MERGED: Curiosity Mars Rover: UPDATES and RELATED STORIES

[aldrin89]

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sunod mars na pd ang sunod e abuse sa mga tao, kong pwde na maka puyo ang tao dri.

I don't think so, lisod epuyo sa mars, imagine lipis kaayo ang atmosphere didto, unya grabe ang radiation sa sun labi na kung mag solar flare, skin cancer to the max.

[rodsky]

Not to steal the thunder from the other thread but...



...my name is now on Mars!

-RODION

[aldrin89]

Not to steal the thunder from the other thread but...



...my name is now on Mars!

-RODION

Wala gyud ko kaapas ani oh, sayanga oi.

[rodsky]

In a feat of stunning engineering finesse and high-tech excellence, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured an image of the MSL/Curiosity as it descended on its parachute down to the Martian surface! Grabe!

Twitter / MSL_101: Now that the image has leaked ...

-RODION

[Gone_rouge]

wow, remember lang ko adto sauna nga mars rover ang Sojourner rover, or better known Mars Pathfinder, landed successfully on July 4, 1997. Communications were lost on September 27, 1997.. basin dako dako nani ug budget kay naa naman kaugalingon EDL hovering ship, dili pariha sauna.

[rodsky]

wow, remember lang ko adto sauna nga mars rover ang Sojourner rover, or better known Mars Pathfinder, landed successfully on July 4, 1997. Communications were lost on September 27, 1997.. basin dako dako nani ug budget kay naa naman kaugalingon EDL hovering ship, dili pariha sauna.

I remember building a Mars Pathfinder/Sojourner diorama back then.

I also helped build a Mars Exploration Rover diorama in 2005.

MSL/Curiosity costs US$ 2.6 Billion.

BTW, here's a video of the landing taken by the MSL/Curiosity's own MARdi (descent imaging) camera!



-RODION

[THE SKULLS]

why not do this sa moon first. ahehehe.

[moklo]

What he is trying to imply is that with the first rover, the one that got stuck on a rock, NASA opted to maneouver with manual controls. Or so thats how it seemed to be on Discovery Channel. No need to go on a sermon. If you really do know more about the subject than others then act like a teacher in a grade school classroom. Dont raise your voice and be empathic pod. heheheh

Korek...............

Congrats to NASA scientists and Engineers..

[coolnezz]

LoL

[Sand Man]

Hi-Res

Curiosity's First Color Image of the Martian Landscape

This view of the landscape to the north of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity was acquired by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on the afternoon of the first day after landing. (The team calls this day Sol 1, which is the first Martian day of operations; Sol 1 began on Aug. 6, 2012.)

In the distance, the image shows the north wall and rim of Gale Crater. The image is murky because the MAHLI's removable dust cover is apparently coated with dust blown onto the camera during the rover's terminal descent. Images taken without the dust cover in place are expected during checkout of the robotic arm in coming weeks.

The MAHLI is located on the turret at the end of Curiosity's robotic arm. At the time the MAHLI Sol 1 image was acquired, the robotic arm was in its stowed position. It has been stowed since the rover was packaged for its Nov. 26, 2011, launch.

The MAHLI has a transparent dust cover. This image was acquired with the dust cover closed. The cover will not be opened until more than a week after the landing.

When the robotic arm, turret, and MAHLI are stowed, the MAHLI is in a position that is rotated 30 degrees relative to the rover deck. The MAHLI image shown here has been rotated to correct for that tilt, so that the sky is "up" and the ground is "down".

When the robotic arm, turret, and MAHLI are stowed, the MAHLI is looking out from the front left side of the rover. This is much like the view from the driver's side of cars sold in the USA.

The main purpose of Curiosity's MAHLI camera is to acquire close-up, high-resolution views of rocks and soil at the rover's Gale Crater field site. The camera is capable of focusing on any target at distances of about 0.8 inch (2.1 centimeters) to infinity. This means it can, as shown here, also obtain pictures of the Martian landscape.

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems