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Mars Lander Instrument Waving In the Martian Wind

Posted by timothy on from the more-proof-of-fraud dept.

Matt_dk writes "This series of images show Phoenix's telltale instrument waving in the Martian wind. Documenting the telltale's movement helps mission scientists and engineers determine what the wind is like on Mars. On the day these images were taken, one of the images seemed to be 'out-of-phase' with other images, possibly indicating a dust devil occurrence."

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  1. Great choice of words. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Insert joke here about my "telltale instrument" waiving in the wind.

    1. Re:Great choice of words. by dgatwood · · Score: 4, Funny

      See that's why girls don't come here....

      Sheesh. Insensitive....

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  2. Late Breaking News from the Council by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny

    The most Illustrious Council of Elders has decried this latest humiliation inflicted upon its noble citizens by the latest mechanical invader from the blue planet. K'breel, speaker for the Council, stressed that this most recent insult would not be taken lightly:

    Gentle Citizens, today my gelsacs are engorged in anticipation of the impending demise of the mechanized monsters of the blue planet. One hundred and thirty six days have passed since their latest mechanical terror has landed, and this -- this futile mocking gesture, such a pale imitation of our species' noble and pendulous glory -- is all it has come up with. Citizens, the creatures from the blue planet are so weak that they can barely muster up the strength to mock us. Winter approaches, and with it, darkness. Rejoice, podmates, for our final final victory against their pathetic mocking contraptions shall come at last!

    When a small group of younglings questioned whether the telltale waving of the enemy's instrument was perhaps due to a gust of wind, K'Breel ordered their gelsacs pierced on the spot.

  3. With apologies to Bob Dylan by zapakh · · Score: 5, Funny

    How many landers must we see touch down
    Before you can send one that's manned?
    Yes, and how many times must you scoop the soil
    Before you get some in the pan?
    Yes, and how many sols must the dust storms fly
    Before there's ice on polar land?
    The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
    The answer is blowin' in the wind.