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One of the engineers said that the parachute's patterns was both for visually determining the orientation (with computer vision), but also hinted there was some
by rx_tx 6y ago
One of the engineers said that the parachute's patterns was both for visually determining the orientation (with computer vision), but also hinted there was some secret message in it. (at 19:34 in the livestream)
- nsriv 6y agoThe rover wheels on Curiosity had gaps so that the tire tracks left a pattern in morse code that spelled out JPL, so maybe something similar? They eliminated that on Perseverance with the wheel redesign.
- rx_tx 6y agoYeah that's what I think, but it could also encode something longer. I am not sure on the parachute what is a science feature and what is an easter egg.
- Wingman4l7 6y agoSomeone figured it out: https://twitter.com/FrenchTech_paf/status/1363992051734478852/photo/1 https://twitter.com/FrenchTech_paf/status/136399205173447885... 10-bit encoding via the three rings of colored panels; spells out "DARE MIGHTY THINGS".
- yread 6y agoHere is the full explanation https://twitter.com/steltzner/status/1364076615932645379 https://twitter.com/steltzner/status/1364076615932645379