EPISODE · May 22, 2024 · 3 MIN
Planet Week: Selfies On Mars
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
This week we’re replaying some of our favorite episodes about our neighbors in the solar system. In this episode from June 2019, a look at how the Curiosity Rover takes selfies on Mars without having its robot arm in the foreground of every shot. Plus: the University of St. Andrews teaches grey seals to sing the "Star Wars" theme. For research. Why Don’t We See the Curiosity Rover’s Arm When it Takes a Selfie? (Universe Today) Curiosity Rover Report (June 13, 2013): Curiosity's Cameras (NASA on YouTube) Grey seals copy human speech and music (University of St. Andrews) Back Cool Weird Awesome on Patreon today. It is your destiny!
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This week we’re replaying some of our favorite episodes about our neighbors in the solar system. In this episode from June 2019, a look at how the Curiosity Rover takes selfies on Mars without having its robot arm in the foreground of every shot. Plus: the University of St. Andrews teaches grey seals to sing the "Star Wars" theme. For research. Why Don’t We See the Curiosity Rover’s Arm When it Takes a Selfie? (Universe Today) Curiosity Rover Report (June 13, 2013): Curiosity's Cameras (NASA on YouTube) Grey seals copy human speech and music (University of St. Andrews) Back Cool Weird Awesome on Patreon today. It is your destiny!
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