Mars Panorama

[Astro_Bot]

NASA has released a composite panorama of Mars as seen from the Opportunity rover.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-09/nasa-releases-mars-panorama/4118484

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA15689

[Suzy]

It's spectacular isn't it!
There's already a thread running in the general chat section though.

[Astro_Bot]

Ahem, I posted first by several hours!

Whilst I am perplexed by double-ups as much as the next person, so far I've not been able to predict the future and avoid things that haven't happened yet. ;)

[stardust steve]

it is a great pano shot. It also looks like Opportunity has been doing burnouts and doughnuts in the Endeavor crater :lol:

:rover2:

[icytailmark]

23 days till curiosity lands!!! Very excited!!!

[Nico13]

That's one show we don't want to miss, should be a spectacular landing with the fly away sky crane. :eyepop:

Trouble is no one up there to video the whole show, no doubt they'll have plenty of onboard camera's to record from every angle just in case something goes pair shaped.

[stardust steve]

and from what i can remember from a video i saw from NASA....for 7 mins they will not know if it is a success or not due to the time it takes for the radio signal to reach Earth.
Exciting stuff.
I told the Mrs that it will be a good birthday pressie for her as it is due to land on her birthday:)