Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be a Mars-shattering kaboom

Did they find the Dilithium Crystals yet?
 
All the UFO freaks can stuff their alien nonsense. It's US earthlings that are sending UFO's to other planets.
 
All the UFO freaks can stuff their alien nonsense. It's US earthlings that are sending UFO's to other planets.

A million years from now, a xeno-archaeologist unearths (um-mars?) the skeletal remains of Spirit or Opportunity and becomes famous within their society for finding the toy of a lost race...


Actually, it would be kinda cool if Curiosity was to drive up to the old Viking lander and send some photos back of great-grandpa.
 
Actually, it would be kinda cool if Curiosity was to drive up to the old Viking lander and send some photos back of great-grandpa.

That's a long drive. If the map I looked at is right, it's closer to Spirit. Viking2 is about 30-40 degrees North. Viking1 is on the other side of the planet.
 
Its a shame it landed in the water there.

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Article said:
The rover's primary target is Mount Sharp, a peak about 8 kilometers (5 miles) away. But moving about a football field a day, with lengthy stops, it could take nearly a year to reach the slopes at the base of the mountain.

Wow. Who designed this thing? The NYC Transit Authority?

-Rich
 
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