Images from MGS

[particleswarm]

I get excited about things like astronomy, space exploration, technology, and even model railroads, as Danni can attest. I think that the common thread to all of my interests, passions, what-have-you, is that they test the boundary of what is known and unknown; at least by me. I don't feel comfortable just settling in for a good night of

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[catandfiddle]

Wow. How long did it take Spirit to reach Mars, again?

[particleswarm]

Well, in general all probes headed for Mars take a few months to a year to get there; depending on trajectory and position of our respective worlds. What's amazing about the MGS image of Spirit, if that we can see our influence, our "spooky action at a distance," emplaced upon the surface. The track in the photograph alone, makes me giddy.