CAH Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- As NASA's Mars rovers keep rolling past all expectations of their useful lives, scientists have a happy mystery: For some reason one of the vehicles has actually gained power recently. Opportunity recently experienced an unexplained rejuvenation from what can so far be described only as two or three significant "cleaning events," said Jim Erickson, the rover project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. "Now we're assuming they're cleaning, but all we can really say is that overnight the solar panels produced between 2 and 5 percent additional power immediately," he said. "We're surmising that for some reason dust is being removed from the solar panel and that's increasing the efficiency of the sunlight being converted to electricity." The rover team has been bandying about theories, but hasn't figured out the cause. "One favorite is that a dust devil happened to pick the vehicle to go through and go over the surface of it and clean it off a little bit," Erickson said. source: http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/11/05/m...r.ap/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 :alien: 2-5% seems a little low though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyPotatoes Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 People say aliens want to take over earth?! Well looks like they are helping us. So all you conspiracy pirates can shut up! Beacuse aliens are nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssvegeta384 Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 HOORAY! Nice cleaning aliens! Maybe we can hire these aliens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablitz Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 lol, hmmm wonder how much they charge :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zirus Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 any one ever had sex with a friendly alien? oh wait..... forget I asked... I probably don't wanna know... :alien: :hump: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAH Posted November 6, 2004 Author Share Posted November 6, 2004 any one ever had sex with a friendly alien?Not yet -- but I'm hoping for one of those blonde Venusian studs :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 any one ever had sex with a friendly alien? oh wait..... forget I asked... I probably don't wanna know... :alien: :hump: 584871394[/snapback] Sure, one time there was this Mexican girl who came across the border.....Oh wait, not that type of alien? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
se7en.hu Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Aliens are super cool :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qkslvr221 Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Sure, one time there was this Mexican girl who came across the border.....Oh wait, not that type of alien? 584874975[/snapback] :laugh: came across the border huh? :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webeagle12 Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 aliens coming into town near you :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiegel Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 thats just bill gates f*cking with nasa :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpshiznid Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 This is what happens when drunk aliens chase after the "moving boulder" and try and p*ss on it to kill it. I solved it... NASA, eat your hearts out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Veteran Posted November 16, 2004 Veteran Share Posted November 16, 2004 came across the border huh? 584919613[/snapback] And the award for most disturbing avatar goes to...... qkslvr221 *applause* Wow that makes two awards for you, this and biggest hater of vowels, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[hxc] Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 People say aliens want to take over earth?! Well looks like they are helping us. So all you conspiracy pirates can shut up! Beacuse aliens are nice! 584871339[/snapback] probably more species of aliens than one. some may be nice, some may be hostile, some may look human, some may look like something we'd never expect. who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sizduman Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 HOORAY! Nice cleaning aliens! Maybe we can hire these aliens. 584871360[/snapback] LMAO :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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