Amazing is the shot of Curiosity under the parachute AND the heat shield falling behind. See: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/673982main_PIA15993-43_full.jpg
On 6-Aug-2012, at 10:23 PM, Joe Fitzgerald <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8/6/2012 2:45 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote: >> An amazing picture of Curiosity and it's parachute during the descent phase: >> >> > The MRO HiRISE team is 2 for 2 ... they pulled off the same feat for Phoenix > back in 2008 > > http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/phoenix-descent.php > > -Joe KM1P > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb Public opinion rarely considers the needs of the next generation or the history of the last. It is frequently hampered by myths and misinformation, by stereotypes and shibboleths, and by an inate resistance to innovation. -Theodore C. Sorensen, presidential advisor, lawyer, and writer (1928-2010) http://afeller.us _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
