Phoenix Lander dust devil movie, page
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reply posted on 14-9-2008 @ 03:02 PM by verylowfrequency
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Yeah, you're right it ain't nothing, we've had movies of these for years.

It's one thing hypothesizing about them. Of course we've seen what appears to be storms from a distance - telescopes & spacecraft. Then it's another thing when we have evidence that they do exist - as in our rovers and now the Phoenix Lander.

So, we do have a picture library building of these things, but at this point movies are rare - so enjoy.


reply posted on 14-9-2008 @ 04:07 PM by ArMaP
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It's the "telltale".

The Telltale consists of a gallows that is mounted on the top of the Meteorological Mast of the Lander. The active element of the instrument is an extremely lightweight Kapton tube hanging in Kevlar fibres. Images taken of the instrument will show the deflection of the Telltale due to the wind. A mirror is mounted below the active part to enable better direction information.


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reply posted on 14-9-2008 @ 04:55 PM by verylowfrequency
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Thanks for that great explanation - as always by ArMaP.

Even I thought only sailors used them thingy's up on the mast. Amazing how old tech becomes new tech.

Here's the Source Link with summary of the movies.

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reply posted on 14-9-2008 @ 06:34 PM by ArMaP
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Some things are so god at what they are supposed to do that it is difficult to make them evolve without making then worse.

Technology is just a way of helping us reach some objective, when that objective is reached there is no need for more.
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