Re:Lost Beagle2 probe found 'intact' on Mars
by kaybe on Friday January 16, 2015 @01:34PM
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Most of them have means to leave marks on the ground. Would that count as communicating for that exercise?
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Re:Lost Beagle2 probe found 'intact' on Mars
by IvyMike on Friday January 16, 2015 @03:01PM
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That might work on the moon, but on Mars... http://www.universetoday.com/14892/mars-dust-storms/
Re:Lost Beagle2 probe found 'intact' on Mars
by kaybe on Friday January 16, 2015 @04:58PM
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>> Because the planet’s atmosphere is only about 1% as dense as Earth’s only the smallest dust grains hang in the air.
It should be possible to move a few larger rocks, maybe? Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity have robotic arms. Good image processing might or might not recognize patterns in the stones.
(http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/image/planetary/mars/vikinglander... for an example what most images I saw look like. I imagine it looks like this after a storm: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/image/planetary/mars/vikinglander...)
(Of course, compared to mikeash's answer, this is overengineering and only applicable if their conditions are not met (prearranged meeting point; we have a map and know our location))