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For folks who may not remember, there's a bunch of rules about putting logos on space hardware, which leads engineers to get... creative.
For instance, Curiosity uses "visual odometry", where the tracks have a pattern they can use to verify distance traveled. It just so happens that the track pattern spells out "GPL" in morse code
Folks who watched the Perseverance landing might have noticed that the parachute looks awful fancy for a disposable piece of tech:
Putting the answer in spoilers:
For instance, Curiosity uses "visual odometry", where the tracks have a pattern they can use to verify distance traveled. It just so happens that the track pattern spells out "GPL" in morse code
Folks who watched the Perseverance landing might have noticed that the parachute looks awful fancy for a disposable piece of tech:
Putting the answer in spoilers:
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Fezzik wrote:Why do you wear a mask? Were you burned by acid, or something like that?
Westley wrote:Oh no. It's just that they're terribly comfortable. I think everyone will be wearing them in the future.