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murchr
#1 Posted : Monday, August 06, 2012 8:38:03 AM
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The robotic rover just landed on the surface of Mars. breaking news on CNN Images are out
"There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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masukuma
#2 Posted : Monday, August 06, 2012 9:03:43 AM
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http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/
All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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limanika
#3 Posted : Monday, August 06, 2012 11:47:22 AM
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murchr wrote:
The robotic rover just landed on the surface of Mars. breaking news on CNN Images are out

Tells you how small man is. We are yet to conquer let alone understand space and time
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chiaroscuro
#4 Posted : Monday, August 06, 2012 11:55:20 AM
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How curious is it?
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McReggae
#5 Posted : Monday, August 06, 2012 11:58:01 AM
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chiaroscuro wrote:
How curious is it?


Very!!!
..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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chiaroscuro
#6 Posted : Monday, August 06, 2012 1:55:50 PM
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McReggae wrote:
chiaroscuro wrote:
How curious is it?


Very!!!


I hope not as much as The Cat!
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chiaroscuro
#7 Posted : Tuesday, August 07, 2012 9:24:43 AM
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harrydre
#8 Posted : Wednesday, August 08, 2012 4:41:18 AM
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This is a very expensive landing...

key statistics:-

landing fees - USD 2.5 birrions
pursue period - close to 1 yr (since Nov 2011 launch)
signal response time - 14 minutes
landing speed - 30,000MPH
heat generated while landing - @ 1,600 degrees

Terrain

7 minutes of terror

Actual landing
i.am.back!!!!
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Njung'e
#9 Posted : Wednesday, August 08, 2012 8:24:42 AM
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Wow!!....7 minutes of sheer terror!!....BTW,the Brits don't say much about Beagle 2 almost ten years on.Did the thing just disappear?...did it make entry into Mars?
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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mkeiyd
#10 Posted : Wednesday, August 08, 2012 11:09:49 AM
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What if NASA found life in Mars? Would the migration be on after the earth has succumbed to global warming?
What if Mars was one mammoth diamond.
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