How awesome is this?

Phoenix lander in descent, shot by the Mars Orbiter

See that thing in this image that looks like a Martian vehicle descending by parachute to the surface of Mars? That's the Phoenix lander, captured in mid-drop, still glowing from entry into the atmosphere, by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Very awesome.

Oh, wow.

Niiiiice.

Wow. Phoenix made it down safe! It's so ... wow.

My vocabulary is just gone, these days. My only remaining adjectives are basically "awesome" and "sucky".

Very awesome

Indeed!

There's an even more amazing shot of the descent, still to be released. I got a glimpse of it today, and it's really freakin' cool.

So, how about this Phoenix thing? Seems we're working pretty damn well. Neat.

Go team Phoenix! Bunch o' rock stars!

Ain't it sweet when shit goes right! Shiny teamwork there.

brenda, oh my oh my. This is shocking.

On other news, I found out yesterday that two of my high school teachers (husband and wife) became cult leaders. And apparently they started doing so while they still were, eh, well, my teachers.

I was always in favor of "live and let live" approach towards faith, but this is making me feel uncomfortable, because I liked one of them very much - she was a great teacher. More so, I studied in a small boarding school, so trust was a big deal.

Laga - thanks for the link! This is the shade I wanted, but the top is problematic for me - straps like that do no good to my shoulders nor cleavage.

Turning children's paintings into pictures: link