Hi My Friends: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG.,NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has set off from its landing vicinity on a
trek to a science destination about a quarter-mile (400 meters) away,
where it may begin using its drill.
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› Full SizeTracks from Eastbound Drive on Curiosity's Sol 22
On Aug. 28, 2012, during the 22nd Martian day, or sol, after landing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover drove about 52 feet (16 meters) eastward, the longest drive of the mission so far. The drive imprinted the wheel tracks visible in this image. The rover's rear Hazard Avoidance Camera (Hazcam) took the image after the drive. Curiosity's front and rear Hazcams have fisheye lenses for enabling the rover to see a wide swath of terrain. This image has been processed to straighten the horizon.Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Soil clinging to
the right middle and rear wheels of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity can be
seen in this image taken by the Curiosity's Navigation Camera after the
rover's third drive on Mars. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Martian Soil on Curiosity's Wheels After Sol 22 Drive
Soil clinging to the right middle and rear wheels of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity can be seen in this image taken by the Curiosity's Navigation Camera after the rover's third drive on Mars. The drive of about 52 feet (16 meters) during the 22nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission (Aug. 28, 2012), covered more ground than the two previous drives combined.Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has set off from its
landing vicinity on a trek to a science destination about a quarter mile
(400 meters) away, where it may begin using its drill.
The rover drove eastward about 52 feet (16 meters) on Tuesday, its 22nd
Martian day after landing. This third drive was longer than Curiosity's
first two drives combined. The previous drives tested the mobility
system and positioned the rover to examine an area scoured by exhaust
from one of the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft engines that placed
the rover on the ground.
"This drive really begins our journey toward the first major driving
destination, Glenelg, and it's nice to see some Martian soil on our
wheels," said mission manager Arthur Amador of NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "The drive went beautifully, just as our
rover planners designed it."
Glenelg is a location where three types of terrain intersect.
Curiosity's science team chose it as a likely place to find a first rock
target for drilling and analysis.
"We are on our way, though Glenelg is still many weeks away," said
Curiosity Project Scientist John Grotzinger of the California Institute
of Technology in Pasadena. "We plan to stop for just a day at the
location we just reached, but in the next week or so we will make a
longer stop."
During the longer stop at a site still to be determined, Curiosity will
test its robotic arm and the contact instruments at the end of the arm.
At the location reached Tuesday, Curiosity's Mast Camera (Mastcam) will
collect a set of images toward the mission's ultimate driving
destination, the lower slope of nearby Mount Sharp. A mosaic of images
from the current location will be used along with the Mastcam images of
the mountain taken at the spot where Curiosity touched down, Bradbury
Landing. This stereo pair taken about 33 feet (10 meters) apart will
provide three-dimensional information about distant features and
possible driving routes.
Curiosity is three weeks into a two-year prime mission on Mars. It will
use 10 science instruments to assess whether the selected study area
ever has offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life.
JPL, a division of Caltech, manages the mission for NASA's Science
Mission Directorate in Washington.
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