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Sorry for the blatant sarcasm. Of course, in truth there is a mere trickle of information coming out. For example at: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html as of today (June 8) we are treated to these fresh gems: ------------------------------------------------- Update: Spirit and Opportunity SPIRIT UPDATE: Roving Toward the Hills - sol 143-144, June 03, 2004 OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity on the Edge - sol 115-116, May 25, 2004 ------------------------------------------------- Updates?? How JPL has the nerve to call them "updates" I have no idea. ( see http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=update if you think I'm nuts ). I say we apply pressure on them to spit out better, more frequent (is daily too much to ask???) updates? (I confess to sending emails to every so often but never once have received an acknowledgement or any overt indication that the email was glanced at before being unceremoniously flushed) Marsoutreach is clearly a black hole. There is considerable irony in the notion that it fulfils some obligation to "reach out". Ha. This mission is supposed to be the poster child for public accessibility to science, but in fact, it is all a PR smokescreen to keep most of the interesting information coming out drip by drip. To demonstrate my resolve, I'll be sporting a "protest" placard outside JPL over the next few weeks (months if need be) to bring some public pressure to bear. (Please toss me some fast food if you pass by!) I am looking for slogans to put on the sign. Any suggestions? "What Mars Rovers?" and "Spill the spherules" have already been received and rejected. Mark Oh dear, I spoke a bit too soon -- --------- SPIRIT UPDATE: Keep On Rovin' - sol 145-147, June 08, 2004 On sol 145, Spirit completed a 43-meter (141 feet) engineer-directed drive and then spent two hours roving another 55 meters (180 feet) using the autonomous navigation software. ---------- RANT WOW! there's an update for you. But Spirit has returned images taken on sol 153 (this morning on Mars). Only six days out of date. Need I mention the "Week in review" which is usually two weeks behind? On the plus side, JPL does occasionally release raw images very quickly so kudos to them for that. But what good are photos without analysis? Mark /RANT |
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"mlm" wrote in message ... mlm wrote in : Sorry for the blatant sarcasm. Of course, in truth there is a mere trickle of information coming out. For example at: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html as of today (June 8) we are treated to these fresh gems: ------------------------------------------------- Update: Spirit and Opportunity SPIRIT UPDATE: Roving Toward the Hills - sol 143-144, June 03, 2004 OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity on the Edge - sol 115-116, May 25, 2004 ------------------------------------------------- Updates?? How JPL has the nerve to call them "updates" I have no idea. ( see http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=update if you think I'm nuts ). I say we apply pressure on them to spit out better, more frequent (is daily too much to ask???) updates? (I confess to sending emails to every so often but never once have received an acknowledgement or any overt indication that the email was glanced at before being unceremoniously flushed) Marsoutreach is clearly a black hole. There is considerable irony in the notion that it fulfils some obligation to "reach out". Ha. This mission is supposed to be the poster child for public accessibility to science, but in fact, it is all a PR smokescreen to keep most of the interesting information coming out drip by drip. To demonstrate my resolve, I'll be sporting a "protest" placard outside JPL over the next few weeks (months if need be) to bring some public pressure to bear. (Please toss me some fast food if you pass by!) I am looking for slogans to put on the sign. Any suggestions? "What Mars Rovers?" and "Spill the spherules" have already been received and rejected. Mark Oh dear, I spoke a bit too soon -- --------- SPIRIT UPDATE: Keep On Rovin' - sol 145-147, June 08, 2004 On sol 145, Spirit completed a 43-meter (141 feet) engineer-directed drive and then spent two hours roving another 55 meters (180 feet) using the autonomous navigation software. ---------- RANT WOW! there's an update for you. But Spirit has returned images taken on sol 153 (this morning on Mars). Only six days out of date. Need I mention the "Week in review" which is usually two weeks behind? On the plus side, JPL does occasionally release raw images very quickly so kudos to them for that. But what good are photos without analysis? If you were a professional geoscientist, you wouldn't have to ask that question. Or are you used to others doing your homework for you? |
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: On the plus side, JPL does occasionally release raw images very quickly so kudos to them for that. But what good are photos without analysis? If you were a professional geoscientist, you wouldn't have to ask that question. Or are you used to others doing your homework for you? Don't be ridiculous. The JPL scientists and engineers are highly trained by top schools and given loads of tax money to do this analysis and publish it. I urge you, o wise George to consider the logical fallacy known as ad hominem. You fell right into that pit mate and there's no coming out. Don't worry though I'll get over it somehow! Mark |
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MER updates coming fast and furious -- HELP! How can I keep up
"mlm" wrote in message ... " George" wrote in : On the plus side, JPL does occasionally release raw images very quickly so kudos to them for that. But what good are photos without analysis? If you were a professional geoscientist, you wouldn't have to ask that question. Or are you used to others doing your homework for you? Don't be ridiculous. The JPL scientists and engineers are highly trained by top schools and given loads of tax money to do this analysis and publish it. Yes, they are highly trained. And they know better than to release unpeer-reviewed analysis to the public. The data coming down will likely take many months and years to fully analyze. In the mean time, they are making available more raw data than any project in their history, and in a relatively short amount of time too, I might add. Now, like I said, if you are used to others doing your homework for you, I can understand your frustration. Otherwise, I suggest that you do a little analysis on your own, and be patient. They will publish their findings when they are ready, and not before. |
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