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Originally Posted by mugaliens
Yes, but not for months on ends. After the first couple of days, post-landing, I sat back and just caught the odds and ends here and there, such as a bunch of dust/dirt covering the solar panels - they thought it was doomed, then a Martian windstorm blew in to save the day.
Stuff like that.
I never did catch the part where they say Mars had, er, "spherules."
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I am still gob-smacked. The Blueberries were the first big discovery, days after landing
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/newsr...20040204a.html . They were seen in the first close up image taken of the rocks where it landed
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/newsr...20040209a.html . Ther significance was recongised almost immediately
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/newsr...20040318a.html .They were the subject of frenzied discussion on most space fora for weeks, even months. They have been illustrated in almost every space and astronomy magazine I can think of.
I believe you, but I am still amazed that anyone with even a vague interest in Mars missions could have missed this.
Jon