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they don't look all that stunning to me.

AnimalMuppet 6y ago
What do you want before you'll call it "stunning"? Beaches with women in bikinis? Those are stunning for the amount of detail they show of the surface of another planet.
- m463 6y ago
  Are you saying women are from mars? I thought they were from venus. Here are the images: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/ https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/
  - ElCapitanMarkla 6y ago
    Oh wow I didn’t realise that was a thing, that’s amazing. Thanks
- medium_burrito 6y ago
  Microbes in bikinis, please
  - AnimalMuppet 6y ago
    LOL. Not sure why you're being downvoted - microbes with or without bikinis would definitely be stunning.
  - ncmncm 6y ago
    I think this is the first probe ever to have a microscope on board. Seemed kinda dumb to be looking for evidence of life without one. But there was a time when it was a big uphill battle even to get a camera on board: "no scientific value". That mistake was not repeated. Pictures always have surprises.
tiahura 6y ago
Thanks for having the courage to make this comment. While beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it’s not like these are mind bending technicolor panoramas. They look like every other picture of Mars we’ve seen since the first pictures of Mars decades ago. At some point someone needs to ask why we’re spending billions on more pictures of Mars and answering deep questions like “Is Mars soil 36.7 or 36.8% silicon?”
- bsder 6y ago
  The "science" mostly isn't in the images. Images, however, are the easiest thing for the lay public to grasp.
  - dimator 6y ago
    Images I would argue serve an invaluable purpose: inspiring the public and the next generation of space explorers.
- perardi 6y ago
  This project will cost $2.8 billion…over the 10-year life of the project. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_2020 In government terms? That is nothing. We’ll burn that much on defective F-35 fighters in a year. And we are not “just” assessing the mineral content of the soil—not even close. https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/science/ https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/science/ (If you’re that offended by the cost, I will Venmo you the 0.1 cents per year this is taking out of your tax bill.)
  - medium_burrito 6y ago
    You triggered the fuck out of me. The saving grace of the Joint Strike Jobs program is that maybe 1% of the people learned what to do next time.
    - perardi 6y ago
      Yes yes, I know, it’s trite to point out that boondoggle of a project. Except…NASA apparently spent all of $80 million on a helicopter that will work on Mars. One has to wonder what the military-industrial complex could accomplish with a bit of financial discipline and oversight.
abledon 6y ago
yer dopamine circuits are fried brah! Take a tech detox for 2 weeks

What do you want before you'll call it "stunning"? Beaches with women in bikinis? Those are stunning for the amount of detail they show of the surface of another planet.

m463 6y ago
Are you saying women are from mars? I thought they were from venus. Here are the images: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/ https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/
- ElCapitanMarkla 6y ago
  Oh wow I didn’t realise that was a thing, that’s amazing. Thanks
medium_burrito 6y ago
Microbes in bikinis, please
- AnimalMuppet 6y ago
  LOL. Not sure why you're being downvoted - microbes with or without bikinis would definitely be stunning.
- ncmncm 6y ago
  I think this is the first probe ever to have a microscope on board. Seemed kinda dumb to be looking for evidence of life without one. But there was a time when it was a big uphill battle even to get a camera on board: "no scientific value". That mistake was not repeated. Pictures always have surprises.

tiahura 6y ago

Thanks for having the courage to make this comment. While beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it’s not like these are mind bending technicolor panoramas. They look like every other picture of Mars we’ve seen since the first pictures of Mars decades ago. At some point someone needs to ask why we’re spending billions on more pictures of Mars and answering deep questions like “Is Mars soil 36.7 or 36.8% silicon?”

bsder 6y ago
The "science" mostly isn't in the images. Images, however, are the easiest thing for the lay public to grasp.
- dimator 6y ago
  Images I would argue serve an invaluable purpose: inspiring the public and the next generation of space explorers.
perardi 6y ago
This project will cost $2.8 billion…over the 10-year life of the project. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_2020 In government terms? That is nothing. We’ll burn that much on defective F-35 fighters in a year. And we are not “just” assessing the mineral content of the soil—not even close. https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/science/ https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/science/ (If you’re that offended by the cost, I will Venmo you the 0.1 cents per year this is taking out of your tax bill.)
- medium_burrito 6y ago
  You triggered the fuck out of me. The saving grace of the Joint Strike Jobs program is that maybe 1% of the people learned what to do next time.
  - perardi 6y ago
    Yes yes, I know, it’s trite to point out that boondoggle of a project. Except…NASA apparently spent all of $80 million on a helicopter that will work on Mars. One has to wonder what the military-industrial complex could accomplish with a bit of financial discipline and oversight.

abledon 6y ago

yer dopamine circuits are fried brah! Take a tech detox for 2 weeks