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Old 05-25-2008, 05:57 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by Nehkara View Post
- The Mars Phoenix Lander is too heavy to land using airbags, the way that the rovers did. Phoenix must land using stabilizing thrusters and landing legs, a method that has only ever been done successfuly twice on Mars and not a single time in the last 30 years.
Ironprobe? Anyways, Phoenix has landed. Now imagine what will happen if now that it's there it doesn't do anything!

Just overheard that it landed with a 1/4 degree tilt. Pretty good, I say!

Woah, there's a girl there!

Sponsored by LG?

"Mom, we did it!"

Maybe three girls!

I swear it says "Attitude Conrol" in front of the guy nearest the camera.

This feed is awesome.

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