There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors
Spot false dilemmas now, ask me how!
(If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much room.)
Saurabh Pillai wrote: I wish this type of journeys becomes bit more economical ;-)
Spot false dilemmas now, ask me how!
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Bert Bates wrote:
And then at the end, how about a compromise from the 1st generation? How about some air-bags? After all, they're already depending on proper vertical alignment...
Saurabh Pillai wrote:I really wish to go to any planet other than earth.
There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors
Spot false dilemmas now, ask me how!
(If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much room.)
Bert Bates wrote:How again do they make these calculations? Basically telescopes and clocks? Did I miss something?
Bert Bates wrote:How again do they make these calculations? Basically telescopes and clocks? Did I miss something?
Jesper de Jong wrote:
Bert Bates wrote:How again do they make these calculations? Basically telescopes and clocks? Did I miss something?
I guess the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and its HiRISE camera are used for this.
"You would really be forgiven for thinking that NASA was trying to pull a fast one on you and we actually put a rover out in the Mojave Desert and took a picture."
- John Grotzinger, Curiosity chief scientist
Martin Vajsar wrote:Bert was talking about elevation. I digged into it a bit and it looks like the elevation map was created using the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter.
I'm not sure it would be possible to measure elevation using HiRISE, even though it can take stereoscopis pictures (cool! I didn't know that), which are very useful to map the possible landing spots in detail.
No more Blub for me, thank you, Vicar.
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