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Save Us Sutter · 05-25-2008, 10:09 PM

How come the photos are b&w?
Anyone know if they eventually going to release video?

How ridiculous is it that we threw a camera off our planet 10 months ago and are now looking at the pictures it is taking for us millions of miles away. Could you imagine suggesting such a thing was possible 60 years ago? The pace of scientific progress is truly baffling sometimes. Obviously Phoenix is much more than a camera... hah... but I just thought it was funny way of looking at it.

How many years until there is an outpost on Mars... launching it's own ships to the further reaches of our solar system? Obviously a long way off, but I get excited thinking about just what could be possible if we continue progressing at this speed.

This may sound cheesy, but with the amount of crap I usually heap on our species, accomplishments like this make you realize just what we are really capable of.

Edit: Just to drive my point home, I printed off that first picture and hung it on my wall. So WITHIN FOUR HOURS of Phoneix landing on Mars (a minor miracle in itself), I have a framed photograph THAT IT TOOK hanging on my bedroom wall. And I could have had it sooner had I thought of it! haha

Try to explain that to a person from 1930.

05-25-2008, 10:09 PM	#72
Save Us Sutter I'll get you next time Gadget! Join Date: May 2003 Exp:	How come the photos are b&w? Anyone know if they eventually going to release video? How ridiculous is it that we threw a camera off our planet 10 months ago and are now looking at the pictures it is taking for us millions of miles away. Could you imagine suggesting such a thing was possible 60 years ago? The pace of scientific progress is truly baffling sometimes. Obviously Phoenix is much more than a camera... hah... but I just thought it was funny way of looking at it. How many years until there is an outpost on Mars... launching it's own ships to the further reaches of our solar system? Obviously a long way off, but I get excited thinking about just what could be possible if we continue progressing at this speed. This may sound cheesy, but with the amount of crap I usually heap on our species, accomplishments like this make you realize just what we are really capable of. Edit: Just to drive my point home, I printed off that first picture and hung it on my wall. So WITHIN FOUR HOURS of Phoneix landing on Mars (a minor miracle in itself), I have a framed photograph THAT IT TOOK hanging on my bedroom wall. And I could have had it sooner had I thought of it! haha Try to explain that to a person from 1930. __________________ Last edited by Save Us Sutter; 05-25-2008 at 10:18 PM.