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Posted: 25 Jan 2024, 20:16

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Posted: 25 Jan 2024, 20:38

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Did it die? Did they crash it? Did they just "walk away" knowing they had done what they set out to do?

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Posted: 25 Jan 2024, 23:09

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"a shadow in a photo sent back a few days later revealed that about one-quarter of one of the rotor blades had broken off"

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Posted: 25 Jan 2024, 23:28

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Post subject: Re: RIP Mars helicopter

Posted: 26 Jan 2024, 09:25

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Is there a hi-res version of it?

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Posted: 26 Jan 2024, 12:44

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Judging by the dimensions I think we already got the high res version. :rofl:

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Posted: 26 Jan 2024, 14:22

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BT used to resize all image uploads to 600x600. Now it renders whatever size is uploaded, which breaks entire threads.

If you save the image locally; or open the image in a separate window/tab, it should render rationally.

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Posted: 26 Jan 2024, 17:56

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This is a temporary issue that's being worked on. For now, plain text and URLs are the best way to avoid the problem.

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Posted: 26 Jan 2024, 18:18

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Company: Ciholas, Inc
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Planet included for scale.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2024, 09:28

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A bit of insight re: the COTS technology chosen for Ingenuity:

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/n ... ploration/

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Posted: 30 Jan 2024, 11:53

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Klyde Morris's take on how the vehicle was able to operate long past NASA's estimates: https://www.aero-news.net/images/conten ... 4klyde.jpg

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Posted: 20 Mar 2025, 21:47

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