With split-second timing, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured an amazing snapshot of Curiosity parachuting to the surface of Mars.
The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
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Monday, August 06, 2012
Amazing Image of Curiosity Parachuting to Mars
Source - NASA Science News for August 6, 2012
With split-second timing, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured an amazing snapshot of Curiosity parachuting to the surface of Mars.
The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
With split-second timing, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured an amazing snapshot of Curiosity parachuting to the surface of Mars.
The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Beside Martian Mountain
Source - NASA Science News for August 6, 2012
NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation.
The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation.
The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Curiosity's First Daredevil Stunt: Solar Flares
Source - NASA Science News for August 2, 2012
When Curiosity enters the Martian atmosphere on August 6th, setting in motion "the seven minutes of terror" that people are buzzing about, the rover will actually be performing the mission's second daredevil stunt. The first was completed in July.
The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/02aug_rad2/
When Curiosity enters the Martian atmosphere on August 6th, setting in motion "the seven minutes of terror" that people are buzzing about, the rover will actually be performing the mission's second daredevil stunt. The first was completed in July.
The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Strange but True: Curiosity's Sky Crane
Source - NASA Science News for July 31, 2012
How do you deposit a massive SUV-sized nuclear-powered rover to the surface of an alien planet without making an SUV-sized crater? NASA's solution for Curiosity will be attempted for the first time on August 5/6 when they gently lower the rover to the red sands of Mars using a Sky Crane.
The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
How do you deposit a massive SUV-sized nuclear-powered rover to the surface of an alien planet without making an SUV-sized crater? NASA's solution for Curiosity will be attempted for the first time on August 5/6 when they gently lower the rover to the red sands of Mars using a Sky Crane.
The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
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