While I'm being cranky about graphics in the mass media, a quick Bronx cheer for the New York Times and their Mars rover story this morning, which opens:
NASA's Opportunity Mars rover spent 22 months trekking almost six miles to a large scientifically promising crater. Like a tourist who asks a passer-by to take a picture for proof he made it to a famous site, the robot rover has had another spacecraft snap an image of it sitting on the rim
The picture isn't included with the article. There's a very nice picture taken by the Opportunity rover, but not the picture of the rover. For that, you need to go directly to NASA.
It's a nice picture. Pity it wasn't with the article talking about it...
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A question came up in the comments on the post Mars will pass behind sun, Rover operations affected, and the answer turns out to be very interesting.
Mars Rover Disoriented Somewhat After Glitch:
Press release from NASA regarding Spirit, which has been stuck in the sand ...
"Actually I think Art lies in both directions - the broad strokes, big picture but on the other hand the minute examination of the apparently mundane. Seeing the whole world in a grain of sand, that kind of thing." -Peter Hammill
The Mars escapade is not unworldly nor should it be taken lightly. England exercises delightful revenue enhancement. Detection vans identify and crush anybody watching the tube who is not current with the TV tax. It would be a simple thing to have millions of Homeland Severity Autonomous Homing Obeisance Little Engines continuously prowling American streets to detect thoughtcrime. Molest a Homeland Severity A-HOLE, suffer a $10,000 fine. No price is too great for you to pay to assure their security.