Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Rover Over



Don't fear, little Mars rover, you can still do SCIENCE... um, whatever that means.

Stuck Rover On Mars Can Still Do Science: Whole Class Of Scientific Objectives That Only A Stationary Vehicle Can Do


[The BLOG note: Comic from the awesome folks at xkcd ]

7 comments:

Pasadena Closet Conservative said...

JPL is right here in Pasadena, so we locals have paid close attention to Spirit and Opportunity over the years. It's fascinating.

cube said...

I've had a fascination with Mars since I was a kid. Unfortunately,
the recent proposed cuts in NASA don't bode well for the future of our space program.

Anonymous said...

Now it will be known as a squatter vehicle.

Granny Annie said...

This cartoon actually touched me emotionally for poor Rover.

cube said...

Anonymous: Or stayer. Or waiter. Or Settler. The list of possibilities is long.

Granny Annie: I was touched by the poignancy of the comic too.

meitar@israel said...

lol its like you are working so hard and waiting for advance on your work that never gonna happen...

cube said...

meitar@israel: WTF? Is there a point somewhere in your comment?