GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 1/4/04-Gusev Crater,Kabul
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Posted on 01/05/2004 9:49:55 AM EST by Diogenesis

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 1/4/04 - Gusev Crater, Mars, Kabul

BREAKING: Gusev Crater, Mars - American technology doing its thing in a far away place.
BREAKING: Kabul, Afghanis freed by the USA. New Constitution planted in a far away place.

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PICTURES YOU MAY NEVER SEE IN THE GENERAL MEDIA

========= Gusev Crater =========

A panoramic image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover spacecraft
from the surface of Mars, taken after landing January 3, 2004.

At Gusev Crater, from the navigation camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit,
a 360 degree panoramic view of the rover on the surface of Mars.

The Gusev Crater area on the planet Mars, landing site the Mars explorer Spirit,
is pictured in this overlay map from the USGS and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

At Gusev Crater, Mars, from the Descent Image Motion Estimation System (DIMES) camera,
on the bottom of the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's lander,
taken as the lander descended to Mars, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004.

At an altitude of 1985 meters.

At an altitude of 1690 meters.

This picture was taken at an altitude of 1400 meters.
Numerous small impact craters can be seen on the surface of the planet.

Other pictures taken on descent

At Gusev Crater.

At Gusev Crater, from the hazard avoidance camera.
This image shows the rover's rear lander petal and, in the background, the Martian horizon.
pirit took the picture right after successfully landing on the surface of Mars.

========= NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory =========

At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

========= Twin NASA robots =========

The twin NASA robots.

The Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, in this artist's drawings.

========= Beagle Missing =========

Can Amerian karma find the missing European dogma?

This oblique Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
wide angle red image released 31 December, 2003 shows the Beagle 2 landing zone,
located in Isidis Planitia, about 18 minutes after the probe
was scheduled to touch down on 25 December 2003.
The white ellipse shows the approximate location of the putative landing site.

========= Back on Earth: Kabul =========

In Kabul, Afghanis were conquered by the Americans to vanquish the Taliban
and then handed their own country back to them with a new Constitution
and with freedom for women.

Don't you agree?

America - from Mars to Afghanistan to beyond this solar system,
America - A great people with superior technology seeking new lands and Democracies.

Please spend a few hours today helping for success in the War for Enduring Freedom.

END OF TRANSMISSION 1/4/04 .......... K

Can you hear me now?

Dancing man on right: "Newton METERS not Newton Feet, and the mission is COMPLETE!"
Man on left: "Oh ho! you did it, I owe you 5 bucks."
Man in background, center: "Oh darn, I bet everything that we'd mess up again."

Good compilation Dioge, I just GOTTA bust on NASA though..

Thank you for sharing your gift with us, Diogenesis. Always a joy.
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========= NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory =========

At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

 

========= Back on Earth: Kabul =========

In Kabul, Afghanis were conquered by the Americans to vanquish the Taliban
and then handed their own country back to them with a new Constitution
and with freedom for women.

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I had a chemistry prof who was involved in the Viking Lander back in the 70's. He spent a whole class describing this feeling. What a great thing to experience.

(I bet it was almost as good as I felt when Bush won the election ;->)

p.s. Thanks Dio for all your work. It's much appreciated.

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