NEVER before has a string of ones and zeroes been so emotional.
The Mars Phoenix Lander today announced the end of its five-month mission with a cryptic message on Twitter, sparking a wave of heartfelt replies written in computer language.
"01010100 01110010 01101001 01110101 01101101 01110000 01101000 <3," read the final post on the MarsPhoenix Twitter account.
The message, written in binary, translates to "Triumph", with a "heart" emoticon at the end.
It is believed Phoenix is now frozen somewhere near the north pole of Mars without enough sunlight to power itself.
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Sad robot news :(
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*vaguely blinks into existence*
Phoenix, you will be missed. You came, you saw, you dug.
And why must I think of WALL E??
*shifts orthogonally to reality again*
Phoenix, you will be missed. You came, you saw, you dug.
And why must I think of WALL E??
*shifts orthogonally to reality again*
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So that's where Phoenix has been these past few days. Why didn't you tell us, Phoenix? We... we could have saved you...
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The Mars Science Laboratory has been delayed for two years...
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Hey, I was on topic. ![Tongue :P](./images/smilies/10.gif)
Perhaps some forumites want to discuss a bit of science too.
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That's... Both sad and adorable...
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Here's to that Spirit!!!
The first of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit, celebrates its 5th year on Mars today!!!
It has exceeded its planned mission lifetime (3 months) by a factor of 20!!!!
Opportunity will celebrate on the 25th.
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The first of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit, celebrates its 5th year on Mars today!!!
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It has exceeded its planned mission lifetime (3 months) by a factor of 20!!!!
Opportunity will celebrate on the 25th.
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