It was successful, with everything going to plan, and the first pictures of the red planet were posted just a few minutes after:
And then more pictures came:
Including one of the landing of the rover, via the HiRISE camera, which is orbiting Mars:
If you'd like to know more, this video sums up (some of) the most exciting things about the Curiosity rover:
-----The Golden Eagle
24 comments:
Amazing stuff!
Wow G.E. You are always in the know when it comes to scientific advancements...
Yay! Successful landings make my day. Now to enjoy a year's worth of research. Hopefully they find something that will hurry up the manned mission. :)
So, if my (sense of) curiosity is gone, do I need to start searching for it on Mars?
I caught the end of it, but it was pretty spectacular. It'll be interesting to see what it finds in the next year.
Jamie @ Mithril Wisdom
Very cool! The Curiosity casts a big shadow.
Cool stuff, indeed.
This is actually quite monumental!!! To land on Mars!! Yay!!!
Take care
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That is so cool!
That is so cool! I cannot wait until video starts rolling in for us to watch. How utterly exciting!! Thanks for that video, Eagle, it was very informative!!
Thanks for posting this. It was a tad too early for me to see it live, but still this is awesome.
I wonder what they'll find this time on Mars. It's so exciting.
Hugs,
Shelly
This might sound odd, but what I loved most about the landing was all the cheers from the tech guys involved. Super cool!
Awesome that it was a success, now some alien foot prints would be fun.
This is such an exciting event. It should be getting more news coverage.
Holy crap, this is awesome!
This just blows my mind! I always forget that there are other planets with geography just like earth. To me they're just sort of spheres. Thanks for sharing! :)
I feel so lucky that I can remember the first moon landing - and I hope to see a manned Mars landing in my lifetime as well. Very cool pics.
Beautiful
Michelle: I like to keep current on scientific news. :) (And non-scientific news, actually.)
David: Two Earth years and one Mars year of data should be fascinating. :)
A manned mission would be amazing.
Rob-bear: Well, that would be one place to start . . . if very far from Earth!
Jamie: I agree. :)
Alex: It does. Symbolic of its achievement, perhaps.
JeffO: Certainly got me excited. :)
Old Kitty: Definitely! So many mission to Mars haven't fared so well, it's awesome this one went without a hitch.
Jared: Agreed. :)
Nancy: I can't wait, either. 3D images from Mars should be amazing.
You're very welcome!
Elise: Anytime. I'm glad readers find it interesting. :)
Shelly: Hopefully something new to science!
Lynda: It was a great moment. I got up at 01:00 AM to watch the moments before and after the landing and you could feel the euphoria inside the room just from watching the scientists. :)
Pat: LOL. Yes, they would!
Susan: Probably the Olympics are causing less coverage; though I do see Curiosity come up now and then on major sites.
Trisha: Absolutely. :)
Madeline: You're welcome! It's hard to believe there are actually other planets in the universe; Earth is so huge on its own.
Li: I almost wish I had been alive during the first landing and could remember it; but then I think that there are a lot of technical advancements I'd be sad to live without now. And yes, I'd like to see a manned Mars mission, too.
Glad you enjoyed the pictures. :)
Charles: My sentiments exactly!
You know, I don't know why I didn't pay more attention to the entire Curiosity project. Maybe I was distracted by the Olympics. But since it landed, the entire endeavor has been blowing my mind. It is SO. FLIPPIN. COOL.
Not gonna lie, I got a little ridiculously emotional just reading Curiosity's tweets as it started its descent to Mars, and that picture of her shadow on the red planet is just, I don't know, breathtaking because omg, we sent something to MARS!
Wasn't it exciting? I stayed up watching the live feed for three hours! :D
Krispy: I know!
It's amazing to think how much energy went into the project and how far the rover had to travel to read the planet.
Carrie: I almost wish I'd stayed up longer . . . but I was too tired to watch for more than 40 minutes or so. :P
Amazing post, amazing achievement.
I missed the landing, but I've been keeping up with the story to some extent. It's exciting to hear new space news about exploring another planet. Yesterday I watched some report about a project that plans to start sending people to colonize Mars in the not so distant future. I hope so.
Lee
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