Obama's and Biden's Signatures on Mars

[n2doc]

Plaque on the exterior of Mars Science Laboratory, aka “Curiosity” (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)

Curiosity drops a few rather big names in recent images taken with its MAHLI (Mars Hand Lens Imager) camera: here we see a plaque affixed to its surface bearing the names and signatures of U.S. President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Office of Science and Technology Director John Holdren, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and other key figures responsible for making the Mars Exploration Program possible.

You never know… even on another planet it can’t hurt to have friends in high places!


http://www.universetoday.com/97517/curiosity-shows-off-its-credentials/

Heh Heh, the T-baggers will NEVER be able to erase this one!

[defacto7]

1. Lucky dogs!

but who splattered the mud all over it? MUD? oh my!

[montex]

3. It's not mud

It's martian dirt kicked up by the retrorockets on the sky-crane that lowered Curiosity to the surface. Also, mud cannot exist on Mars because the martian atmosphere is way to thin for liquid water to condense. All of Mars' water is either frozen or vaporized.

[defacto7]

4. Just joking with the idea....

thus my "oh my!".... I take for granted we know there can't be mud on Mars.

[defacto7]

5. BTW...

Welcome to DU!

[Posteritatis]

6. I might give non-paired organs for some good surface imagery from Venus. (nt)