What is it: NASA's Curiosity Mars rover
When it was published: February 29, 2024
where is she: Upper Gediz Valles, in Martian Gale Crater
Why is it so special: Can you spot the hidden robot on Mars?
In this image, NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring the surface of Mars since 2012, appears as a small dark spot. The vehicle appears on the steep slopes of the upper Gedes Valles region in a vast area dotted with dark and light lines.
Curiosity's current location is a monumental achievement for engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who built the vehicle and is now operating it remotely from a distance of 203 million miles (326 million kilometers). Curiosity spent three years gradually climbing Geddes Valles Ridge; After three failed attempts, it finally succeeded in August 2023, according to what the British newspaper “Daily Mail” reported NASA.
The space agency believes that water flowed in this area 3 billion years ago, carrying clay and rocks with it to form the hills. Early last year, I found Curiosity Proof of water and waves On Mars.
This image was taken on December 29, the 4051st Sol, or Martian day, of the rover's mission, and NASA I posted the photo February 29. The view from space was captured live by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been orbiting the Red Planet since March 2006. According to NASA, the camera is capable of viewing objects as small as a dinner table on the surface of Mars. .
In addition to the Curiosity rover, NASA has the Perseverance rover on Mars. Also in orbit, along with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, are NASA's Odyssey and MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft. Recently, a small remote-controlled helicopter called Ingenuity has been used, which has accompanied the Perseverance rover on its Martian journey for the past three years He was damaged beyond repair On its last flight No. 72.
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