Mars Curiosity's first images

Post by mrpollo » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 6:22 AM UTC

dfc wrote: post #43

glimcat wrote: post #14

Images are up now on the raw feed. They're getting F5ed hard, so actually seeing anything may take a bit. http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/ Images are grouped by Martian solar days (sol 0 == day 0, length 24h 39.6m).

What is "F5ed"?

Post by skeletonjelly » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 6:23 AM UTC

joshwa wrote: post #35

joering2 wrote: post #13

I took those during landing sequence.. http://i45.tinypic.com/353eemc.jpg http://i46.tinypic.com/ej95s5.png http://i49.tinypic.com/2qicoqq.png http://i50.tinypic.com/2hd8j13.png edit: its just fun to watch those. also, according to NASA there is 500,000 lines of code behind those 38 steps.. would love to see some parts of it!

That is the first time I've seen a real-life useful computer display actually look like something they dream up in the movies. (counterexamples welcome!)

Post by andrewfelix » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 6:25 AM UTC

patdennis wrote: post #2

My god, the energy in that room was amazing. Just watching how happy they were was worth staying up late for.

Post by nickpinkston » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 6:25 AM UTC

joshontheweb wrote: post #20

What innovations from this vehicle can we expect to see trickle down into the consumer space?

Post by skeletonjelly » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 6:26 AM UTC

hrayr wrote: post #27

I've been watching for 3 hours, I accidentally closed my browser during the sky crane step, by the time I opened the ustream feed, they were already cheering... I missed out.