Rover sends photos from Mars as NASA nurses twin back to health
Behold Curiosity's first color image of the Martian landscape, looking north from the rover toward the north wall and rim of the Gale Crater that Curiosity now calls home. The picture was taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), still protected for the time being by its transparent dust...
NASA's Curiosity rover continues to explore Mars, taking incredible photos as it goes. We take a look at some of its best images here.
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/ -- NASA recently announced that they will not revive our friend the Opportunity rover. The 15-year-old machine sent over 200,000 photos to Earth, and will be dearly missed. The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox. ...
NASA has received a flood of new black-and-white images from the Curiosity rover on Mars that it will stitch together to make a panorama. The photos began pouring in yesterday after the nuclear-powered rover raised its camera-equipped mast. The raw images reveal the rover's shadow on t...
Mars NASA/JPL-Caltech This full-resolution self-portrait shows the deck of NASA's Curiosity rover from the rover's navigation camera. The back of the rover can be seen at the top left of the image, and two of the rover's right side wheels can be seen on the left. The undulating ri...
sent back many breathtaking images of the Red Planet. In addition to snapping photos of the cometSiding SpringandEarth from the surface, not to mention some wonderfulpanoramic selfies, the rover has also taken countless images that show the geology and surface features of Mars’ in stunning ...
for the MastCam-Z, its primary job is capturing high-definition videos and panoramic color 3D images of the Martian surface. This camera weighs about four kilograms (8.8 pounds) and records roughly two-megapixel photos. It can send nearly 150 megabits of data to Earth per sol (...
— 12 amazing photos from the Perseverance rover's 1st year on Mars — The worst solar storms in history Sungazing is a sidelight for Perseverance, of course. The rover's main tasks are hunting for evidence of life on Mars and collecting dozens of samples, which will be returned to Earth...