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NASA Releases HiRISE Images of Curiosity's Descent
gcnaddict writes "NASA released content from the MRO HiRISE imager taken during the descent of the Curiosity Rover. Among the most notable artifacts are the images themselves as well as a diagram showing the exact location of the rover relative to NASA's target."
Update: 08/07 00:15 GMT by U L : And now for a picture from the rover itself.
I think something missed in all of this is how powerful imagery is.
Imagine a world without photographs ?
This mission, and ones before it.. highlight how important this invention, photography, is.
We have photographs of this on its chute landing.. this is the second time we've done it.. and we got photographs back as soon as it landed.. This is great... and the excitement of the crew, and the public, upon seeing these images is a testament to how far photography has come in the past 150ish years.
Kudos to all of those who made this happen.. for the science it will do.. and further affirming the power of images in our world..
But there will always be pathetic yahoos who, out of some desire to make themselves feel important will deny our species' technical abilities.
Yes, and they will post about it on the Internet without ever sensing the irony.
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I don't care what it costs, I want a drill sent to Europa...
Remember, all American's can have an impact on that decision. I was all for a reduction in manned space travel expenditures and ending the money pit that was the shuttle program "Thanks Nixon!" However, I was under the impression that they surely would not impose cuts to NASA and JPL's hugely successful unmanned missions. The things Nasa has accomplished over the past 15 years with rover's, probes, and telescopes is astonishing.
Nope, you're not alone...
Why spend 2.5 billion on NASA when you can buy a few more Solyndra's.
Why spend 2.5 billion on NASA when you can buy one B2 stealth bomber?
Drill baby drill - on Mars