Phoenix Mars Lander: (photo by the Mars Orbiter)

Just saw this on boingboing.

See that blurry white smudge against the blackness?

This is a picture shot by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of the Phoenix Lander parachuting down to a safe landing on the surface of the planet Mars.

One probe films another on the surface of an alien planet...

That is simply too cool for words, but let's try anyway.

In the words of Cory Doctorow:

"How badass awesome is it to be a human? Super badass awesome."

Darn right.

Our probes are so cool, they need myspace pages.

Oooooh, watch this: