Mars Perseverance rover

[foghorn]

There's already a nice 360 degree panoramic taken on 20th Feb.
Go full screen and zoom in and out. I feel as though I want to reach in and pick up a rock.
https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25622/perseverance-navcams-360-degree-panorama/

 

[Janus58]

 

[Michael 345]

Stuff up

 

[Michael 345]

View attachment 3930

Hello Marvin the Martian

Marvin the Martian is an extraterrestrial character from Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. He frequently appears as a villain in cartoons and video games, and wears a helmet and skirt. The character was voiced by Mel Blanc, Joe Alaskey, Bob Bergen and Eric Bauza, among others.



NOT on Perservence but
Marvin's likeness appears in miniature on the Spirit rover on Mars as well as on the mission launch patch.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_the_Martian

 

[Beer w/Straw]

Anyone know binary?? https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/secret-message-parachute-1.5925673

 

[Janus58]

Anyone know binary?? https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/secret-message-parachute-1.5925673

It depends on the binary code. In 8 bit ascii, "Dare Mighty Things" would be :
010001000110000101110010011001010010000001001101011010010110011101101000011101000111100100100000101010001101000011010010110111001100111 01110011
(spaces and capitalization included)
However, you don't technically need to use all 8 bits (The leading bit is always 0), so you could trim it to:
100010011000011110010110010101000001001101011010011100111110100011101001111001010000101010011010001101001110111011001111110011
(caveat: while I endeavored to make this accurate, this is a long string of ones and zeros, so I can't promise that an error didn't slip in )

 

[Michael 345]

Going back a bit, Dec 2020, curiosity rover why didn't FF tell us about the fossilised dinosaur head found on Mars?

Pot - stir

 

[foghorn]

Pot - stir

Here's the spoon.
Curiosity:

Is that really a floating spoon on Mars? No, but this photo from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity this week does show a weird rock that looks like a floating spoon. It was likely sculpted by Martian winds, NASA says. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS )

https://www.space.com/30454-floating-spoon-on-mars-weird-rock-photo.html



There is a picture of the wider site at NASA'a website with quote:

A spoonful of hot soup might be in order for future astronauts who explore Mars. The average temperature on Mars hovers around -81 F (-63C)! This spoon-shaped rock remains after millions of years of wind erosion.

https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/7457/spooner-or-later/?site=msl

 

[foghorn]

Are these more spoons in the same Curiosity picture (above post) ?

https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/7457/spooner-or-later/?site=msl

 

[Dennis Tate]

Evidence of life is one thing...

But a fanciful, ambitious crackpot idea... Change the orbit, increase the mass (using meteors with both.) Create oxygen and liquid water.

I have not drawn up plans for this yet, though.

I like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Beer w/Straw]

You like what?

 

[Dennis Tate]

You like what?

The following "crackpot idea" has "Artistic Value" that can be transformed into "Educational Value", "Diplomatic Value" and yes....."Economic Value"..... and there are a number of ways to do that little thing! (those last eleven words are now a link........ but I will need to give this some more thought as I finish up my shift as a janitor?!?!

Evidence of life is one thing...

But a fanciful, ambitious crackpot idea... Change the orbit, increase the mass (using meteors with both.) Create oxygen and liquid water.

I have not drawn up plans for this yet, though.