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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: SF1900 on November 20, 2012, 07:31:01 PM
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/20/mars-rover-curiosity-discovery_n_2167207.html
I wonder what it is. I bet the astronomers of Getbig may have a clue. :) :)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has apparently made a discovery "for the history books," but we'll have to wait a few weeks to learn what the new Red Planet find may be, media reports suggest.
The discovery was made by Curiosity's Sample Analysis at Mars instrument, NPR reported today (Nov. 20). SAM is the rover's onboard chemistry lab, and it's capable of identifying organic compounds — the carbon-containing building blocks of life as we know it.
SAM apparently spotted something interesting in a soil sample Curiosity's huge robotic arm delivered to the instrument recently.
"This data is gonna be one for the history books," Curiosity chief scientist John Grotzinger, of Caltech in Pasadena, told NPR. "It's looking really good."
The rover team won't be ready to announce just what SAM found for several weeks, NPR reported, as scientists want to check and double-check the results. Indeed, Grotzinger confirmed to SPACE.com that the news will come out at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, which takes place Dec. 3-7 in San Francisco.
The $2.5 billion Curiosity rover landed inside Mars' huge Gale Crater on Aug. 5, kicking off a two-year mission to determine if Mars has ever been capable of supporting microbial life.
The car-size robot carries 10 different instruments to aid in its quest, but SAM is the rover's heart, taking up more than half of its science payload by weight.
In addition to analyzing soil samples, SAM also takes the measure of Red Planet air. Many scientists are keen to see if Curiosity detects any methane, which is produced by many lifeforms here on Earth. A SAM analysis of Curiosity's first few sniffs found no definitive trace of the gas in the Martian atmosphere, but the rover will keep looking.
Curiosity began driving again Friday (Nov. 16) after spending six weeks testing its soil-scooping gear at a site called "Rocknest." The rover will soon try out its rock-boring drill for the first time on the Red Planet, scientists have said.
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ROVER
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ROVER
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Thank you for the Epic contribution.
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The rover found the true identity of GH15.
He now lives on Mars but was born on Uranus ;)
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water and/or complex organic molecules... what would be really amazing is if they found concrete proof of life. mind would be = blown.
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Thank you for the Epic contribution.
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water and/or complex organic molecules... what would be really amazing is if they found concrete proof of life. mind would be = blown.
haha i love this guy
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haha i love this guy
he's a lame-ass.
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he's a lame-ass.
sounds like you might be a bitch
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I bet they found the holygrail, Vince Goodrums workout log and diary, which spans his entire bodybuilding history.
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sounds like you might be a bitch
sticks and stones may break my bones but terrorists on a message board can never hurt me.
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sticks and stones may break my bones but terrorists on a message board can never hurt me.
;D
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I bet they found the holygrail, Vince Goodrums workout log and diary, which spans his entire bodybuilding history.
;D
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My guess is they found bunk kigs....
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;D
That or notes about his epic website, caliber fitness.
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My guess is they found bunk kigs....
I wonder if GH15 had anything to do with the building of this machine! :o :o
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I wonder if GH15 had anything to do with the building of this machine! :o :o
gh23 has seen the Mars rover plans.....and he invented space travel of course.
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water and/or complex organic molecules... what would be really amazing is if they found concrete proof of life. mind would be = blown.
I lol'd, and I agree.
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They are going to announce they found the body of Jimmy Hoffa.
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They are going to announce the discovery of the Alien armada waiting to invade the earth and re-conquer their creations on December 21'st.
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probably found a basic life form similar to what could have been found on earth a long time ago...
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They are going to announce the discovery of the Alien armada waiting to invade the earth and re-conquer their creations on December 21'st.
settle down here wiggs, pretty sure those racist aliens won't go after the blacks.
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settle down here wiggs, pretty sure those racist aliens won't go after the blacks.
I was attempting to channel my Wiggs-ian side, clearly it worked.
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They found the 10 names the Mayor was asking for.
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I was attempting to channel my Wiggs-ian side, clearly it worked.
trying to be like wiggs = wigger?
They found the 10 names the Mayor was asking for.
LOL!
GIMME 10 NAMES!!!
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They found the 10 names the Mayor was asking for.
LMAO!!! The MOB will be here any minute!
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LMAO!!! The MOB will be here any minute!
man this thread has potential, good job :D
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trying to be like wiggs = wigger?
Touche'
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man this thread has potential, good job :D
haha lol. Actually, the main reason why I made this thread was in hopes of luring the MOB onto GB. I figured he would be in desperate search for those 10 names and would do anything to find them. IF Rover cant find them, no one can!
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My guess is they found bunk kigs....
I think the more epic discovery would actually be if they found REAL Kigs
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They didn't find shit. Some bullshit thing only scientists would be into. If they find an alien, let me know.
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I bet they found the holygrail, Vince Goodrums workout log and diary, which spans his entire bodybuilding history.
That would be a mind boggling find, proof that Vince had actually touched a weight and consumed protein that didnt come from his boyfriend.
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In addition to analyzing soil samples, SAM also takes the measure of Red Planet air. Many scientists are keen to see if Curiosity detects any methane, which is produced by many lifeforms here on Earth.
So this is the pinnacle of human technology?
Send a rover to mars to sniff for alien farts.
Boys will be boys.
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That would be a mind boggling find, proof that Vince had actually touched a weight and consumed protein that didnt come from his boyfriend.
;D ;D
I thought his epic pics already proved he touched a weight :-\ :-\ :D :D
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I think the more epic discovery would actually be if they found REAL Kigs
Alien life forms that look like Pellius?
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Lol
They are calling a few microbes on a distant planet Life
But an embryo only a few weeks old is not considered Life
Go figure
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