Mars Rover Wrap-Up: The Most Interesting Facts and Photos From ‘Curiosity’ This Week
- Posted on August 10, 2012 at 2:45pm by
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All week, NASA’s newest rover to land on the red planet has been beaming back new photos. There has been a constant stream of information being reported on a daily basis, but here are just a few of the most interesting nuggets about Curiosity and the best photos picked out by TheBlaze from this week.
- Out of pocket funding: The $1.8 billion rover for the $2.5 billion mission actually had features slashed for budgetary reasons, but one scientist ponied up his own cash to include a camera he built. The Smithsonian’s Air and Space Magazine reports Mike Malin found funding leftover from another project and picked up the rest needed out-of-pocket for the MARDI camera, which was almost not included in the mission, to film the rover’s descent.”So I paid for the rover camera. The Phoenix Project paid to put it on the MSL rover and NASA headquarters said ‘ok under those circumstances do it,’” KUTV reports Malin saying.
- “Crime Scene Photo”: The Los Angeles Times reported one of the first photos sent back by Curiosity showing a “blotch” in the horizon. Naturally, speculation as to what that blotch could be arose. A later, higher resolution of the photo showed no blotch though. Some thought the initial blotch was dirt on the lens or a small dust storm, while others say it was it was the rover’s “chariot crash-landing a safe distance away.” Engineers said the statistical probability of it being the latter ”would be an insane coincidence.“ But further analysis from the ”crime scene photo,” which showed the location where all the pieces of Curiosity’s landing equipment dropped, led other scientists to say it can’t be ruled out as a possibility:
New images scheduled to arrive in the next two weeks will give engineers a higher-fidelity understanding of the landing and the orientation of the pieces on the ground. But there’s a chance that the mystery of the photograph may never be solved — it was a one-time event, over in seconds, and there will never be new images of that moment.
“It’s circumstantial evidence — but it’s pretty good circumstantial evidence,” said Emily Lakdawalla, senior editor at the Planetary Society, a nonprofit Pasadena organization that advocates for space research and exploration. “It looks like we may actually have seen it, but it’s hard to know.”
This photo shows the mysterious "blotch" in the distance. It is speculated this could be part of Curiosity's landing gear called Sky Crane. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
Some scientists believe this "crime scene photo" would put the sky crane that some thing caused the "blotch" above in the appropriate spot for Curiosity to have taken a photo of it. (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
This video shows just where everything landed:
- Full color panoramic: The rover sent back the first 360-degree, full-color photos of the Gale Crater where Curiosity landed. It is the sharpest view yet of the landing site, but better quality images are still being downloaded. ”It’s beautiful just to finally see the colors in the terrain,” said Jim Bell of Arizona State University, who is part of the mission.
This panoramic was stitched together from images taken from Curiosity's mast camera. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
- Here’s the coolest high-resolution image of the Martian horizon:
(Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
- Self-portrait: Curiosity took this 360-degree “Picasso-like” self-portrait with its navigation cameras.
(Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
- Blast marks: Using the rover to make observations of the red planet is a primary goal for NASA, but it is also reviewing how well the precarious landing technique used for the car-size equipment went. They’re observing things like the blast marks that were made from the rockets during the descent. The grey blotches in the photos below represent the blast marks.
(Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
(Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
- Watch the rover’s heat shield drop off in this compilation of thumbnail images from the Mars Descent Imager:
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Comments (76)
DontCompromiseMorals
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 7:42amBoring. Waste of $. Big time.
Report Post »4xeverything
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 1:41pmI will never undrstand people who call NASA a waste of time or money. NASA holds over 6000 patents. Here are just a few:
Memory foam
Infrared thermometer
Scratch resistant coating for plastics (used on glasses/sunglasses)
Water filtration systems (Britta, etc.)
Translucent polycrystalline alumina (invisible braces)
Shoe insoles (from orthapedics to workboots to running shoes)
Long-distance telecommunications (hey NZKIWI, hows the weather on the other side of the planet?)
Adjustable smoke detector (this has saved countless lives)
Safety grooving on roads and runways (I enjoy NOT hydroplaning when it rains)
Cordless tools
Lightweight breathing apparatuses for firefighters (goes hand-in-hand with the smoke detectors)
Those are a very few inventions we use everyday that NASA technology is responsible for. I, by no means give our government the full benefit of inventing these products but, I do give credit where credit is due. When ingenuity and the entrepreneurial spirit grasp onto the technology that NASA has created the possibilities are endless. $1 billion spent by NASA can be turned into $1trillion in wealth creation and jobs with a good idea and the technology to do it. Ask how important NASA is to the medical profession (eg. the MRI and CAT scanning technologies). From the factories that build them to the techs that run them to the schools that trained the techs to the lives that have been saved due to them. In my opinion, NASA is the only good thing
Report Post »4xeverything
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 1:46pmgovernment has done (for the most part).
