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Originally posted by Titen-Sxull
reply to post by Erad3
What exactly would be the scientific benefit of that?
In fact what would be the point of faking the Mars rover at all? Other than scientific inquiry there's no point to what NASA does anymore.
Remember that one of the main reasons put forward for going to the moon was to beat the Russians. Who exactly is NASA trying to beat now? Why exactly would they fake the mars rover? Its of no political or scientific benefit to fake it. I just don't see why they would...
Originally posted by mryanbrown
Just as a point of contention.
It's far more easy to fake a mission to Mars than to actually do it. And technology could make it appear quite real.
I'm not saying it was or wasn't but that both possibilities exist. And that to believe either is merely a choice of perception.
Because to be honest. You weren't there when the rover was designed, you weren't there when it was loaded up as cargo for the flight. You weren't there when it deployed. You weren't there in the mission control room. You weren't there when they piled through all the astrophysics required to even conceive the idea.
Most people just trust that people in authority are offering valid statements and conclusions and trust that they wouldn't lie.
But in reality all of us base our mental constructs upon the ideas of others, not our own observations.
Originally posted by Erad3
Originally posted by mryanbrown
Just as a point of contention.
It's far more easy to fake a mission to Mars than to actually do it. And technology could make it appear quite real.
I'm not saying it was or wasn't but that both possibilities exist. And that to believe either is merely a choice of perception.
Because to be honest. You weren't there when the rover was designed, you weren't there when it was loaded up as cargo for the flight. You weren't there when it deployed. You weren't there in the mission control room. You weren't there when they piled through all the astrophysics required to even conceive the idea.
Most people just trust that people in authority are offering valid statements and conclusions and trust that they wouldn't lie.
But in reality all of us base our mental constructs upon the ideas of others, not our own observations.
This idea is flawed and not acceptable!
NASA allows you to observer the process.
To spark the thoughts of the process leads to the misleading vividness of the program.
The spotlight effect is helping with acceptance of the belief in the program.
Give the viewers of the threads names for most people!
If I photo shop a picture of mars with the information that comes from a private rover hidden from the public then the picture is a photo shop fake.
I photo shop a picture of mars with the information that comes from a private rover hidden from the public.
Therefore, the picture is a photo shop fake.
[edit on 12-7-2010 by Erad3]
Originally posted by kadyr80
Yes the rover is on mars. It takes 13 hours to send and receive data and directions and there is only a brief window each day when the satellite orbiting marts can transfer data back and forth between the earth and the rover. Also, it is rumored that there is a secret quantum communications radio on the rover which could provide almost instantaneous data transfer.
This information provided is misleading from the standpoint of the atmosphere and weather conditions of mars.
They're testing the signal without the knowledge of the weather and atmosphere.
[edit on 12-7-2010 by Erad3]