Starship Asterisk*

Chris Peterson wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:40 pm

JohnD wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:26 pm EDIT: fixed to use "censor" instead of "sensor". (Thanks, neufer.)

An OCR sensor might censor the image, preventing censure from a moderator.

JohnD wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:26 pm EDIT: fixed to use "censor" instead of "sensor". (Thanks, neufer.)

neufer wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:51 pm

johnnydeep wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:48 pm

JohnD wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:26 pm
Go home, Earthlings!

https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments ... arthlings/

Why can't I post a copy of that pic here, or upload a copy from my hard disc?

You mean the pic with the obscenity? It's a small jpeg and shouldn't pose any technical problem. I'd try posting it myself, but I don't want to incur the wrath of any sensors here. (I can't imagine - well, I can, but it seems unlikely - an OCR sensor would be smart enough to disallow the pic.)

https://www.etymonline.com/word/censor wrote:
sensor (n.) 1947, from an adjective (1865), a shortened form of sensory: 1749, "pertaining to sense or sensation," from Latin sensorius, from sensus, past participle of sentire "to perceive, feel".
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censor (v.) 1833, "to act as a censor (of news or public media); from censor (n.).
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censor (n.) 1530s, "Roman magistrate of 5c. B.C.E. who took censuses and oversaw public manners and morals," from French censor and directly from Latin censor, from censere "to appraise, value, judge," from PIE root *kens- "speak solemnly, proclaim" (source also of Sanskrit amsati "recites, praises," asa "song of praise").

They also had charge of public finances and public works. Transferred sense of "officious judge of morals and conduct" in English is from 1590s. Latin censor also had a transferred sense of "a severe judge; a rigid moralist; a censurer."

From 1640s as "official empowered to examine books, plays (later films, etc.) to see they are free of anything immoral or heretical." By the early decades of the 19c. the meaning of the English word had concentrated into "state agent charged with suppression of speech or published matter deemed politically subversive."
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censer (n.) "vessel used for burning incense before an altar," mid-13c., from Old French censier, a shortened form of encensier, from encens "incense" late 13c., "gum or other substance producing a sweet smell when burned," from Old French encens (12c.), from Late Latin incensum "burnt incense," literally "that which is burnt," noun use of neuter past participle of Latin incendere "set on fire" (see incendiary). Meaning "smoke or perfume of incense" is from late 14c.

johnnydeep wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:48 pm

JohnD wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:26 pm
Go home, Earthlings!

https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments ... arthlings/

Why can't I post a copy of that pic here, or upload a copy from my hard disc?

You mean the pic with the obscenity? It's a small jpeg and shouldn't pose any technical problem. I'd try posting it myself, but I don't want to incur the wrath of any sensors here. (I can't imagine - well, I can, but it seems unlikely - an OCR sensor would be smart enough to disallow the pic.)

https://www.etymonline.com/word/censor wrote:
sensor (n.) 1947, from an adjective (1865), a shortened form of sensory: 1749, "pertaining to sense or sensation," from Latin sensorius, from sensus, past participle of sentire "to perceive, feel".
.........................................
censor (v.) 1833, "to act as a censor (of news or public media); from censor (n.).
................................
censor (n.) 1530s, "Roman magistrate of 5c. B.C.E. who took censuses and oversaw public manners and morals," from French censor and directly from Latin censor, from censere "to appraise, value, judge," from PIE root *kens- "speak solemnly, proclaim" (source also of Sanskrit amsati "recites, praises," asa "song of praise").

They also had charge of public finances and public works. Transferred sense of "officious judge of morals and conduct" in English is from 1590s. Latin censor also had a transferred sense of "a severe judge; a rigid moralist; a censurer."

From 1640s as "official empowered to examine books, plays (later films, etc.) to see they are free of anything immoral or heretical." By the early decades of the 19c. the meaning of the English word had concentrated into "state agent charged with suppression of speech or published matter deemed politically subversive."
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censer (n.) "vessel used for burning incense before an altar," mid-13c., from Old French censier, a shortened form of encensier, from encens "incense" late 13c., "gum or other substance producing a sweet smell when burned," from Old French encens (12c.), from Late Latin incensum "burnt incense," literally "that which is burnt," noun use of neuter past participle of Latin incendere "set on fire" (see incendiary). Meaning "smoke or perfume of incense" is from late 14c.

