NASA's next Mars rover, the car-sized Curiosity, is gearing up for its 2011 launch piece by piece. Here is some basic information about Curiosity and its $2.3 billion mission.
The Curiosity Mars rover's first color photograph of a sunset in 2015 revealed a surprising twist — sunsets on Mars are blue. 美国宇航局表示,这是由于火星大气层的尘埃颗粒较小,散射蓝光的能力强于长波颜色(如黄色、橙色、红色)。 NASA said this is because "dust in the Martian atmosphere has fine...
Curiosity rover also has an array of cool functions. But, as demonstrated in this 2010 portrait at NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, it's only about the size of a Mini Cooper.Terrific selfies JPL-Caltech/NASA/AP This photo, released by NASA on June 23, 2014 shows a self-portrait by ...
According to Curiosity team member Albert Yen, standard processes for boosting silica concentration involve either dissolving other ingredients or bringing more silica from another source. Either way, you need water, so uncovering the processes will give us a better view of ancient, watery Mars. Scie...
water. Additionally, the rover will study the climate and geology of Mars while also helping prepare for human exploration. With all of its goals and objectives in mind, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the rover having a hefty price tag. The price of the Curiosity rover is $2.5 ...
was slowed down by dust build-up on the solar panels or days with little sunlight. To solve this, NASA devised theMulti-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator(MMRTP). The MMRTP is anenergy sourcethat relies on the heat generated by decaying plutonium dioxide to power the Curiosity rover...
Only 18 missions to Mars have been successful. As of September 2014 there have been 40missions to Mars, including orbiters, landers and rovers but not counting flybys. The most recent arrivals include the Mars Curiosity mission in 2012, the MAVEN mission, which arrived on September 22, 2014...
In November 2011, NASA launched the Curiosity rover, a more advanced version of previous Mars rovers. It landed in 2012. Over 15,000 (6,800 kg) pounds of human trash has been left on Mars from all of our missions there. It was once thought that analien skull was found on Mars. ...
Fact 8.Mars was once dominated by oceans, until they suddenly disappeared. However, all the waters could make only 1.5% of all water present on Earth. Fact 9.In the years 2014, theCuriosity Rover, a car-sized robotic rover deployed by NASAto explore the Gale Crater, discovered burps of ...
Whether it's the possibility of life or the uniqueness of the planet itself, these are 25 awesome facts about Mars!