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NASA is landing the InSight on Mars today (successful landing)

Tempy

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Crispy75 said:
It'll be doing seismology, so studying the interior structure of the planet by listening to the sounds it makes. We don't know exactly what Mars is like underground. How thick is the crust? How soft is the mantle? Is the core liquid?

There hasn't been a good seismometer on Mars yet.
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Relevant: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/insight

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Dan

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So, right now, the probe is experiencing entry interface. but we wont know readings for 10 minutes due to the distance between us and mars.
 
GodofWine

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Is there anything the people in the control room, staring at screens can actually do at this point? or are they just along for the ride..looking important.
 
Dan

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The moment the vehicle separates from the crew stage is basically the start of the show.

Edit: Both cube sats reporting good signal!
 
Afrikan

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Still gasp when ever I hear "lost signal"... but then let out a whew, when the experts tell us that's expected/part of the mission.
 
the_id

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this is awesome that we can watch this live. What's the light delay between Earth and Mars right now? Data is streaming with light delay right?
 
Nooblet

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It's like Esport, except it's playing with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment several million miles away.

Also Hollywood has spoiled me on what landings look and feel like lol
 
Flandy

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It's sort of blowing my mind right now that theres a piece of human technology currently entering another planet while I'm just chilling in my room.
 
Dan

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Through peak entry. 2000metres per second velocity. Data acquisition.
 
The Grizz

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Oct 27, 2017
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Imagine if they had a mandatory re-boot of their PCs. I hate when that happens to me in the middle of my workday.
 
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Peru

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Yes, they must be shitting their pants, but also holy crap, I will never feel the satisfaction they do seeing their work break new grounds for humanity on a planet far away.
 
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