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January 22, 2004
Mars Exploration Rover
Maas Digital offers an impressive Mars Exploration Rover animation. Beatiful. The sight of the Rover trundling up overa hill brought a tear to my eye. The short brings home just how astonishing this whole venture has been thus far (and I still cannot quite believe the airbags did the trick). I hope I am still kicking around to learn about the first footsteps on Mars. What a day that will be.
This room reconstructs a bit of the desert of Dune. The sandcrawler directly in front of you dates from the Atreides times. Grouped around it, moving clockwise from your left, are a small harvester, a carryall, a primitive spice factory and the other support equipment. All are explained at each station. Note the illuminated quotation above the display: "FOR THEY SHALL SUCK OF THE ABUNDANCE OF THE SEAS AND OF THE TREASURE IN THE SAND." This ancient religious quotation was oft repeated by the famous Gurney Halleck.
-Guide Announcement, Museum of Dar-es-Balat
-Guide Announcement, Museum of Dar-es-Balat
Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 22, 2004 09:20 AM