

Artists Concept of Curiosity  (Source: NASA)






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3d camera
By foursight on 4/30/2010 10:08:07 AM , Rating: 1
This is a good idea to put a video camera onboard. the last two rovers did not have video cameras and just took still pictures. They did not capture the general public's interest as much because of this. They should send rovers to the moons of jupitor and saturn with video cameras too.

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By marsbound2024 on 4/30/2010 10:18:05 AM , Rating: 3
It's a lot harder to get rovers onto the surface of world's without an atmosphere because you have to rely on chemical rockets (like hydrazine) to slow them down so they don't crash. With Mars and Titan, you can equip parachutes. The Moon was easier because spacecraft could take a slower trajectory and then use their chemical rockets to soft-land. This isn't near as easy when you have to account for delta-v to other areas in the solar system.

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Bandwidth alone won't let it happen :)

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"Yes, I remember it well..."


Again, not live, but it can be found:


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See it for yourself here:

Kinda looks like a SLR with a funky lens attached :)

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Yes... it does.. twice.

From the linked article (2nd paragraph from the bottom)


(4th paragraph from the bottom)


By invidious on 4/30/2010 11:06:05 AM , Rating: 2
Ugh what a terrible reason. Is NASA really this desperate for public interest? Anyone who doesn't care about space exploration isn't going to be entrawled by the novelty of 3D images/clips of a barren red planet. Mars doesn't look like Pandora and seeing it in 3D will only serve to reinforce that fact.

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By HotFoot on 4/30/2010 11:57:06 AM , Rating: 2
I'm pretty sure it's a big part of NASA's mandate to engage the public and encourage interest in space science and exploration. The value is immediately apparent in inspiring children to get involved with science.

Though, maybe my opinion is a little biased. I'm an aerospace engineer lol.

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First off I agree with you. Would be silly.



helps DESIGN the camera?!?
By RandomUsername3463 on 4/30/2010 11:03:54 AM , Rating: 2
Somehow I don't think James Cameron has the optics / eletronics engineering degrees necessary to design cameras. I'd say the subtitle of this article makes way more sense: "Cameron convinced NASA not to cut the 3D camera from the rover design"

By therealnickdanger on 4/30/2010 11:22:56 AM , Rating: 3

Also, Cameron has a history of designing and developing cameras for withstanding extremes. IIRC, he also helped design high-quality optics for deep water filming. If not for his money and influence, the 3-D Fusion camera system would probably never gained traction. The guy knows how to get stuff done.

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I see that another article gives the details:



By Lord 666 on 4/30/2010 11:13:37 AM , Rating: 2
James Cameron, famed Director of Terminator, Titanic, and Avatar, has awarded the troubled Space Agency 1 Billion dollars to use on several upcoming projects. It is reported to include a 3D cameras for rovers and other much needed equipment. In exchange for the grant, Cameron will receive naming rights for upcoming missions along with an entire Space Shuttle once it is decommissioned.




I dont care enough to respond :(

By GTVic on 5/3/2010 1:20:02 AM , Rating: 2
Maybe he could grant us with a plot and dialog not written for (or maybe by) 10-year olds in his next movie.


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