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**PaulRyansew** · 08-07-2012, 12:47 AM

> "Touchdown confirmed. We're safe on Mars!" a mission controller announced. The cheers were deafening.

I didn't cheer until I heard that they had telemetry from the surface. Then I cheered.

Rover health on the surface seems good so far as I can tell. It looks like a landing on flat terrain. Fore and aft cameras are both working and sending back images. The temperatures of the two RTGs seem to be OK.

I found out a bit more about the rover today. It has a laser ray-gun that can zap rocks with enough power to vaporise them.

08-07-2012, 12:47 AM	#60
PaulRyansew Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 408 Senior Member	> "Touchdown confirmed. We're safe on Mars!" a mission controller announced. The cheers were deafening. I didn't cheer until I heard that they had telemetry from the surface. Then I cheered. Rover health on the surface seems good so far as I can tell. It looks like a landing on flat terrain. Fore and aft cameras are both working and sending back images. The temperatures of the two RTGs seem to be OK. I found out a bit more about the rover today. It has a laser ray-gun that can zap rocks with enough power to vaporise them.
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