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Mars 2020 Descent Stage
Posted on 6/9/18 at 11:50 pm
Posted on 6/9/18 at 11:50 pm
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Mars 2020 is a Mars rover mission by NASA's Mars Exploration Program with a planned launch in 2020.[1] It will investigate an astrobiologically relevant ancient environment on Mars, investigate its surface geological processes and history, including the assessment of its past habitability, the possibility of past life on Mars, and the potential for preservation of biosignatures within accessible geological materials
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Posted on 6/9/18 at 11:56 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 6/9/18 at 11:59 pm to DavidTheGnome
The two things that I most hyped about aren't even in that diagram: two on-board microphones. 
Posted on 6/10/18 at 12:02 am to DavidTheGnome
Didn’t they recently find life?
Posted on 6/10/18 at 12:04 am to shutterspeed
Had to look up what that’s all about but damn
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When SuperCam fires a laser at a rock, a small amount of the rock vaporizes into a hot gas called "plasma", and heat and vibration creates a shockwave that makes a popping sound. SuperCam’s camera and spectrometer can "read" the hot gas to reveal the chemical makeup of the vaporized rock. At the same time, the microphone hears the staccato "pop" as the laser strikes rock several feet away from the rover.
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Posted on 6/10/18 at 12:05 am to DavidTheGnome
We've had bad luck with probes/rovers carrying microphones to Mars so far. 0-2. Hope these new mics don't jink the Mars 2020.
Posted on 6/10/18 at 12:06 am to DavidTheGnome
Four truck nuts. Nice.
Posted on 6/10/18 at 12:06 am to DeadHeadTiger
Organic molecules
Posted on 6/10/18 at 12:07 am to DeadHeadTiger
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Didn’t they recently find life?
It was bacteria or another single cell organism, iirc. HIGE AND AWESOME
Posted on 6/10/18 at 12:12 am to DavidTheGnome
A nice idea, but will be cancelled a week before launch because our new AI overlords will deem it an unnecessary expenditure of bitpower better served in the "Great Roundup".
Posted on 6/10/18 at 12:46 am to DavidTheGnome
I know y'all probably didn't know this but this is me...
Just wanted to stop in and say hello. Which as you can see I am doing here in the picture with all the bullshite behind me.
Just wanted to stop in and say hello. Which as you can see I am doing here in the picture with all the bullshite behind me.
Posted on 6/10/18 at 12:53 am to DeadHeadTiger
I'm Walter White.
Posted on 6/10/18 at 4:11 am to ksayetiger
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It was bacteria or another single cell organism, iirc. HIGE AND AWESOME
No, that would be incredible though. They just found organic molecules which may or may not signify past life.
Posted on 6/10/18 at 4:12 am to Ripley
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Ripley
Really?
Posted on 6/10/18 at 4:14 am to Ripley
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Ripley
Just steer clear of LV-426.
Posted on 6/10/18 at 4:33 am to DavidTheGnome
A St. George Mars petition is coming
Posted on 6/10/18 at 5:43 am to DeadHeadTiger
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Didn’t they recently find life?
No that was on Uranus
Posted on 6/10/18 at 6:21 am to DavidTheGnome
NASA is focusing too much on Mars IMO.
I would rather money be spent to explore Europa or Enceladus instead of our dry, dead neighbor.
I would rather money be spent to explore Europa or Enceladus instead of our dry, dead neighbor.
Posted on 6/10/18 at 8:06 am to DavidTheGnome
Are SpaceX human astronauts going to drive NASA's atv in 2020?
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