Original Caption Released with Image:
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This patch of windblown sand and dust downhill from a cluster of dark
rocks is the "Rocknest" site, which has been selected as the likely
location for first use of the scoop on the arm of NASA's Mars rover
Curiosity. This view is a mosaic of images taken by the telephoto
right-eye camera of the Mast Camera (Mastcam) during the 52nd Martian
day, or sol, of the mission (Sept. 28, 2012), four sols before the rover
arrived at Rocknest. The Rocknest patch is about 8 feet by 16 feet (1.5
meters by 5 meters).
Scientists white-balanced the color in this view to show the Martian scene as it would appear under the lighting conditions we have on Earth, which helps in analyzing the terrain.
JPL manages the Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The rover was designed, developed and assembled at JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
For more about NASA's Curiosity mission, visit: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/msl, http://www.nasa.gov/mars, and http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/msl. - Image Credit:
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Image Addition Date: 2012-10-04
| Target Name: | Mars |
| Is a satellite of: | Sol (our sun) |
| Mission: |
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) |
| Spacecraft: |
Curiosity |
| Instrument: |
Mastcam |
| Product Size: | 3926 x 2218 pixels (width x height) |
| Produced By: |
Malin Space Science Systems |
| Full-Res TIFF: | PIA16204.tif (26.13 MB) |
| Full-Res JPEG: | PIA16204.jpg (1.876 MB) |
Target: Jake Matijevic Rock
This image shows where NASA's Curiosity rover aimed two different instruments to study a rock known as "Jake Matijevic."
This image was obtained by Curiosity's Mast Camera on Sept. 21, 2012 PDT (Sept. 22 UTC), or sol 46. An annotated version of this image is also available.
Scientists white-balanced the color in this view to increase the inherent differences visible within the rock.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
This image was obtained by Curiosity's Mast Camera on Sept. 21, 2012 PDT (Sept. 22 UTC), or sol 46. An annotated version of this image is also available.
Scientists white-balanced the color in this view to increase the inherent differences visible within the rock.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Curiosity: Robot Geologist and Chemist in One!
This artist's concept features NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity
rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars' past or present ability to
sustain microbial life.
Curiosity will land near the Martian equator about 10:31 p.m., Aug. 5 PDT (1:31 a.m. Aug. 6 EDT).
In this picture, the rover examines a rock on Mars with a set of tools at the end of the rover's arm, which extends about 7 feet (2 meters). Two instruments on the arm can study rocks up close. A drill can collect sample material from inside of rocks and a scoop can pick up samples of soil. The arm can sieve the samples and deliver fine powder to instruments inside the rover for thorough analysis.
The mast, or rover's "head," rises to about 6.9 feet (2.1 meters) above ground level, about as tall as a basketball player. This mast supports two remote-sensing science instruments: the Mast Camera, or "eyes," for stereo color viewing of surrounding terrain and material collected by the arm; and, the Chemistry and Camera instrument, which uses a laser to vaporize a speck of material on rocks up to about 23 feet (7 meters) away and determines what elements the rocks are made of.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, manages the Mars Science Laboratory Project for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington.
For more information about Curiosity is at http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Curiosity will land near the Martian equator about 10:31 p.m., Aug. 5 PDT (1:31 a.m. Aug. 6 EDT).
In this picture, the rover examines a rock on Mars with a set of tools at the end of the rover's arm, which extends about 7 feet (2 meters). Two instruments on the arm can study rocks up close. A drill can collect sample material from inside of rocks and a scoop can pick up samples of soil. The arm can sieve the samples and deliver fine powder to instruments inside the rover for thorough analysis.
The mast, or rover's "head," rises to about 6.9 feet (2.1 meters) above ground level, about as tall as a basketball player. This mast supports two remote-sensing science instruments: the Mast Camera, or "eyes," for stereo color viewing of surrounding terrain and material collected by the arm; and, the Chemistry and Camera instrument, which uses a laser to vaporize a speck of material on rocks up to about 23 feet (7 meters) away and determines what elements the rocks are made of.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, manages the Mars Science Laboratory Project for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington.
For more information about Curiosity is at http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
WASHINGTON (EE.UU.), 22/08/20102.- Fotografía
cedida por la NASA este miércoles 22 de agosto de 2012, del momento en
el que los conductores del explorador Curiosity ponen sus ruedas en el
sitio de aterrizaje en Marte. Curiosity dio hoy sus primeros pasos en
Marte y ya ha dejado "huellas de rueda" sobre la superficie del Planeta
Rojo, tras un recorrido de aproximadamente 4,5 metros, indicaron los
ingenieros de la NASA. EFE/NASA JPL CALTECH
Al recoger su primera muestra de suelo marciano a principios de
octubre, el robot dejó al descubierto un pequeño objeto brillante, que
despertó la curiosidad de los científicos.
Entre las hipótesis que
barajaron fue que podía tratarse de un resto de cable de la nave en la
que fue transportado el robot hasta Marte el pasado agosto o del propio
Curiosity.
Sin embargo, el interés es aún mayor después de que
tras las dos siguientes excavaciones en la zona hayan aparecido más
partículas brillantes.
"Tenemos previsto investigar más sobre esas
pequeñas partículas brillantes", señaló en teleconferencia el director
del proyecto Curiosity del Laboratorio de Propulsión a Chorro de la
NASA, Richard Cook, junto a John Grotzinger, científico el Instituto
Tecnológico de Pasadena (California).
"No podemos descartar que
sean algo hecho por el hombre, pero no creo que lo sean", señaló
Grotzinger, quien explicó que en las próximas semanas darán órdenes a la
cámara de alta resolución ChemCam para que se acerque a las nuevas
partículas y envíe los datos a la Tierra.
La primera misión de
Curiosity fue limpiar la zona donde aterrizó de posibles restos, para
evitar que la contaminación del entorno pueda afectar a la misión.
Los
científicos están trabajando con las sondas que orbitan el Planeta Rojo
para documentar las huellas dejadas por el robot ya que creen que los
vientos marcianos acabarán por borrarlas.
En paralelo, el robot ha
comenzado a utilizar el instrumento para analizar químicamente los
minerales (CheMin), en el que ha introducido un fragmento de roca del
tamaño de una aspirina, cuyos resultados se conocerán en las próximas
semanas.
Durante los dos años que durará su misión, Curiosity
utilizará los diez instrumentos que lleva a bordo para comprobar si en
el área de estudio que se le ha asignado se dieron las condiciones
ambientales favorables para la vida microbiana. EFE
EFE
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