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I love seeing these pictures showing all the dust and dirt sitting on top of the rover, knowing the years that it sat spotless in a cleanroom[1]. It's like unpa
by mmcnickle 14y ago
I love seeing these pictures showing all the dust and dirt sitting on top of the rover, knowing the years that it sat spotless in a cleanroom[1]. It's like unpacking a toy and actually getting to play with it.
[1]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Mars_%27Curiosity%27_Rover%2C_Spacecraft_Assembly_Facility%2C_Pasadena%2C_California_%282011%29.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Mars_%27C...
- noonespecial 14y agoTrue that. It's so visceral and so real that for a moment I worried about what would happen to all of those connectors and wires when it rained. Then, "oh. Mars. Right."
- baggers 14y agoAye, I must admit I looked around the landscape for a bit and then spent a good 5 minutes just looking at the rover. It is quite beautiful.