Batting 1.000

The Mars Rover Opportunity made a perfect landing Saturday night, and is already sending back pictures: 

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That makes five operational probes circum Mars - two American landers, two American Orbiters, and the European Orbiter. As a bonus, the European Orbiter has found some direct evidence of water on Mars. Now all we have to do is go there in person and set up ski resorts with hot tub equipped condos. Just think of the fun you could have skying in one third gravity! 

[wik] It seems that Spirit has been upgraded from 'Critical' to 'Serious but Stable' condition. Good news there. Link via On the Third Hand.

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Is it just my fantasy or would you like to be standing there too (even in a spacesuit...)?

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Am I that transparent? Yes, I surely would like to be there. But definitely with a space suit, at least until we terraform the place more to our liking.

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