Mars, Dig It?
By now you've probably heard of the Phoenix Mars Lander which arrived safely on the surface of Mars at some point yesterday
To me it is an amazing thing to be able to make that shot and then hand off a few tasks to the little machine up there. (or over there or down there or whatever you want to say, since there is no intrinsic up to the universe, correct?)
But when we're able to get pictures of the little-lander-that-could on its way to the surface from another satellite near Mars?
Unbelievable.
Comments
Well, the only angle from which I ever see Mars is "up there." So I think that "up there" is indeed the correct usage. However, I do understand that Mars, like the rest of the universe, does actually revolve in space around the earth. Around North America, in fact. Around the U.S.A. in particular. Around ME!
But yeah, isn't that amazing? Snapshots from Mars. It IS unbelievable and wonderful. I confidently hope to see the day when we put some humans up there and will listen to them tell us, firsthand, what it's like.
From there, who knows?
Posted by: Chuck | May 27, 2008 06:33 PM
Hopefully, by then they will figure out softer landings on Mars...
Posted by: Earl | May 27, 2008 07:11 PM