Yeah, but look for the marks where the airbags hit! It's like a where's waldo game. Someone on the NASA Academy email list i'm on asked if we could see where the airbags bounced. Someone who works with the rover teams responded:
As for your airbag question, last I heard, the engineers say we had 32 bounces! The prevailing theory is (again tentative pending higher-res) that darker, circular to oblong patches (e.g. two *within* Sleepy Hollow) are the airbag bounces.
I think that's pretty cool :) Plus, they've got rocks worn smooth by wind! And some possible craters to explore (i.e. Sleepy Hollow).
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But I've been to Arizona! And it's not all red...just ask
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As for your airbag question, last I heard, the engineers say we had 32 bounces! The prevailing theory is (again tentative pending higher-res) that darker, circular to oblong patches (e.g. two *within* Sleepy Hollow) are the airbag bounces.
I think that's pretty cool :) Plus, they've got rocks worn smooth by wind! And some possible craters to explore (i.e. Sleepy Hollow).
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- Ronnie
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