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[Insane Metal]

Curiosity has been an astounding success, having proven in its first year that Mars had all the ingredients necessary for life to exist in the distant past.

Since the other thread is dead I decided to create a new one.

Curiosity is at this very moment crossing one of the most important waypoints of its journey: Vera Rubin Ridge. It's a formation known from Orbital imagery and thought to be rich in Hematite.

After reaching VRR Curiosity will keep going up on Gale Crater, reachinger younger layers of rock to better understand Mars and its history.

Everyday I check the Mission's official page to see news and images (raw images have almost daily updates).

This is one of the newest ones, from its 1812 sol (or mission 'day'):

 

[John Dunbar]

is the cat still okay?

 

[Insane Metal]

Boron has been found in Gale Crater, which is really good news http://gizmodo.com/curiosity-has-discovered-something-that-raises-more-que-1800879035

 

[garth2000]

I dont know whats so amazing about the rovers... i mean, they arent even locked!

Seriously though. Its such an incredible accomplishment. Now we just need to have an equally successful mission with people!!

 

[Earthbound64]

I have a curiosity, OP...

Why do people start threads with "So..."?

 

[Astral Dog]

I have a curiosity, OP...

Why do people start threads with "So..."?

so what do you propose

 

[Pankratous]

Has it found anything interesting to the average bloke yet though?

 

[Forerunner]

So many good pictures:

 

[Generalpsyduck]

Curiositys best moment.

 

[Earthbound64]

so what do you propose

So I propose cutting off the "So..." and just having the topic title being what's after that.
"Curiosity has been on Mars for 5+ years. And it still has a lot to see/go to."

 

[Always-honest]

Science!

 

[Pagusas]

Would it be funny if we all die off one day, and the the next intelligent life forms on earth evolve, start sending probes to Mars and find Curiosity out there and assume they have discovered proof they aren't alone in the universe?

 

[cjp]

What's Hematite and its significance of being found?

Edit: tbh, I don't know why I asked. I just googled it anyway.

I also learnt that it's what gives Mars its red colour!

 

[Insane Metal]

Curiositys best moment.

Hahah, interplanetary dick

 

[Insane Metal]

What's Hematite and its significance of being found?

Edit: tbh, I don't know why I asked. I just googled it anyway.

I also learnt that it's what gives Mars its red colour!

Yes!

Also after VRR the rover will visit the "clay unit" which, as the name suggests, contains clays, which are very good evidence of ancient watery conditions.

Edit: dbl post, sorry. I thought I had cliked "edit" but I posted a new message. :|

 

[Angelus Errare]

Curiositys best moment.

Aliens observing: "Definitely to early to make contact, they're making interplanetary dick pics! Why do they love their penis so much!?"

 

[Tathanen]

Who took this fuckin picture.

 

[Joyful]

Who took this fuckin picture.

Mark Watney

 

[elrechazado]

So many good pictures:

Yeah, of Arizona. Sheeple actually believe this is broadcasting from Mars still?

 

[Feffe]

OP can you link the official page with daily updates?

 

[SargerusBR]

Yeah, of Arizona. Sheeple actually believe this is broadcasting from Mars still?

 

[Giolon]

Curiositys best moment.

lol is this pic real or photoshop?

It still blows my mind that we're able to send robot vehicles to other planets for exploration. We should do this more.

 

[mandiller]

I’m constantly amazed at the sights Curiosity sees. Really incredible. And there’ll be another rover heading to Mars in a few years. If you’re interested in some of the amazing pics from Curiosity, I co-wrote/produced this piece: Where our Curiosity took us

 

[LucidMomentum]

Mark Watney

Sensible_Chuckle.gif

 

[MontyBrown]

So many good pictures:

It's just boring dust and rocks, but because it's another planet it's fucking amazing.

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

So many good pictures:

That looks even less hospitable than Tatooine.

 

[BobTheFork]

That looks even less hospitable than Tatooine.

Yes, but my own life is uplifted by the comparison and enriched with the gratitude of relief.

 

[Rentahamster]

Who took this fuckin picture.

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emil...lly-pan.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/

 

[Rentahamster]

That looks even less hospitable than Tatooine.

That's because it is. You can't survive on the surface of Mars without a suit.

 

[Insane Metal]

OP can you link the official page with daily updates?

https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/

Photos of every camera in the rover... so cool!

 

[LOLDSFAN]

is the cat still okay?

Sadly it's been killed. RIP space kitty.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

God, I still can't believe we get pictures from fucking Mars. That's incredible.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

is the cat still okay?

yes

but simultaneously also not

 

[BobTheFork]

God, I still can't believe we get pictures from fucking Mars. That's incredible.

Lol, I guess I don't think about it but when you put it like that, you're right.

 

[Earthbound64]

God, I still can't believe we get pictures from fucking Mars. That's incredible.

We've certainly made some progress...

Spoiler

/s

 

[Insane Metal]

That's because it is. You can't survive on the surface of Mars without a suit.

Yup. 1% or Earth's pressure... and no oxygen. It's pretty deadly.

 

[Broken Joystick]

Has it found Matt Damon yet?

 

[Calion]

 

[bosseye]

That's because it is. You can't survive on the surface of Mars without a suit.

I bet I could. You just have to want it hard enough.

 

[Smokey]

So many good pictures:

The fact that these are from another planet is crazy and awesome to me.

Or maybe it's Arizona

 

[Link]

The Opportunity rover gives this a sensible chuckle. 13+ years and still chugging along.

 

[spawnsniper]

It's just boring dust and rocks, but because it's another planet it's fucking amazing.

Allegedly

Seriously looks like it does on my way to san felipe. lol

 

[Hesemonni]

Which reminds me: a friend of mine told me that there are structures of the dark side of the moon and a huge mining operation going on in there. He cited a former astronaut and some airforce dude who have seen the structures/proof of the operation.

I'm currently seriously considering ending my friendship with him.

He's also an Apple nut.

 

[Any Questions]

Which reminds me: a friend of mine told me that there are structures of the dark side of the moon and a huge mining operation going on in there. He cited a former astronaut and some airforce dude who have seen the structures/proof of the operation.

I'm currently seriously considering ending my friendship with him.

He's also an Apple nut.

Whatever you do don't YouTube "amateurs astronomy UFO on moon" vids.

 

[Extollere]

What a mindstate to be in where some believe NASA with all its rocket scientists and engineers and laboratories are just putting out fake images from a desert on Earth instead of you know... doing rocket science.

 

[Rad-]

Let's send a rover to Europa.

 

[Shy Fingers]

Let's send a rover to Europa.

But what if it finds nothing and we have to find a new space setting to colonize in media? The stakes are too high!

 

[Rentahamster]

I wish I was in the timeline where we already have 50 of these things running around on Mars, a moon base, and solid plans in place for a manned mission to Mars soon.

 

[Insane Metal]

Let's send a rover to Europa.

It's planned but still a looong way off. There'll be an orbiter in a few years though. A lot of observations must be made before we send a rover there.

 

[black_13]

Things like the curiosity rover reminds me that humanity is moving forward.

I need to follow it's progress more closely. Hopefully by 2030 we send someone there.