First COLOR photo from Spirit...

[Heyo]

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/mars/mera/040106colorimage.html

Enjoy

-Heyo

[bif]

1. Cool. Thanks for posting!

n/t

[BeatleBoot]

2. Looks chilly there!

[bamademo]

4. Looks cold enough to crack your dilithium crystals

Brrrrr...

[htuttle]

9. The warmest it gets on Mars...

..is about the same as the coldest it gets on Earth. I think it gets 'up to' about -50F around the Mars equatorial region.

Not sure what the wind chill would be or if Mars' atmosphere is thick enough to even have a wind chill. :o

[Superfly]

3. Looks like my backyard....

So that's what that big shiny thing in my backyard is...

[loudsue]

5. No, no, no...that's Texas after dubya was governor...

I recognize it.

:kick:

[kentuck]

6. Is that a seashell ?

Wouldn't that be cool!

[supernova]

7. Cool!

Still looks the same as the pics from Pathfinder.

[kentuck]

8. Are most of the rocks sharp-edged or round ?

Water makes round rocks. I suppose wind could do the same?

[Superfly]

21. Yes, wind can make round rocks...

here are some big round rocks:



And some more:



They're called "yardangs"....wind-eroded rocks.

[ellie]

10. So the sky is orange there?

That is very cool.

[Pale Blue Dot]

11. AAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIEEEEE!

Giant killer rocks!

[VelmaD]

12. I think I drove past that site...

on my way out to Lubbock. :-)

[underpants]

13. No offense but they had color photos on Saturday morning.

[GOPisEvil]

14. *snarf*

Where's his Illudium 24 space modulator?

[underpants]

15. They updated it to the Q-36 model

[GOPisEvil]

16. Stupid memory...

...I should have taken more drugs; at least I'd have an excuse. :P

[VelmaD]

17. Get it right dammit!

It's the Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator. *sheesh* :eyes:

[kentuck]

18. Why is this in the Lounge ???

This is not a "lounge topic"...This is historical news. This is important. This is not a "Ask me anything" posts???? Just curious.

[Heyo]

19. heh heh...

I actually posted in in General Discussion, but the mods moved it.

Hey, at least it's still here and people responded.

-Heyo

[Bertha Venation]

20. and... are those berilium spheres off in the distance?

;)

[Heyo]

22. Here is a full size of it (Huge)

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040106a/PIA04995.jpg

Had to use plain text.. cut and paste into browser.

Takes a little while to come down, but it's cool.

-Heyo

[SmileyBoy]

23. Hey!! That probe landed in western North Dakota!!!

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[SoCalDem]

24. Finally.. a transmission from the "Beagle"

[proud patriot]

25. I'm so excited about this whole Mars trip

Wooooooooooo Hoooooooooo ! :bounce: