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More amazing photos from Mars
The first is another photo captured the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's high-resolution imager. You can see the lander suspended from the parachute. This photo is taken at a very unique angle which makes it looks as if the lander will end up in the large crater, however: Shown here is a 10 kilometer (6 mile) diameter crater informally called "Heimdall," and an improved full-resolution image of the parachute and lander. Although it appears that Phoenix is descending into the crater, it is actually about 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) in front of the crater. This is another photo from the orbiter, ...
Posted on: 2008 May 27
Filed under: Space, Technology
Video of the landing sequence for the Mars Phoenix lander
These video sequences are the best parts of these expeditions. The reactions of the engineers as the nerdy signals come into the NASA command center get me all choked up with happiness :) Here's the video, click play to watch: YAY!
Awesome little robot
I've built robots before, and I probably will again in the future. I ran across a post about this robot today in my feed reader and I absolutely adore him! The Yellow Drum Machine robot's sole purpose in life is to avoid obstacles, find a flat surface, and then to play a tune on it with little drum sticks. He tests it out, and if it has a good sound, he records a sample of himself playing the tune, and plays it back and plays along with it, building up cool little percussive tunes. Check out the video, not only ...
Posted on: 2008 March 23
Filed under: Fun, Technology
electronics, letsmakerobots, robot, robotics, yellowdrummachine
by Clint Ecker
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