Report Post »Cesium
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 3:27pmBoring? that‘s the surface of another planet you’re looking at there son!
Report Post »CFNCBETA
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 5:59pm4XEVERYTHING. Let me help you with understanding those people. They think its OK to stay on this tiny rock until were hit with a massive asteroid or until mankind finds a way to destroy itself or simply overtime erode into the nothingness of space. All of that is fine with them who have no vision of how life can survive only by conquering their surroundings and populating other planets. Forget all the advances. Forget all the possibilities of allowing future generations with places to reside. Their OK to just sit here and rot away!
Report Post »CitizenCindy
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 5:14am@dontcompromisemorals – “Boring?” Seriously? What’s “boring” about inventions made by people from planet Earth that CAN & DO explore planet Mars? Honestly, I could understand the claim “not interested” easier than your comment, “boring!“ ”Not interested” simply implies it’s not your thing. “Boring” implies you think less of those that are more curious . . . sounded just a tad rude!
Sending sympathies for your lack of empathy for those that pursue & treasure the gift of human discovery that God gave us. Morals, IMHO, aren’t compromised (as your moniker seems to advance your belief that we shouldn’t compromise morals) when individuals seek to understand not yet analyzed, new knowledge sets. Smile, and enjoy the new-found scenery – or at least stop ‘dissing those that do. Okay? That’s just not very nice!
Report Post »bigal8
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 5:47pmYou are boring, a waste of time and money!
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:02pmNice rocks.
Report Post »Awakening Day
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 3:24amAfter 40 years and trillion dollars later, NASA still can’t afford a color camera.
Report Post »Obot_Swatter
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 8:18pmHey, when the ******* take over, we’ll be studying the dark side of our toilets. That’s as far as the ******* want tech to go.
Report Post »TwoMinuteMan
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:10pmSo we have confirmed that there is in fact rocks and dirt on Mars. Great. Why arent we building a test platform to research interstellar propulsion and navigation technology? We know how to launch rockets and get stations into stable orbits. What we dont know is how we are going to get from one planet to another and back without fueling rockets.
And yes. I am proposing building our first “starship” if that is what you want to call it.
Report Post »majasdad
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 1:22amWith the likes of Glenn Beck, the Blaze, and other conservative whack-jobs doing their best to turn back the clock to the middle-ages, good luck on that.
Report Post »TeslanEdison
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 3:41am@majasdad
You need to pay attention, Glen’s logo, Mercury Radio arts, it’s not a coincidence he chose to use a capsule and a design similar to the space flight patches used in the Mercury program that lead to the development of the moon program.
Truthfully we’ve never really achieved microgravity on the international space station, that was one of it’s purposes, once we can build crystalline optical data processors in space, basically grow processors or substrates, we would be on the way to making human deep space flight possible. Why? well you need robust radiation hardened processors to defend against space weather, the current processors would likely upset and crash the life support systems, I learned that when my dad was testing processors at Texas A&M for NASA, unless you have a few hundred thousand gallons of water to tote about as shielding, lead, gold, aluminum have their limits. There are some other more sensible mile stones, such as going to the asteroids preceding the trailing the earth for a geological survey. Collecting hydrogen from the dark side of the moon… if we do it on the light side it’ll create a sputnik type incident. Anyhow I digress, NASA was so cool and it basically killed itself, and what we get now is private corporations holding the banner, sadly that is far removed from we the people. I hope something good comes of it,
Report Post »majasdad
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 4:18am@TESLANEDISON
um… yes you do digress. I have no idea what the point of your comment was. Was it that a) Glenn Beck is a science buff because of his choice of logo imagery, b) that you are a “in the know” with regards to issues relating to Nasa and therefore living proof that conservatives do not want to turn the clock back, c) that, despite your conservative leanings, you are sceptical towards the role of private enterprise in space exploration, or d) something else? Anyway…
Report Post »trinklefinder
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 4:06pmsorry teslane, you just got owned by maja. i too was lost and wondering what your point was with that post so i just quit reading it. :D
Report Post »MMSands
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 10:35amMajasdad very obviously doesn’t actually listen to what Glenn Beck has to say, nor does he pay any attention to what GB does. His mind is made up. Don’t confuse him with facts.
