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Maybe there are Martians
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 7:03 pm
by woodchip
So who do you think the pit crew is giving the Rover a lube and fill up?
"Scientists have been baffled by a mysterious boost in power to one of its two robotic rovers which are exploring the surface of the Red Planet."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3987031.stm
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 8:00 pm
by JMEaT
Spoooooky!
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 10:29 pm
by Liquid Fire
Well, with all the failures and power shortages recently, maybe the martians decided they could use a break.
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 10:33 pm
by roid
wow. maybe a static buildup that is repelling dust from the panels?
it's probabaly more likely that it's a problem, perhaps some other component has stopped working (and dignosis isn't picking up it's lack of power use for some reason).
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 11:17 pm
by Iceman
Whats the deal? The wind blew and the dust came off ...
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:05 am
by Duper
could use that in my house..
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:53 am
by Warlock
Iceman wrote:Whats the deal? The wind blew and the dust came off ...
they ganna spend 16 weeks and 200mill in testing and resurch befor they can say that
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:52 am
by DigiJo
obviously martians picked it up, showing it in a museum with nice spotlight on it now. "ancient earth technologie"
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:46 am
by Robo
Couldn't have been much dust...
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:27 pm
by woodchip
Don't forget, on Mars wind is a very low pressure event.
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:40 pm
by Nitrofox125
I saw this article but I haven't read it yet, but in another article they said that it's becoming the Martian summer, therefore days are getting longer and thus more light is getting to the solar panels.
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 3:02 pm
by Mobius
Yes, 100 km/h winds on Mars would be tough to even feel on your face (if it were exposed to the wind).
Most likely a dust devil, with windspeeds of 1-200 kmh is responsible: just enough ooomph to move a thin layer of dust from the solar arrays.
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 3:20 pm
by Duper
woodchip wrote:Don't forget, on Mars wind is a very low pressure event.
Don't forget?
I wasn't aware of that. How do "we" know this?
(This is real question, not a retort.
)
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:20 am
by woodchip
I'll give you a hint. Mars is totally arid.
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:45 pm
by Duper
and???
Re: Maybe there are Martians
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:57 pm
by Top Gun
woodchip wrote:So who do you think the pit crew is giving the Rover a lube and fill up?
"I'm well-known for my lube jobs!"
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 7:56 am
by woodchip
Duper wrote:and???
No moisture in the atmosphere. Shall I keep going?
Oh and Top....careful how you phrase things.
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:22 pm
by Top Gun
woodchip wrote:Oh and Top....careful how you phrase things.
Apparently you don't watch Red vs. Blue?