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SpaceX and other space stuff

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Anyone wishing to debate the terminology of "eclipse" versus "transit" is welcome to leap into the commentariat over at Ars Technica (NASA apparently opted for the former because it's more easily understood by the general public).

In any case, it's still utterly amazing to think about the optics on the Perseverance rover's mast camera, capturing video this good, considering the atmosphere it's in, and distance it is from the Sun. Also worth noting, this is real-time footage, not time lapse; Phobos orbits Mars at a fairly good clip.

This 40-second solar eclipse seen from the surface of Mars is sublime



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Winslow said:
Anyone wishing to debate the terminology of "eclipse" versus "transit" is welcome to leap into the commentariat over at Ars Technica (NASA apparently opted for the former because it's more easily understood by the general public).

In any case, it's still utterly amazing to think about the optics on the Perseverance rover's mast camera, capturing video this good, considering the atmosphere it's in, and distance it is from the Sun. Also worth noting, this is real-time footage, not time lapse; Phobos orbits Mars at a fairly good clip.

This 40-second solar eclipse seen from the surface of Mars is sublime



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WOW!!
 
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StereoPlayer said:
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If I ever go to space, this song better [bleep] well be blasting out of some speakers when we come back:



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ahc said:
In other space news:
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Great news!

If anyone's interested in the many unmanned explorations happening, here's a site sponsored by the Planetary Society that focuses only on unmanned missions. Active, stays current, great info. Smart folk in this one (smarter than me, anyway LOL).
Unmanned Spaceflight.com (Powered by Invision Power Board)

Referring back to the crashed Perseverance aeroshell (backshell) for scale reference, the backshell is 15ft (4.6m) in diameter. Helo was about 26ft (8m) in altitude when the pics were taken. Press release said the shell hit about 78mph (126kph). Pristine aeroshell (and heat shield) pic for reference.:
https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/figures/PIA23989_fig1.jpg
 
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SWEET! I hadn't seen the booster camera stay live all the way down to the drone ship before! That was slick!! :woot:
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Yeah they've gotten much better at capturing full landing footage both from the booster and the droneship - practice makes perfect! hehe
 
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