JohnD wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:26 pm Go home, Earthlings!
https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments ... arthlings/

John
Why can't I post a copy of that pic here, or upload a copy from my hard disc?

orin stepanek wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:46 pm
I'm ready to see more pictures of what Perseverance finds out there!

bls0326 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:52 pm The "skycrane landing" link has a good animation of the entire landing sequence.

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline ... t-landing/

Chris Peterson wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:52 pm

johnnydeep wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:40 pm

APOD Robot wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:05 am Perseverance: How to Land on Mars

Explanation: Slung beneath its rocket powered descent stage Perseverance hangs only a few meters above the martian surface, captured here moments before its February 18 touchdown on the Red Planet. The breath-taking view followed an intense seven minute trip from the top of the martian atmosphere. Part of a high resolution video, the picture was taken from the descent stage itself during the final skycrane landing maneuver. Three taut mechanical cables about 7 meters long are visible lowering Perseverance, along with an electrical umbilical connection feeding signals (like this image), to a computer on board the car-sized rover. Below Perseverance streamers of martian dust are kicked-up from the surface by the descent rocket engines. Immediately after touchdown, the cables were released allowing the descent stage to fly to a safe distance before exhausting its fuel as planned.

As ZootMurph14 wished, so do I: "where's the video!" So, the rover is "a few meters above the surface" - let's call it at least 3 - and the cables are 7 meters long, and the rocket engines on the descent stage STILL managed to kick up some dust from at least 10 meters below! I presume that not all of that dust was so obliging as to not land on the rover, but hopefully not much did. Then again, hopefully, over time, just as with Spirit and Opportunity, the Martian wind will just as often blow dust off the Perseverance as on to it!

Well, since this rover uses a RTG power source, not solar panels, I don't think dust is a major concern.

johnnydeep wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:40 pm

APOD Robot wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:05 am Perseverance: How to Land on Mars

Explanation: Slung beneath its rocket powered descent stage Perseverance hangs only a few meters above the martian surface, captured here moments before its February 18 touchdown on the Red Planet. The breath-taking view followed an intense seven minute trip from the top of the martian atmosphere. Part of a high resolution video, the picture was taken from the descent stage itself during the final skycrane landing maneuver. Three taut mechanical cables about 7 meters long are visible lowering Perseverance, along with an electrical umbilical connection feeding signals (like this image), to a computer on board the car-sized rover. Below Perseverance streamers of martian dust are kicked-up from the surface by the descent rocket engines. Immediately after touchdown, the cables were released allowing the descent stage to fly to a safe distance before exhausting its fuel as planned.

As ZootMurph14 wished, so do I: "where's the video!" So, the rover is "a few meters above the surface" - let's call it at least 3 - and the cables are 7 meters long, and the rocket engines on the descent stage STILL managed to kick up some dust from at least 10 meters below! I presume that not all of that dust was so obliging as to not land on the rover, but hopefully not much did. Then again, hopefully, over time, just as with Spirit and Opportunity, the Martian wind will just as often blow dust off the Perseverance as on to it!

APOD Robot wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:05 am Perseverance: How to Land on Mars

Explanation: Slung beneath its rocket powered descent stage Perseverance hangs only a few meters above the martian surface, captured here moments before its February 18 touchdown on the Red Planet. The breath-taking view followed an intense seven minute trip from the top of the martian atmosphere. Part of a high resolution video, the picture was taken from the descent stage itself during the final skycrane landing maneuver. Three taut mechanical cables about 7 meters long are visible lowering Perseverance, along with an electrical umbilical connection feeding signals (like this image), to a computer on board the car-sized rover. Below Perseverance streamers of martian dust are kicked-up from the surface by the descent rocket engines. Immediately after touchdown, the cables were released allowing the descent stage to fly to a safe distance before exhausting its fuel as planned.