For this reason, theCuriosityteam also took drill samples from the Murray Buttes area for analysis. This began on Sept. 9th, after the rover was finished taking pictures of the area. As Vasavada explained: “The Curiosity team is drilling regularly as the rover ascends Mount Sharp. We are d...
This image is one of the very first sent home from Curiosity, showing the rover's own shadow on the Martian surface. NASA says that the clear dust cover is still on the camera, hence the dust seen around the edge of the fish-eye image. The photo was taken by one of the rover's f...
The distant blob seen in the view on left, taken by a Hazard-Avoidance camera on NASA's Curiosity rover, may be a cloud created during the crash of the rover's descent stage. Pictures taken about 45 minutes later (right) do not show the cloud, providing further evidence it was from th...
New photos from the Red Planet. Sid is located in this stretch of the Jezero Crater, an area that NASA has dubbed "Santa Cruz."Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Just another rocky day on the Red Planet for NASA. A new batch of photos from the space agency's Perseverance rover introduces us to...
Or return from Mars, for that matter. Keep in mind that a Mars rover stays on the planet forever when we're done with them, but Terry the Astronaut's trip is more a vacation than a move. And that means food, fuel, waste disposal and a plethora of other costs — twice. Beyond ...
And in order to ensure that nothing will be left to chance after the landing, the Mullard Space Science Laboratory is currently testing the components in the Panoramic Camera in a testing environment. The test conditions are even harsher than those on Mars. The positioning drives must complete ...
Or return from Mars, for that matter. Keep in mind that a Mars rover stays on the planet forever when we're done with them, but Terry the Astronaut's trip is more a vacation than a move. And that means food, fuel, waste disposal and a plethora of other costs — twice. Beyond ...
NASA Rover Snaps Pictures of Mars Crater
When you've got an entire planet to explore, there's no sense in taking pictures in only one direction. This image features a bit of the Opportunity rover itself.Mars NASA The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter acquired this ...
Pictures from the rover and lander displayed on a computer screen will be used to determine where the rover is to head and a safe route to get there. The rover will move on its own (it has a limited ability to avoid unexpected obstacles) at 3 feet a minute. At a designated spot, ...