quote: As a twin to the Spirit Mars rover, Opportunity will land on January 24 about 9:05 pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
The Trajectory Correction Maneuver more precisely aligned Opportunity for its dive toward the pre-picked landing point. Meridiani Planum is an intriguing locale on Mars where mineral deposits -- specifically hematite -- are suggestive that Mars had a wet past
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A Nasa video game? That would be so boring it would give us cancer.
Hmmmmm.... Maybe if you had to build the spaceship.... Kind've like a Sim game.
But I think the Simpsons made it loud and clear when Homer went into outer space that space, without any crazy aliens or lazor guns, is pretty dull.
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Did you guys see the sunset tonight? The tiniest sliver of a new moon in the darkening sky, with Venus beaming down from above. It was breathtaking!
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If you do say so yourself? Does that mean it was your doing? Wow! Can you make the sunset that pretty tomorrow night too? That's so awesome!
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Yeah, and make the sliver of moon just a little bit bigger, and let it stay up a while longer after the sun goes down, okay? It would be cool if it were a little closer to Venus. Wow, thanks! You're a great acolyte!
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You just knew something had to go wrong. I expect the news tomorrow will deal with the impact of Spirit directly onto Opportunity, demolishing both craft and ending driving me back to reread A Princess of Mars.
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