Report Post »ronin_6
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 6:24pmI am truly surprised that no one has said something like “It looks like the Mojave desert cause it is”, or “another govt conspiracy to distract us from something else” or made some Capricorn 1 reference.
Report Post »No offense, but there are some truly cracked individuals on here. Sometimes. Most of the time. Guess that includes me.
EPROM
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 6:14pmI wonder hoe long it will take thosee wacko liberal environmentalists to cry about how we are “littering up the planet Mars”?
Report Post »GrayPanther
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:32pmCuriosity is sooooo expensive. How about building a space shield on earth to protect us and our friends from the crazies?
Report Post »VoteBushIn12
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 5:00pm“sooooo expensive”? really?
It cost $2.5 billion…
The F22 Raptor program ALONE cost $65 billion.
Don‘t talk to me about the cost Science when you’re willing to throw 100 times that way on “defense”.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 5:37pmThat’s what your brain is for.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 5:41pm@VOTE…
Report Post »So, the Stupid A$$ that is Defending you… does not deserve the best Equipment?
Funkytown
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:04amI agree that as a whole we need to stop spending. Howevr, what never gets discussed is that the money wasn’t spent on Mars. The money was spend on American jobs for technology that benefits us all.
Report Post »tonythefisher
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:24pmUm, I’ve been there! It’s called the Mojave!
Report Post »00100111
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:19pmSo $1.8B for the rover, $2.5B for the mission and we figured out what I could have told you for free? That it is barren and lifeless. Well, there’s a good use of money. But, but, but…this is GOOD spending!
Report Post »kettererbg
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:31pmI would bet that most of the dissenters are members of “The Flat Earth Society.” A whole bunch of technology that we enjoy today were spinoffs from NASA projects. This country wastes more money on welfare than the space program.
Report Post »NoUseForLogic
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:32pmWow! A Glenn Beck follower already knows what over 7,000 people just spent 10 years preparing to discover!
Damn that Bible must be some pretty good reading… What if Hell is in the core of Mars? We could free all those poor suffering people! I know of a few uncles that are probably there, it would be inhuman to not want to find them and bring them back home…
Report Post »NoUseForLogic
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:14pmI thought Obama killed the space program?
What would Jesus think of all this unnecessary space exploration, research and thought? Everyone knows Mars isn’t in the Bible and life was created specifically here on Earth by other flying magic humans.
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:29pmThere will be signs in the sun, Moon and stars? Buckle up!
Report Post »AlabamaPatriot
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:13amThe first part of your Screen Name explains all of what good your comments are. It is a pity that you were not aborted, and another more beneficial life could have been saved to take your pathetic place. But I guess God, did want the faithful to know the mistakes for being an Atheist, and here you are! Thanks for being that proof their NOUSE! LOL
Report Post »PaulHausser
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:08pmShow us the real pictures. Not this black and white BS.
Jay Weidner and many others claim NASA is showing us BS pictures. Mars has actually blue skies with parts having water. They keep promoting the “red planet” line.
You have to be able to spot the US Govt BS by their words and direction driving wordspeak.
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:19pmPaul — Jay Weidner is in the duck pond. He quacks.
He is a self-described alchemist and shaman.
Break down an buy yourself a good telescope and see the red planet is red…
Report Post »thibx
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:05pmthis is a place for ole democrats to retire and live ole oboma, ole harry, ole nancy and the rest and when their rover gets them there it tears up.
Report Post »S2S
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:50pmWe could jumpstart our failing economy, and restore our place in the science and engineering world by simply doubling NASA’s budget from 0.4 percent of the tax revenue to 0.8 percent.
That would do far more for this nation than bailing out GM, or wasting money on so called ‘green’ projects.
Let’s stop all foreign aid and give a little aid to NASA.
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Report Post »1snake1
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:00pmwhat is the Constitutional authority for a space administration?
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 5:36pmPerhaps defense? Ever read “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress” by R. A. Heinlein? Do you think Russia, China, or some Middle East country would like to get to the moon, then hold the rest of the world hostage by threatening to lob huge rocks at our cities? The rocks hit would be comparable to a nuclear blast.
Report Post »Mikev5
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:35pmI agree space could open up a vast amount possible money making ventures could be the next great frontier for mankind the possibilities are there
Report Post »1snake1
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:45pmThe Holy Word of GOD ALMIGHTY clearly states that the earth does not move. These ‘scientists’ are clearly lying about that, so how can we trust them about anything?
