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Instead of a hugely complex sky crane delivery system, etc etc, why not apply PROVEN Earth technologies like ICBM guidance and drop GPS guided sensors to land directly in these questionable locations?
Originally posted by Xterrain
Wouldn't it make more sense to land near or in one or many of these lakes/rivers/deltas/ponds/forests/algae beds?
Originally posted by Xterrain
Now does any of the above inspire any kind of confidence in landing a $2.5BILLION dollar rover in probably one of the least revealing and most boring places on Mars within the confines of what NASA said the Curiosity Rover would have to go through upon entry?
Here's a few places I would have aimed for:
www.marsanomalyresearch.com...
makes me laugh.
Instead of a hugely complex sky crane delivery system, etc etc, why not apply PROVEN Earth technologies like ICBM guidance and drop GPS guided sensors to land directly in these questionable locations? Within seconds testing and sending data back to Earth to be analyzed and verified?
Because, you read somewhere that "someone" "analysed" some images and found some paredoilia faces and "structures" after staring at it for several hours.....and THIS, in your opinion, would be billions wisely spent?
Originally posted by chrisb9
Uhh Ohh Mod's - The Sheep are beginning to " wake up " and see the flaws in this Curiosity Mars Landing.
Even though I agree with the op, I am wondering how long the Mod's will leave this New Topic in Space Exploration before Moving it to Skunk Works like they did the thread I started below and placed it in Space Exploration 1st too.
Curiosity Has Not Landed - But Is Good Entertainment For The TV Brain Washed Masses,
There you go op, you can go to the thread above and read the real bottom line on this whole subject.
BTW - Although you have pointed out the " Obvious " problems with the "so called curiosity landing" don't expect much support from the " brain washed TV Arm Chair Scientific Community " on your pointing out the obvious.
Everyone begins to see the light of the facts eventually, they just do not all see it at the same time...edit on 8/15/2012 by chrisb9 because: typo's