Live Tweets from Mars! @MarsCuriosity

[flamingdem]

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https://twitter.com/MarsCuriosity


6h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

FYI, I aim to send bigger, color pictures from Mars later this week once I've got my head up & Mastcam active #MSL
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6h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

Once more, without the clear dust cover. Here's the "fisheye" pic from my rear Hazcam #MSL http://twitpic.com/ag43lt
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9h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

To the entire team & fans back on Earth, thank you, thank you. Now the adventure begins. Let's dare mighty things together! #MSL
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9h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

Meanwhile, back on Earth, my post-landing news conference is starting @NASAJPL. Watch live http://ustream.tv/NASAJPL #MSL
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10h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

It once was one small step... now it's six big wheels. Here's a look at one of them on the soil of Mars #MSL pic.twitter.com/uzO99NZz
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10h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

No photo or it didn't happen? Well lookee here, I'm casting a shadow on the ground in Mars' Gale crater #MSL pic.twitter.com/cj1zFJty
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10h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

You asked for pics from my trip. Here you go! My 1st look (of many to come) of my new home... MARS! #MSL pic.twitter.com/894ouNJt
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10h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

I'm safely on the surface of Mars. GALE CRATER I AM IN YOU!!! #MSL
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10h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

Backshell separation. It's just you & me now, descent stage. Engage all retrorockets! #MSL
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Heatshield separation. Next up: Radar must lock on ground #MSL
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10h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

Parachute deployed! Velocity 900 mph. Altitude 7 miles. 4 minutes to Mars! #MSL
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10h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

Guided entry is begun. Here I go! #MSL
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10h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

Entering Mars' atmosphere. 7. Minutes. Of. Terror. Starts. NOW. #MSL
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10h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

I feel lighter & faster already. Cruise balance masses ejected and Mars is pulling me in #MSL
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10h Curiosity Rover Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity

Cruise stage separation complete. So long & thanks for all the navigation. 17 minutes to Mars! #MSL
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Way to go, Odyssey! The Mars orbiter is in position to relay my communications during landing in real-time back to Earth #MSL

[1StrongBlackMan]

1. Two Thoughts come to mind regarding Curiosity ...

1) What would the Human response be to a Martian version of Curiosity?

2) What will the human response be should Curiosity encounter a Martian life form?

My experience with respect to human nature suggests that neither would work out well.

[morningfog]

2. Any Martian life form would not be more than microbial.

Incapable of sending a rover to Earth and the human response to finding it should be exhilaration and examination.

[flamingdem]

3. Unless of course there are life forms we cannot conceive of like

for instance a gas that has intelligence. Just sayin'

[1StrongBlackMan]

7. What makes you think that ...

On both statements?

Not doing something is not the same as incapable of doing something.

Secondly, I believe ... based on human history ... if there is exhilaration, the examination will be quickly followed by fear and weaponization.

[morningfog]

8. If there was higher life on Mars, we'd know it by now.

For evolution of a species capable of designing and building spacecraft, the entire planet would be stemming with life.

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. Isn't such "Human-Centric" thinking ...

limiting?

Is it possible that any higher life that might be found did not evolve on that planet?

Or, how about a life form that dwells below the surface of the planet?

Or, what if the life form is just way smarter than us humans, where it would take far fewer to have the design/build capacity?

Or, how about a life form that just has no desire to establish contact with this planet?

[morningfog]

10. Evolutionary biologists, biologists in general,

cosomogists and have dealt with those questions. They just aren't supported by science. There are almost certainly higher life forms in the universr. Possibly some that have the ability (technology and proximity) to reach us and choose not to or haven't tried yet. But, I doubt it. And they definitely aren't on Mars. We've had pretty close observation of Mars for over a decade. If we find any signs of life, it will be long dead or microbial.

[1StrongBlackMan]

11. I guess ...

Your response would be accurate if you were to amend it to say:

Evolutionary biologists, biologists in general, cosomogists and have dealt with those questions. They just aren't supported by THE science, WE POSSESS AT THIS POINT IN OUR HISTORY.

[flamingdem]

5. The answer is: it's okay if it's "cute" and small in size and "tweets" etc.

Then the Martians won't pull out the death ray -- and we won't nuke it!

Let's hope "cute" is universal. They keep describing the Rover as the same size as a Mini coupe, a car that is "cute" but which I personally find extremely annoying. Those cars think they are motorcycles and slip around corners without obeying the rules, etc.

[1StrongBlackMan]

6. You get what I'm pondering ...

Then the Martians won't pull out the death ray -- and we won't nuke it!

[goclark]

4. Ed Dwight was to be the first African American Astronaut

Don't think I saw any AA 's this time.

http://eddwight.com/home.htm