1 Chronicles 16:30: “He has fixed the earth firm, immovable.”
Report Post »Psalm 93:1: “Thou hast fixed the earth immovable and firm …”
Psalm 96:10: “He has fixed the earth firm, immovable …”
Psalm 104:5: “Thou didst fix the earth on its foundation so that it never can be shaken.”
Isaiah 45:18: “…who made the earth and fashioned it, and himself fixed it fast…”
johnVMFA122
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:00pmI guess that explains everything…
Report Post »00100111
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:20pmHerp Derp Derp? I see you’ve typed some stuff, but that‘s all I see you’ve written. And please put some clothes on, you’re sickening your mother.
Report Post »avgconservative
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 5:11pm1snake1
I am amused most when God haters try to explain theological issues. It is like me, a theologian trying to explain quantum physics… I do injustice to quantum physics and look like very ignorant.
You, look very ignorant in your assessment of those scriptures, sir/madam.
Report Post »Dr Vel
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 6:46am1snake1 “The Holy Word of GOD ALMIGHTY clearly states that the earth does not move. These ‘scientists’ are clearly lying about that, so how can we trust them about anything?”
Your ignorance makes me want to throw up, but instead I will enlighten you to show how truly ignorant you are. Then I’ll throw up. First you must use a better English translation of what is really written in the Hebrew, not the lame man corrupted gibberish you posted as the Word.
1 Chron 16:30 Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved. KJV
Properly translated the word ‘fear’ in the bible used in this context means ‘reverence’ or show reverence to the Lord all people on earth because of His wondrous works, i.e., creating the earth and preparing it for life to exist. The phrase ‘shall be stable’ is a single Hebrew word, ‘kuwn’.
kuwn (koon); a primitive root; establish, prepare, be stable.
Gods law of gravity causes it to be stable, unmoved. Otherwise the orbit would alter and in billions of years it has remained very fixed relative to the sun so that life can exist, we can trust the sun will come up like clockwork, tomorrow brings another day. As you can see the Word has no error. If you had the IQ of a banana you would not be trashing the Word as if somehow your self perceived brilliance was not a dim glow in reality.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 3:35pmGod‘s word is so infallible that when it doesn’t fit your viewpoint you can claim the original translation does.
Then when the original translation proves you wrong, you can ignore it and say it no longer applies.
Pure genius.
Report Post »CFNCBETA
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 6:06pmIt is the spirit that giveth understanding and thats whats needed here. Translated ,what would fixed mean? In each example ,what was the lesson? What were they referring to? We would all burn in hell except for the truth that hell translated is Hades and was a place of common burial. A place most will end up in!
Report Post »Melvin Spittle
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:42pmIn the absence of government policy to protect our impact on the Martian environment, I have appointed myself as the enforcement authority to protect Mars from the potential impact of our activities on Mars that could contribute to future climate change and negative environmental impact.We must address and mitigate this impact from the beginning if Mars is to have a viable future.
Where was the environmental impact statement to assesses the litter situation and when will this trashed be collected and recycled?
Have we leveraged “green” technology solutions on Mars? I think not!
So when the rover ceases to function, are we going to leave it there for some Martian life form to be exposed to radiation from the plutonium based power module? This could lead to inter-planetary war!
Assessment of fines and sanctions will be published to address these outrageous and irresponsible actions. All collected fines will be sent to Mars on the next mission as a goodwill gesture to the governing life form.
I hereby set aside 95% of Mars surface as a designated park for future generations to enjoy.
Report Post »Robert Hawk
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:40pmIts interesting to actually see the surface of Mars, Looks like a huge pile of dirt and rocks with some space debris scattered about here and there and yonder. If you think of it in human terms, it will not make any sense that there is only one planet which will support Human life. This the limitation applied by the scientific method of Marx & Engels.
Report Post »However if you agree as our Father defines, that you have a spirit, then living in places such as Mars is completely feasible, further other galaxies are preferable as it would tend to put an end to eternal boredom. It would also spread out the billions of souls that exist, providing them with ample space in which to exist. So right now, Mars appears as a pile of dirt, rocks and space debris, but imagine if you could cut loose with your 4X4 on the dirt surface of Mars. Yeee … ha!
countryhorizonsinfo
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:34pmI am just waiting until we (The United States) ramps up the planetary missions program and start traveling to other planets in our solar system. It doesn’t have to be a screw-you to anyone to jump start this program. Just make a plan and go. Don’t worry about the money. If we save President Obama’s salary, donate the salaries of congress and their various aides, and redirect stealth bomber technology, we can fund missions to every other planet in the solar system.
