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Old 07-16-2009, 01:44 PM
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i can go on for days
there's tire tracks to the right and above the rover, as if the rover were coming toward us, made a hard right, and stopped.
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How come the foot isn't pressed into the dirt/dust more?

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the white part is styrafoam look on nasa for the hi res pics
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Old 07-16-2009, 01:52 PM
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How come the foot isn't pressed into the dirt/dust more?
soft landing
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Old 07-16-2009, 01:54 PM
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depends on where the tape is relative to the plume when the gases exit the nozzle. If you are thinking that the controlled descent should've burned up the tape due to the thrust being too hot, then it won't. The plume doesn't see the tape. it does get hot in that area, but not hot enough to burn up the tape or the adhesive and it is all due to the radiative heat coming from that plume (which isn't as hot as the source). If it got that hot, you'd see crispy blankets and melted metal shields.
why gold heat sheild then?
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Originally Posted by Yin
there's tire tracks to the right and above the rover, as if the rover were coming toward us, made a hard right, and stopped.
you are right wrong pic i have there

there are tracks
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Old 07-16-2009, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by soggynoodles
soft landing
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they why is it riding on a small ridge of dust?
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Originally Posted by Paul@dbtuned
How come the foot isn't pressed into the dirt/dust more?
Low gravity?
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Old 07-16-2009, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul@dbtuned
How come the foot isn't pressed into the dirt/dust more?
There were "lunar surface sensing probes" under the feet that would have contacted first. That is the deep line drawn on the moon dust leading up to the foot

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Originally Posted by R-Dub
Low gravity?
yes tehre is low gravity

but thats a lot of weight
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Old 07-16-2009, 02:15 PM
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yes that shows teh dust is soft

you should sink in more
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~5300 pounds. How big are the feet?
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didnt myth busters bust the conspiracy moon landing theory

so do you guys think we really dont have a space station in space as well
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Originally Posted by Irish_car_B0mb
didnt myth busters bust the conspiracy moon landing theory

so do you guys think we really dont have a space station in space as well
They did some of the conspiracies, like the shadows not matching and the footprints.
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