New Mars orbiter sends its first pictures

[Roon]

NASA’s new red planet probe, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, has relayed spectacular test images using its super-powerful camera.

Scientists and engineers are pleased with initial imagery of Mars returned by MRO’s High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera, which scientists have called the most powerful camera ever sent to red planet.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11993309/

[jpak]

1. Cool...

but did they see "The Face"...

:evilgrin:

[DS1]

2. Not since Cheney shot it

[jpak]

4. LOL!!!

NASA must have renamed it "The Quail"...

:rofl:

[Big Kahuna]

5. I didn't see "the face"

but there's subliminal fundie imagery! :tinfoilhat:

[jpak]

7. Yikes!!!

that thing needs some footies...

[sakabatou]

11. What am I supposed to see?

[Warren DeMontague]

3. Cmon! My tax dollars are needed for the war on pot smoking cancer patients

and for no-bid contractors to haul out of Iraq in duffel bags.

Why all this waste on science, exploration, and outer space?

:sarcasm:

Anyway, this is very exciting. This is an extremely advanced piece of equipment. The pics should be astounding. :woohoo:

[Dudley_DUright]

6. Wow, great resolution

We will be able to read the letters on those Martian license plates. :-)

[OKIsItJustMe]

8. Pictures can be found here

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/main/index.html

[Peace Patriot]

10. Thanks for the pix link!

Amazing detail!

:applause:

[Baclava]

9. I like the lander pics better

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

12. Obligatory response:

[DearAbby]

13. Bwahahahaaw

:spray:

:rofl:

[Roland99]

16. Check out these new pics!!! >>>>>

[Warren DeMontague]

17. That's not real.

It's too small, and there are still a few independently-owned rocks in the neighborhood.

[janx]

18. Ohhh...

fercryininabucket! :rofl:

[soothsayer]

14. I don't like that fakey red they put in. I want to see a real pic with

the true colors. When can we have something like that?

[Chovexani]

20. These are just test pics

I can't wait until they start taking pics for real. The HiRISE is supposed to be the best camera they've ever sent up there.

I am totally geeking out over this! :woohoo:

[Roland99]

15. Remember when our space program was an inspiration?

Now we get to watch murder and mayhem courtesy of our fvcked up foreign policy.

[peacebuzzard]

19. thanks for the link. Awesome.

they finally may get new data w/ this mission.....looking forward to the September images.