Nasa’s Curiosity rover has begun satisfying the curiosity of mission scientists by sending high-quality images of Mars’ surface back to Earth. Although it’s only had since Sunday night to collect data, Curiosity has sent a batch of snapshots that are already allowing the NASA team to garner a good deal of information. The rover’s first pictures show where its hardware — including the sky crane, a parachute, a heat shield and a back shell — landed, giving scientists new insights about the Martian surface.
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Curiosity Really Starts to Click
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani August 9, 2012 10:17 AMNasa’s Curiosity rover has begun satisfying the curiosity of mission scientists by sending high-quality images of Mars’ surface back to Earth. Although it’s only had since Sunday night to collect data, Curiosity has sent a batch of snapshots that are already allowing the NASA team to garner a good deal of information. The rover’s first pictures show where its hardware — including the sky crane, a parachute, a heat shield and a back shell — landed, giving scientists new insights about the Martian surface.