Comments on: Ice on Mars http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/ Fresh hacks every day Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:31:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: cjameshuff http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37348 cjameshuff Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:57:09 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37348 J A Streich: they know it's not CO2 ice, because it's far too hot for it to exist long enough to get a picture at that location and at those near-vacuum pressures. Think "ice cube on a frying pan", without the liquid phase. The alternatives were water ice and salt deposits, and salt deposits don't sublimate, at least not at those conditions.<br><br>Also, it's not a rover, just a lander. The scientists are going to get to know that patch of ground *real* well by the time the place ices over and ends the mission...<br><br>rasz: Make some attempt to learn something about the mission before shooting your mouth off...the pictures are a tiny fraction of the science this mission does. There's spectrometers, sample ovens, electrochemical cells, an atomic force microscope, a bunch of meteorological equipment... J A Streich: they know it’s not CO2 ice, because it’s far too hot for it to exist long enough to get a picture at that location and at those near-vacuum pressures. Think “ice cube on a frying pan”, without the liquid phase. The alternatives were water ice and salt deposits, and salt deposits don’t sublimate, at least not at those conditions.

Also, it’s not a rover, just a lander. The scientists are going to get to know that patch of ground *real* well by the time the place ices over and ends the mission…

rasz: Make some attempt to learn something about the mission before shooting your mouth off…the pictures are a tiny fraction of the science this mission does. There’s spectrometers, sample ovens, electrochemical cells, an atomic force microscope, a bunch of meteorological equipment…

]]> By: PF http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37347 PF Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:18:19 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37347 Maybe the PI got caught with a bad quote, "It must be ice." Naphthalene (primary ingredient in mothballs) is a white solid, that sublimates at room temperature at atmospheric pressure. Maybe the PI got caught with a bad quote, “It must be ice.” Naphthalene (primary ingredient in mothballs) is a white solid, that sublimates at room temperature at atmospheric pressure.

]]> By: seb http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37346 seb Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:35:48 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37346 I hope they don´´t say in a few days oh no it was our bad, we hadn´t took the right pictures.<br>Seriously, having put that thing so far away and put it working is amazing I hope they don´´t say in a few days oh no it was our bad, we hadn´t took the right pictures.
Seriously, having put that thing so far away and put it working is amazing

]]> By: Greg http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37345 Greg Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:35:35 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37345 rasz:<br>>yes, but it was a hack on NASA funds. SO MUCH MONEY >for a junk that can only send pictures<br><br>Well you hack together something and put it on Mars.<br><br>For all those people that think this doesn't belong on hackaday, chill out. It's geeky and cool. How much time did hackaday take from your day to scroll past this since you already know about it. < 1sec rasz:
>yes, but it was a hack on NASA funds. SO MUCH MONEY >for a junk that can only send pictures

Well you hack together something and put it on Mars.

For all those people that think this doesn’t belong on hackaday, chill out. It’s geeky and cool. How much time did hackaday take from your day to scroll past this since you already know about it. < 1sec

]]> By: miked http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37344 miked Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:02:58 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37344 >yes, but it was a hack on NASA funds. SO MUCH MONEY >for a junk that can only send pictures ...<br><br>ok. it is a hack for nasa. the mission cost us$420 million, which is not a lot of money for them.<br><br>cost source - <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,358027,00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,358027,00.html</a> >yes, but it was a hack on NASA funds. SO MUCH MONEY >for a junk that can only send pictures …

ok. it is a hack for nasa. the mission cost us$420 million, which is not a lot of money for them.

cost source – http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,358027,00.html

]]> By: rasz http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37343 rasz Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:05:30 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37343 >sure the remote vehicle itself is a hack<br><br>yes, but it was a hack on NASA funds. SO MUCH MONEY for a junk that can only send pictures ... >sure the remote vehicle itself is a hack

yes, but it was a hack on NASA funds. SO MUCH MONEY for a junk that can only send pictures …

]]> By: miked http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37342 miked Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:00:52 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37342 i do not approve of this post.<br><br>not a hack. you can read this info on any associated press feed. also covered on my "new scientist" rss feed.<br><br>sure the remote vehicle itself is a hack, but there is nothing in the article about the build i do not approve of this post.

not a hack. you can read this info on any associated press feed. also covered on my “new scientist” rss feed.

sure the remote vehicle itself is a hack, but there is nothing in the article about the build

]]> By: J A Streich http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37341 J A Streich Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:25:25 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37341 How do we know it's ice water? I think they are making quite a logical leap. Are there any substances that under the right condition don't have a solid, liquid and gas state?<br><br>Re: the "This isn't hacking"... Don't you all think that the pheonix mission is a huge hack? I mean getting a robot rover on another planet, and having it dig to find "ice" and other interesting things? How do we know it’s ice water? I think they are making quite a logical leap. Are there any substances that under the right condition don’t have a solid, liquid and gas state?

Re: the “This isn’t hacking”… Don’t you all think that the pheonix mission is a huge hack? I mean getting a robot rover on another planet, and having it dig to find “ice” and other interesting things?

]]> By: jeff http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37340 jeff Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:43:46 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37340 @ louis ii:<br><br>How is this a hack?!? How can you be so shortsighted as not to see that it's one of the best frackin' hacks of all time? You might not have a maker's soul, but mine is inspired by this!!! @ louis ii:

How is this a hack?!? How can you be so shortsighted as not to see that it’s one of the best frackin’ hacks of all time? You might not have a maker’s soul, but mine is inspired by this!!!

]]> By: Dillon http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37339 Dillon Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:21:40 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37339 ^ hahaha i like wht he said hahaha ^ ^ hahaha i like wht he said hahaha ^

]]> By: Alex http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37338 Alex Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:56:57 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37338 global warming on mars too? better send a hybrid probe next time global warming on mars too? better send a hybrid probe next time

]]> By: TJHooker http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37337 TJHooker Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:03:07 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37337 You'd think they'd be testing for bacteria in the ice and soil, so they can say there's life on Mars and get more funding to figure out how we can potentially go to war with it. You’d think they’d be testing for bacteria in the ice and soil, so they can say there’s life on Mars and get more funding to figure out how we can potentially go to war with it.

]]> By: americonium http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37336 americonium Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:38:15 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37336 Ice on Mars. Cool. Ice on Mars on Hackaday. What's the big deal? The "masses" doth protest too much, methinks.<br><br> Ice on Mars. Cool. Ice on Mars on Hackaday. What’s the big deal? The “masses” doth protest too much, methinks.

]]> By: mercy http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37335 mercy Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:41:34 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37335 8 - A non-hack on hackaday? <br><br>these are clearly the end days. Stock your ammunition, tinned food and fuel. <br><br>Looks like we'll be hacking solo from now on. :( 8 – A non-hack on hackaday?

these are clearly the end days. Stock your ammunition, tinned food and fuel.

Looks like we’ll be hacking solo from now on. :(

]]> By: Louis II http://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-37334 Louis II Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:46:58 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/#comment-37334 How is this a Hack?<br>What makes any one think this isn't already reported on EVERY OTHER NEWS SITE ON THE INTERNET?<br><br>/confused. How is this a Hack?
What makes any one think this isn’t already reported on EVERY OTHER NEWS SITE ON THE INTERNET?

/confused.

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