Re: Phoenix Lands on Mars this Sunday!!! To Examine Martian Water Ice

On Jun 8, 6:09 pm, BradGuth <bradg...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

How about a gram worth audio feedback technology? (does our half
billion dollar Phoenix got audio?)

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It did during the final approach stages:
http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=080528-phoenix-speaks

Sounds like the soundtrack to "Forbidden Planet." Anyway, this video
is self-explanatory and also has a nice animation of the landing. That
was quite an accomplishment: NASA must be doing something right. (g)

There's enough of an atmosphere for a parachute to work, so sound
could be heard there. But why should Phoenix have audio? It would be
BradburyCool to hear the Martian version of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOEq-ImGWJ0
, but it's highly unlikely, and I'm glad instead they spent the money
on making a DVD of Earth sounds and transporting it there instead.
What I want to know is, is my name on that list of quarter-million
Earthlings? And if not, why not!!!

:-)

Barb
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