The Phoenix Lander Made It To Mars Unharmed

[JLaCroix]

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches...s-landing.html

PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has apparently survived the fiery plunge through the Martian atmosphere and landed on the red planet's arctic plains, with mission scientists eagerly awaiting word on the health of the spacecraft.

From another source, they're saying they may have the first pictures available tonight. Probably tomorrow at the latest I assume.

Basically this thing is going to dig to find out what kind of chemicals are in Mars' soil, hopefully they'll find evidence of water or past life.

[Nixon]

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I was actually curious about the results of this mission, but I was out all day. Thanks for nerding up the place with this topic.

[gray]

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nasa needs to get its ass on the multimedia bandwagon. i would have liked something other than a countdown clock. still, hooray! now to defile some MARTIAN graves

[Karr Lord of Chaos]

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the space program doesnt get half the credit it deserves. humanity has mostly pushed inward on itself, since its exhausted most of its imagination and patience when it comes to space travel. we need another space race to get the interest going again - we need a break through thats very major in order to get that (or another cold war).

[gray]

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*shoves canada*


you think you're taking mars to the prom? think again, LOSER

[Denmo]

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Let's all go colonize the moon so we can fight over that territory too.

[Sejon]

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Why don't we start sending plants to Mars, dammit?! Let the bio-terraforming begin!

*wags finger at Mars for having a crappy magnetosphere*

[Patryn]

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We've already found evidence of water on Mars, I thought. Wasn't that one of the big things that Spirit and Endeavor accomplished?

[Loki]

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Yup. This time there better be some evidence of life or me and Mars are through.

[Sejon]

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If humanity doesn't terraform Mars even for the sake of sheer boredom, if not for any pragmatic reasons, I'll be profoundly disappointed in my species.

[Goufunaki]

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[JLaCroix]

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In order to Terraform it, won't it need more oxygen in the atmosphere?

[Sejon]

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Hence the necessity of plants.

[JLaCroix]

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Hence the necessity of plants.

In order for the plants to survive, won't it need oxygen to begin with?

[DK]

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Whoo hoo we're throwing away more money into another fruitless mission.