Report Post »pdw
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:34pmQuick to judgement before much has been started. I say wait and see what happens before we say anything except we can find out more later.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:32pmI have played video games that look just like that.Sure this was not invented then the real money sent to the Muslim Brotherhood? NASA did say their goal was to improve relations with Muslims.
Report Post »seanscythe
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:30pmMy only question is, lets say we suddenly find life on mars. They are living under ground or something, but we make contact and they show us that they have a religion and a god and he looks similar to our own here. Would the Atheist demand we do something since they will say it offends them?
Report Post »naturalsupernaturalism
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 5:11pmon that same line of thinking, if we were to find life on mars that had a civilization, etc, and they told us there was no god, that it’s all just fables and myths, would we send Pat Robertson up there to spread the good word or just kill them outright like we did the native americans?
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 6:09pmWhy was that conspiracy video, about an ancient civilization on Mars, the pictures from the first rover show broken statues, included with the legitimate videos? Was that to appease the Dale Gribbles on this site?
Report Post »ZAP
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:19pmYour children kids will pay for this one
Report Post »Joe Bonham
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:17pmIf this was a thread about how all gays are going to hell, the Blazers would have put in about 300 comments by now.
Report Post »TexasHunter
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:54pmJoe your boyfriend is calling you.. time to go to chick fila and then stop by star bucks.
Report Post »Mikev5
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:01pmAll the pic’s I have seen so far are blurry what is this another NASA disaster bad optics like Hubble cant this thing focus on anything and send back clear pictures? The other Mars robots sent back very clear and focused pictures
Report Post »romadave
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:14pmWow. Given the engineering behind this rover and the huge success of the landing, I’m amazed that you can pick apart the quality of the photos.
They have released a few high res shots, which kills your ‘bad optics’ theory.
The reason for the low res pictures (blur due to pixel count, not optics) is that the lander has only ‘beamed’ back the smaller file sizes. They had the rover include these ‘family camera snapshots’ sized photos so that we would have something to see in a hurry.
The full res, crisp photos are much larger files. They will have to wait for the rover to send them when it is not using bandiwdth to send other files like instrument status reports, health checks, etc.
Let’s rejoice in something gone right for a change. We don’t have to hate on them because they rushed out their first baby pictures.
Report Post »Mikev5
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 5:07pmLooked all over the NASA web still see no quality pic’s what are you looking at?
I hope you are correct it was amazing it made it safe I watched it late Sunday night but I’m disappointed in how much NASA is patting its self on the back and the strange news reporter that seemed out of touch with what was going on during the landing I thought that was bizarre and unfocused. I also noticed a ton of NASA logos and JPL logos all over the rover in the pic’s what’s with that more patting on the back strangeness.
Report Post »Johnny916
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:01pmI hope we will learn more about Mars than we already know about our red neighbor.
Report Post »REPUB1
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:17pmLike What?? That Its Deader Than We Expected?? And Of No Use To Anyone Or Any thing??
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:35pmSo Far we know more about Mars than Obama.
Report Post »julie w
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:56am@ Smokey – Hahahaha – thanks for the laugh (a sad, but true laugh).
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:00pmI read that one of the scientists said that Mars looks an awful lot like the Mojave Desert. He’s correct, only it’s far colder and there is no visible life.
Report Post »So I guess scientific consensus is proven wrong again, there probably aren’t canals or a civilization on Mars either.
Mikev5
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:07pmAre you for real? What rock did you crawl from under? What you said is so out of date as to be crazy.
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:16pmMike, no kidding? Shucks I didn’t know that! You mean the stories that Edgar Rice Burroughs and H.G. Wells both wrote were fiction? I am just soooo disappointed!
Report Post »However, since I did survival training in the Mojave Desert, trust me, it looks very similar to where I was, although there were always some tufts of grass or other plant life growing and you could usually find enough to eat, although water was indeed scarce.
I was being sarcastic because scientific consensus used to be that Mars had canals on it.
capecoralM
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:36pmThere is gold, diamonds, rubies, silver, oil in them there hills. And probably fossils.
Report Post »Mikev5
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 4:49pmcapecoralm… not exactly but yes mineral nodules they called them blueberry’s in the last mission very interesting stuff that could be very profitable if we ever do space mining.
historyguy48… ok I get it yea I have been in a dozen deserts even Death valley I travel all over CA, AZ, NM, NV its very cool/Hot stuff to see.
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