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Happy Birthday to Spirit and Opportunity!!!

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UPDATED: Tuesday, January 4, 2005 05:42
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Monday, January 3, 2005 11:49 AM

SOUPCATCHER


Congrats to the folks at JPL!!!
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/

The Mars Exploration Rovers have now survived a full year on the Martian surface. I'm not sure how old that makes them in human years... (supposed to last three months... three score and ten... nothing into nothing... carry the nothing...) Probably around 280.

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Tuesday, January 4, 2005 5:11 AM

CYBERSNARK


Agreed, an accomplishment, especially considering the suspiciously abrupt way in which so many Mars probes cease to function.

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Tuesday, January 4, 2005 5:42 AM

BARNSTORMER




"What sort of raw meat do you people feed your cruiser captains, Hamish?" - Queen Elizabeth III of Manticore

I think they feed them "Roast Peep" your Majesty.
Although, the occasional "Mesa Burger" is not unheard of.



Quite the accomplishment considering the rovers where only supposed to last a handfull of months, Huh?

Oh, and don't forget that the Huygens probe moonfall on Titan is coming up pretty soon. Man, I hope that works right. I'd love to see what it finds....















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