https://www.space.com/perseverance-mars-2020-rover-landing-video
I'll be watching.
Wow. That is some amazing engineering.
Have you read Andy Weir's book The Martian? It's a really interesting dive down into the minute details of how you might survive a disaster on Mars.
>watching
Here's how to watch NASA's Perseverance rover land on Mars on Thursday | Space
https://www.space.com/mars-rover-perseverance-landing-webcasts
>>v Andy Weir's book The Martian?
Read it, and saw the movie too. The movie is a better-than-average rendition of the story IMHO.
I think I enjoyed the movie more because I had read the book first.
I recommend both.
>I think I enjoyed the movie more because I had read the book first.
Same. I also like how the book got started too, as a fictional blog post that grew into a book after much input from his followers.
This just showed up on G News
Mission Control Live: NASA Lands Perseverance Mars Rover (clean feed) - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPrbJ63qUc4
Non-clean feed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm0b_ijaYMQ
You beat me, LM. Here's another one with NASA commentators
LIVE: NASA's Perseverance rover attempts to land on Mars! - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sty0e6l3Y3Y
I'm running all 3 of the above feeds. So far, LM's looks to be the best for visualization of where it is in the landing sequence.
Interesting that they have so many feeds with variations.
I thought the same. The one you posted is mirrored on the nasa.gov/live site.
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Note the difference in the number of users.
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Yours is the most broadcast TV-like.
I caught a glimpse of the rover wheels. They looked to be hub-powered. Yep, they are.
Also found a great site on the rover itself
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/rover/wheels/
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She's nuclear!
The power source is called a "Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator" or MMRTG for short. The MMRTG converts heat from the natural radioactive decay of plutonium into electricity. This power system charges the rover's two primary batteries. The heat from the MMRTG is also used to keep the rover's tools and systems at their correct operating temperatures.
360 view (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIooAx_GkJs)
Hub wheels just make sense. I think all the 21 century rovers have used them.
Landed! That skicrane tech is pretty amazing.
Man! That was a good feed.
Amazing how they already have low-res images.
>images
Yeah!
You know, NASA is pretty damn good at media production. I keep seeing cameramen running around in the live feed.
Haven't been following closely but fantastic that it's a success so far.
Always thought of Voyager as one of man's greatest achievements. Amazing stuff.
>She's nuclear!
I wish that technology was available (safe) for home use. Imagine having an electric bike that could go thousands of miles on a single charge.
>nuclear
So no heavy solar panels to lug around and get dusty. Site says it also heats the rover components.
DAYS 1 TO 10
Over the next few days, Perseverance will go through a number of important tasks to ensure it is up and running smoothly. It will confirm its exact location on Mars, while the team will "try to establish the vehicle's base functions—power, thermal, and communications," says Trosper. "Because if any of those base functions aren't working, then the vehicle can be in harm very quickly." It will also use the sun's overhead position to figure out where exactly Earth is in the sky for direct communications, and then run through checks of its instruments and systems—while continuing to beam back images of its surroundings, too.
"It'll take us about four or five days to get all that done," Trosper says. The next five days, meanwhile, will be spent transitioning from the software the rover used to land to the software it needs to operate on the surface. The rover will then test out its robotic arm, which will be used to collect and store samples on the surface, and will also take its very first 'steps,' performing a short drive on its six rugged wheels. While all this is going on, however, another team will be poring through images of the landing site, getting ready for a major test—the first flight on Mars.
The First 100 Days on Mars: How NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Begin Its Mission - Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-first-100-days-on-mars-how-nasas-perseverance-rover-will-begin-its-mission/
This Augmented Reality app opens a portal to the Perseverance landing site on Mars
https://old.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/ln0t1f/this_augmented_reality_app_opens_a_portal_to_the/
It was such an amazing feed. You could feel everyone's tension as they were landing the rover. I admit, I shed a tear. We all need some hope/ good news right now that isn't political.
As I understand, the Chinese and Sauds have items they sent to Mars as well. I hope everyone shares their data. We need something to bring us together.
onboard video of the landing (https://youtu.be/gYQwuYZbA6o?t=703)
Ingenuity's flight on Mars in Perseverance Mastcam-Z video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyHh1NbE5jI)
2nd flight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9HHH_H5KoU)