@neiltyson Not just a 12x4 mile area in space, but also time! @MarsCuriosity aims for a specific space-time window.
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@neiltyson not true! Or maybe true? A hole in one's destiny is decided at the moment of impact. Rover had help along the way. Both are neat.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Yup Hole in1 is Luck x how many rnds playedHubs got 5 of em- Tis like his Dbl Eagle-2 on a Par 5-That takesSKILL.
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@neiltyson Actually@MarsCuriosity traveled 350 million miles - more than 3 times the distance of the earth to the sun!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Just saw an unverified tweet claiming 232 meters off intended landing site@MarsCuriosity@JamilSmithThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson how long will it take for@marscuriosity's tweets to get here from mars?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@MarsCuriosity Way cooler until they allow telemetry controlled golf balls w thrusters & ground sensing radar to find the hole.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson only if they couldn't guide it after it left the Earth's surface.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@MarsCuriosity if our golf pros had 1 to the 2000 squared power at math thed not even be close to even hitting mars-math rulesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@MarsCuriosity Ah, crap. Please tell me you folks did the measurements in metric *or* imperial? Would rather not lawn-dart! :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Hey Neil, going with the golf analogy, put the mars landing into perspective. Is that like a golfer hitting a cm2 spot from...?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@MarsCuriosity ... Yea, and on a moving target as well !!!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson why is this not a bigger deal? Science needs to be promotedThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@marscuriosity Neil you will be watching live I assume? From Times Sq?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@MarsCuriosity I missed a hole-in-one by three strokes once!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@MarsCuriosity Well, golf balls don't come with any method of steering after the launch. Also, Curiosity is AIMING for sand..Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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