JPL Is in Fine Form!!

From the nytimes.com early tomorrow morning:

Mars Lander Starts Moving Its Robotic Arm

“The spacecraft also completed a 360-degree panorama, showing what Peter H. Smith of the University of Arizona, the principal investigator, described as a ‘hummocky terrain’ — mostly flat with slight bumps and troughs caused by the expansion and contraction of under-surface ice.

“The few rocks were small — generally about five inches in diameter, with some as wide as eight inches — and most were flat, Dr. Smith said. Curiously, the rocks appeared brighter than the soil.

“The science team has started naming the rocks, drawing from fairy tales and folk legends. One Humpty-Dumpty-inspired rock was named “King’s Men,” and another “King’s Horses.” One otrough was named “Sleepy Hollow,” so two nearby rocks are now “Ichabod” after Ichabod Crane, the main character of the story, and “Headless,” the headless horseman who pursues Ichabod.…”

Ya gotta love it!

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