20
at the red planet this coming January.=A0 Pictured above, an attached <A HRE=
F=3D"http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021023.html">RocketCam</A>=20
(TM) captures Opportunity separating from lower booster stages and rocketing=
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off toward Mars.=A0 Upon <A HREF=3D"http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/mission/tl_=
entry.html">arriving</A>, <A HREF=3D"http://www.cc.gatech.edu/projects/DITC/=
keyConcepts/howParachutesWork.html">parachutes</A> will deploy to slow the s=
pacecraft=20
and surrounding <A HREF=3D"http://www.highwaysafety.org/safety_facts/qanda/a=
irbags.htm">airbags</A> will inflate.=A0 The balloon-like package will then=20
bounce around the surface a dozen times or more before coming to a stop.=A0=20=
The=20
airbags will then deflate, the <A HREF=3D"http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/a=
p000912.html">spacecraft</A> will right itself, and the Opportunity=20
rover will prepare to roll onto Mars.=A0 A first rover named Spirit was <A H=
REF=3D"http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030728.html">
successfully launched</A> on June 10 and will arrive at Mars a few weeks ear=
lier.=A0 The <A HREF=3D"http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/mission/spacecraft_surf=
ace_rover.html">
robots Spirit and Opportunity</A> are expected to cover as much as 40 metres=
 per day,=20
much more than <A HREF=3D"http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap991030.html">So=
journer</A>, their 1997 predecessor.=A0 <A HREF=3D"http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/n=
ews/fact_sheets/mars03rovers.pdf">Spirit and Opportunity</A> will=20
search for evidence of <A HREF=3D"http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030205.=
html">ancient Martian water</A>, from which implications might=20
be drawn about the possibility of <A HREF=3D"http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/life/"=
>ancient Martian life</A>.

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 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Hi folks,<BR>
</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f4f4ff" SIZE=3D3=
 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f4f4ff" SIZE=3D2=
 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">At the URL below you can see=
 images of the departure from Earth orbit of the second US probe sent to Mar=
s recently as seen by cameras on the booster rocket.=A0 Click on the image t=
o get all the frames.&nbsp; (The last frame is not visible on the main page.=
)&nbsp; Pretty cool.&nbsp; ~Jon<BR>
<BR>
<A HREF=3D"http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030922.html">http://antwrp.gsf=
c.nasa.gov/apod/ap030922.html</A><BR>
<BR>
<B>Explanation:=A0 </B>Next stop: <A HREF=3D"http://www.nineplanets.org/mars=
.html">Mars</A>.=A0 Two months ago, the second of <A HREF=3D"http://mars.jpl=
.nasa.gov/mer/">two missions to Mars</A> was launched from <A HREF=3D"http:/=
/antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap011022.html">Cape Canaveral</A>, <A HREF=3D"htt=
p://www.state.fl.us/">Florida</A>, <A HREF=3D"http://www.cia.gov/cia/publica=
tions/factbook/geos/us.html">USA</A> above a <A HREF=3D"http://www.boeing.co=
m/defense-space/space/delta/delta2/delta2.htm">Boeing</A> <A HREF=3D"http://=
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990712.html">Delta II rocket</A>.=A0 The <A HREF=
=3D"http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/overview/">Mars Exploration Rover</A> dubbe=
d "Opportunity" is expected to arrive at the red planet this coming January.=
=A0 Pictured above, an attached <A HREF=3D"http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/=
ap021023.html">RocketCam</A> (TM) captures Opportunity separating from lower=
 booster stages and rocketing off toward Mars.=A0 Upon <A HREF=3D"http://mar=
s.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/mission/tl_entry.html">arriving</A>, <A HREF=3D"http://ww=
w.cc.gatech.edu/projects/DITC/keyConcepts/howParachutesWork.html">parachutes=
</A> will deploy to slow the spacecraft and surrounding <A HREF=3D"http://ww=
w.highwaysafety.org/safety_facts/qanda/airbags.htm">airbags</A> will inflate=
.=A0 The balloon-like package will then bounce around the surface a dozen ti=
mes or more before coming to a stop.=A0 The airbags will then deflate, the <=
A HREF=3D"http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000912.html">spacecraft</A> wil=
l right itself, and the Opportunity rover will prepare to roll onto Mars.=
=A0 A first rover named Spirit was <A HREF=3D"http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/ap=
od/ap030728.html">successfully launched</A> on June 10 and will arrive at Ma=
rs a few weeks earlier.=A0 The <A HREF=3D"http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/missi=
on/spacecraft_surface_rover.html">robots Spirit and Opportunity</A> are expe=
cted to cover as much as 40 metres per day, much more than <A HREF=3D"http:/=
/antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap991030.html">Sojourner</A>, their 1997 predeces=
sor.=A0 <A HREF=3D"http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/fact_sheets/mars03rovers.pdf=
">Spirit and Opportunity</A> will search for evidence of <A HREF=3D"http://a=
ntwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030205.html">ancient Martian water</A>, from whic=
h implications might be drawn about the possibility of <A HREF=3D"http://mar=
s.jpl.nasa.gov/life/">ancient Martian life</A>.<BR>
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