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Perseverance will (hopefully) make a successful descent to the Martian surface tomorrow, and begin the search for evidence that life once existed on the planet.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/nasas-mar ... -our-world

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spac ... SKBN2AH19E

NASA Perseverance site with schedule, etc.

https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive

Been watching this, too. Very interesting, but, then, I have always been an astronomy nut.

agree .... we will be watching

North Country Gal wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 17, 2021 3:27 pm

Been watching this, too. Very interesting, but, then, I have always been an astronomy nut.

I've always liked the comment that "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" , in this context. They may not find any evidence. I think it could be months or years before we find out anything substantial. Or they could find irrefutable evidence next week.

I have a bad feeling about this....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBT68a56s70

RanchRoper wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 17, 2021 3:54 pm

I have a bad feeling about this....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBT68a56s70

That was a fun movie. Been an uncountable number of movies, myths, legends, stories, speculations, unexplained archeological artifacts, theories, books and even 20,000 yo rock paintings that have tackled the subject of life beyond this planet for many centuries.

"The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine." J.B.S. Haldane

I hope they do find something there. We need a place to send a few folks that are here making life miserable here for us good people. I have a list that will take a while to get through depending on how many seats are in that rocket.

BigAl52 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:55 pm

I hope they do find something there. We need a place to send a few folks that are here making life miserable here for us good people. I have a list that will take a while to get through depending on how many seats are in that rocket.

Why stop at Mars, I hear Pluto is nice this time of year.

That was hilarious, RR. Thanks.

RanchRoper wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:18 pm

BigAl52 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:55 pm

I hope they do find something there. We need a place to send a few folks that are here making life miserable here for us good people. I have a list that will take a while to get through depending on how many seats are in that rocket.

Why stop at Mars, I hear Pluto is nice this time of year.

Pluto already has fleas.

North Country Gal wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:57 pm

That was hilarious, RR. Thanks.

Ok, going out on a high note..."You've been a great audience, goodnight!"

Saw a report this morning that I found interesting. They were discussing the “seven minutes of terror”. Apparently in the last seven minutes of the descent there is no control from the folks here on earth. Great title for this.

About an hour till touchdown.

I've been told that the landing will be carried by The Weather Channel but haven't been able to confirm it ...

JEBar wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:15 pm

I've been told that the landing will be carried by The Weather Channel but haven't been able to confirm it ...

I'm watching it on NASATV, Channel 286 on Dish. It's also being streamed right now on:

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

So we can build a space ship to land on mars but can't seem to make more primers

Watching too!

TOUCHDOWN!!! Perseverance made a perfect descent and landing!!

TOUCH DOWN!

BigAl52 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:55 pm

I hope they do find something there. We need a place to send a few folks that are here making life miserable here for us good people. I have a list that will take a while to get through depending on how many seats are in that rocket.

About 500+ right off the top of my head.
100 of one and 435, plus two.
Then

RP