[GENESIS] First photo of Genesis auger now online

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 11:20:28 -0500, OM
om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_researc h_facility.org
wrote:

http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2004/TECH/space....7.genesis.jpg

...Note also that JPL is suspecting that if mortar did fire, the
drogue may have deployed, but sheared off for as yet unknown reasons.


That could also be Beagle 2 on the surface of Mars.

;-{

- Rusty

In message , Rusty B
writes
On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 11:20:28 -0500, OM
om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_resear ch_facility.org
wrote:

http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2004/TECH/space....7.genesis.jpg

...Note also that JPL is suspecting that if mortar did fire, the
drogue may have deployed, but sheared off for as yet unknown reasons.


That could also be Beagle 2 on the surface of Mars.

;-{

Out of interest, what's a likely terminal velocity (_not_ the best
phrase in the circumstances) on Mars? Let's go back to Venus. You don't
even need a parachute. And best of luck to Stardust and Huygens, which
are hitting atmospheres next year. When does that Japanese probe come
back?
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What have they got to hide? Release the ESA Beagle 2 report.
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On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, Rusty B wrote:

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 11:20:28 -0500, OM
om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_researc h_facility.org
wrote:

http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2004/TECH/space....7.genesis.jpg

...Note also that JPL is suspecting that if mortar did fire, the
drogue may have deployed, but sheared off for as yet unknown reasons.


That could also be Beagle 2 on the surface of Mars.


Exactly. This is a failure mode type often ignored in the popular public
forums. The same is true for the 1999 Mars Polar Lander(MPL) as a
possible failure mode. It would certainly explain why there does not
appear to be a large trail of visible debris in either probes' case..
-Mike

Jonathan Silverlight wrote:

When does that Japanese probe come back?


As soon as it escapes the clutches of the Mysterians- probably around
December 7th of some year. ;-)

Pat