Monday, August 6, 2012

Curiosity's Latest Mars Image Shows Imposing Mt. Sharp

All eyes will be on the red planet Sunday night, as NASA's rover, Curiosity, lands on Mars. Check out a live stream of the landing here.The newest robotic resident of Mars, Curiosity, has sent a spectacular image of its main scientific target, Mt. Sharp, a three-mile-high mountain in the center of Gale crater. Taken with the probe's front Hazard-Avoidance cameras (Hazcams), the highAs the Mars probe Curiosity landed safely on the red planet and began a two-year mission to see if it could ever have supported life, NASA engineer Bobak Ferdowsi's hair took up just as much attention. Once photos from the NASA Jet PropulsionAug. 6, 2012 - NASA's Mars rover, named Curiosity, landed on the red planet on August 6, 2012. Watch this animation of the rover's landing sequence and an explanation of its instruments to explore the martian surface. (Alberto Cuadra, Sohail Al-JameaIf you want to do what NASA just did, except in Lego form, then look no further. NXT builders Doug Moran and Will Gorman put together this amazing.
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