Tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of one of the bad tragedies in America ’s history . We remember and we mourn , but it ’s a pleasant intellection to know that the memories of those who perished are part of the machinery that is explore the Martian surface even now .
Honeybee Robotics , collaborating with NASA , were working on the Mars Explorations Rovers Spirit and Opportunity when the towers fall on 9/11 . Their business office were located in Lower Manhattan , so they were especially affected . However , in the wake of the disaster , they decided to incorporate some of the junk into their aim as a agency of honor those who died that 24-hour interval .
The American flag you see on the Spirit Rover ? That ’s made of the aluminium salvaged from the destroyed pillar . It serves as a cable’s length shield for the rock excoriation pecker the rovers use on the Martian soil for their inquiry . And both rover have influence severely to increase our cognition of Mars , despite Spirit ’s demise .
https://gizmodo.com/as-spirit-fades-forever-mars-opportunity-rover-reaches-5808540
If we ’re made ofstar stuff , then this is a beautiful way to go back home . [ NASA , PhyOrg ]
https://gizmodo.com/did-dna-tool-kits-from-meteorites-make-life-on-earth-5828902
Photo Credit : NASA
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