Mars Rover Animation

DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
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Its an animation that's supposed to be a very accurate to what actually happened w/ the Mars rover, going from its liftoff to its landing to its first movement off the platform. Its nothing like "OMG WOW" but its still pretty nifty to watch. Its especially neat just how much the Rover's landing bubble pad thing (and then later the Rover's solar panels) seem to blossem very much like a Flower...
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    where do I know that song from -- the one they play when the thing's on Mars? Contact? or another movie?

    very cool anyway, nice find Doom <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> very awe-inspiring...
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  • LukinLukin Join Date: 2003-08-23 Member: 20098Members
    That was really cool!
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    is it avaliable anywhere for download? this streaming-only is a pile of steaming-only...
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    what's so bad about streaming? loaded for me in like 3 secs :>
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  • DiablusDiablus Join Date: 2003-03-31 Member: 15080Members
    wow its amazing how similiar a real life space craft landed, on mars, it reminded me of a science fiction movie with another alien species landing on another planet to do some evil thing or however the sci fi director wanted it, and to think eventually people will be landing on it
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  • BadKarmaBadKarma The Advanced Literature monsters burned my house and gave me a 7 Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8260Members
    I still dont know why it had to bounce in.
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  • CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
    Easy to answer. Mars Atmosphere is too thin for effective parachutes, it's about 1/100th the thickness of earths atmosphere.

    Also, the weight constrictions on probe launches to mars make retrorockets dead weight for most of the journey. Air bags are lighter and more effective and leave more room for scientific instrumentation/a better rover, so the air bags are used and the rover is "Bounced in"
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  • QUADQUAD Join Date: 2002-07-17 Member: 963Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--DOOManiac+Jan 18 2004, 08:33 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Jan 18 2004, 08:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://maasdigital.com/gallery.html' target='_blank'>clickity</a>

    Its an animation that's supposed to be a very accurate to what actually happened w/ the Mars rover, going from its liftoff to its landing to its first movement off the platform. Its nothing like "OMG WOW" but its still pretty nifty to watch. Its especially neat just how much the Rover's landing bubble pad thing (and then later the Rover's solar panels) seem to blossem very much like a Flower... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Actually, OMG WOW. The animation was not only very damn good, but it was done by <b>one person</b>. The first musical selection sucked, but the other two were very fitting, along with the slow dileberate movements of the rover it seemed almost "alive". Very cool stuff :D.
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  • NuketheplaceNuketheplace Join Date: 2002-09-02 Member: 1266Members
    Amazing, I've always loved anything space related and this is just awesome.
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  • BizZy_9mm_MessiahBizZy_9mm_Messiah Old School Member Join Date: 2003-07-25 Member: 18411Members, Constellation
    Wow, just wow. That is alot of work for one person.
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  • BurncycleBurncycle Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9759Members, NS1 Playtester
    edited January 2004
    Next generation mars rover. Oh yes. <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • QUADQUAD Join Date: 2002-07-17 Member: 963Members
    Ahhahah! Johnny 5! Short Circuit is a pwn movie ^_^.
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  • NuketheplaceNuketheplace Join Date: 2002-09-02 Member: 1266Members
    Wow that looks like the robot from the Seattle Science Center, creepy.

    On a side note did you know that the robot was a type of tax in the 16th century?
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  • CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
    Actually, the word robot comes from the czhekoslovakian word for drudgery.

    Dictionary.com pwns again <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    <a href='http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Robot' target='_blank'>Link</a>
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  • BizZy_9mm_MessiahBizZy_9mm_Messiah Old School Member Join Date: 2003-07-25 Member: 18411Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Cronos+Jan 19 2004, 12:01 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cronos @ Jan 19 2004, 12:01 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Actually, the word robot comes from the czhekoslovakian word for drudgery.

    Dictionary.com pwns again <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    <a href='http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Robot' target='_blank'>Link</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Lmfao. Short Circuit. Looks like ET without any skin.
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