Successful landing of the Perseverance Rover has been confirmed. Photos are coming in.
Good work, guys!
Successful landing of the Perseverance Rover has been confirmed. Photos are coming in.
Good work, guys!
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
I was at work and missed it. But, Oh man look at those cave men go.....
im strong, i can run faster than train
It was great to watch. People can do some very cool things when we commit to them.
Now I have an earworm, but good song, Captain caveman.Originally Posted by Caballoflaco
Well, that first picture certainly wasn't what they expected.
Did you see who else was there?Well, that first picture certainly wasn't what they expected.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
It gets even cooler: the rover has it's own helicopter. https://fireaviation.com/2021/02/19/...afely-on-mars/ has the details.
"About 60 days after landing, the 2,260-pound SUV-sized rover will drop the helicopter a few inches to the surface to test – for the first time ever – powered flight in the thin Martian air. Its performance during experimental test flights will help inform decisions relating to considering small helicopters for future Mars missions, where they could perform in a support role as robotic scouts, surveying terrain from above." Lots more at the link.
How does 2400 rpm compare to conventional rotary flight on Earth? Mars has something like 3% of Earth's atmospheric density, and I'm curious how much faster the rotors have to spin (mitigated by the obvious advantages on Mars of lower gravity and very low space probe weight compared to actual working vehicle weight for Earth helicopters).
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